Morten Tyldum

Morten Tyldum (Norwegian: [ˈmɔ̂ʈːn̩ ˈtʏ̀ldʉm];^{[verification needed]} born 19 May 1967) is a Norwegian film director. He is best known in his native Norway for directing the thriller film Headhunters (2011), based on the novel by Jo Nesbø, and internationally for directing the historical drama The Imitation Game (2014), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and the science fiction drama Passengers (2016).

Morten Tyldum
Tyldum in 2013
Born	(1967-05-19) 19 May 1967 (age 57) Bergen, Norway
Alma mater	School of Visual Arts
Occupation	Director
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Janne Tyldum (-2016)
Children	1

Early life

Tyldum was born in Bergen, Norway. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York.^[1] He originally wanted to be a musician, but abandoned the ambition when he entered film school.^[2]

Career

He had his feature film debut with Buddy in 2003, a film that won great popular and critical acclaim. Previously he had worked in television, music videos, commercials and short films. He had been named Film Talent of the Year by the newspaper Dagbladet in 1999.^[3]

Since Buddy, he has made the movie Fallen Angels in 2008 and Headhunters (Hodejegerne) in 2011. Headhunters is based on the 2008 novel by same name written by Jo Nesbø. It became the highest-grossing Norwegian film that year.

He made his English language debut with the historical drama The Imitation Game, about the life of mathematician Alan Turing, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.^[4] The Imitation Game immediately became an international success, and was nominated for eight Oscars at the 87th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and a Best Director nomination for Tyldum himself.^[5]

Personal life

Tyldum lived in Beverly Hills with his wife Janne and their child. They also maintained a house in Norway.^[6] After he divorced his wife and her death by suicide, he moved back to Oslo, Norway, with his son.^[7]

Filmography

Film

• Buddy (2003)
• Fallen Angels (2008)
• Headhunters (2011)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
• Passengers (2016)

Short film

Year	Title	Notes
1996	Lorenzo
2000	Fort Forever
2002	H	Segment of Folk flest bor i Kina

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
1991	U - rett og slett	Yes	No
1992	U - Verden	Yes	No
1992-1994	U	Yes	No	19 episodes
1993	U - Vår Vår	Yes	No	2 episodes
1994	U - Musikk	Yes	No	Miniseries
	U-natt	Yes	No	1 episode
	U - Åtte & 1/2	Yes	No	8 episodes
1996	En mann må gjøre det han må	Yes	No	TV movie
2017	Counterpart	Yes	Yes	Episode "The Crossing"
2018	Jack Ryan	Yes	Yes	Episode "Pilot"
2020	Defending Jacob	Yes	Yes	Miniseries
2023	Silo	Yes	Yes	3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Title	Result
2002	Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival - Special Prize	Buddy	Won
	Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival - FIPRESCI Prize		Won
	Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival - Award of Independent Cinema Owners		Won
2003	Warsaw International Film Festival - Audience Award		Won
	Norwegian International Film Festival - Audience Award		Won
	Norwegian International Film Festival - Most Enjoyable Film		Won
	Molodist International Film Festival - Best Film Award		Nominated
	Bratislava International Film Festival - Grand Prix		Nominated
	Amanda Awards, Norway - Best Nordic Newcomer		Nominated
2004	Sofia International Film Festival - Grand Prix		Won
	Amanda Awards, Norway - Best Film		Won
2008	Amanda Awards, Norway - Best Director	Fallen Angels	Won
2011	Philadelphia Film Festival - Audience Award	Headhunters	Won
2012	European Film Awards - Audience Award		Nominated
	Amanda Awards, Norway - Public Choice Award		Won
2013	BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Film		Nominated
2014	Hollywood Film Awards - Best Director	The Imitation Game	Won
2015	AACTA International Awards - Best Direction		Nominated
	Directors Guild Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film		Nominated
	Academy Award for Best Director		Nominated

References

1. "Morten Tyldum" (in Norwegian). Snurrfilm.no. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
2. "Top 100 People in Hollywood". Fadeinonline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. Sissel Fantoft (2002-09-17). ""Buddy" - debutantenes film" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
4. "Tyldum Leaves TORDENSKIOLD Biopic Afloat. Instead, Will Decrypt THE IMITATION GAME". TwitchFilm. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
5. "2015 Oscars - Nominees - 87th Academy Awards Nominations". Oscar.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
6. "Hele verden fr se Hodejegerne". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
7. "Filmregissør Morten Tyldum flytter hjem. Slutten i L.A. ble vond.", Aftenposten 15 August 2020

External links

• Morten Tyldum at IMDb