Biography

Ole Endresen is a Norwegian creator, director and writer, known for hit series like Young Wallander (Netflix) Bulletproof (Sky) Lillyhammer (Netflix) and Gangs of Oslo /Blodsbrødre (TV2, Netflix)

Ole recently (2023) created, wrote and directed the hard hitting gang-drama Gangs of Oslo/Blodsbrødre for Netflix and TV2.

Ole lead-directed the reboot-success of iconic Nordic Noir, Young Wallander (2020) which quickly made Netflix's Top 5 in the U.K, as well as Nr 1 in all the Nordic countries & The Netherlands. He directed on the first season of SKY's action-drama hit, Bulletproof, (2018) which was sold to CW Network and commissioned for a 2nd series. Ole directed one of Netflix's first world wide- hits, Lillyhammer (2012) which won the Golden Nymph in Monte Carlo. Ole was creator/head-writer on two seasons of the Viaplay crime-drama Aber Bergen (2016), nominated to Norwegian Emmy for best drama two years in a row (2017 & 2018).

In his early career Ole directed some of Scandinavias most iconic comedy-series, such as the critically acclaimed cult-dramady Ut I Vår Hage, which won Norwegian Emmy for best comedy series (2008). Ole moved on to creating/writing & directing, and created the NRK- success comedy-drama, Etaten (2006) before his debut as writer/director on the big screen with the box office hit Kong Curling (2011), launched to great reviews at London Film Festival (2012) and winner of Audience Award for best feature at Cinequest in San Jose, (2012).
- IMDb mini biography by: Ef