Hans Tórgarð Explained

Hans Tórgarð
Birth Name:Hans Christoffer Wenningsted Tórgarð
Birth Place:Faroe Islands
Nationality:Faroese
Occupation:Actor, director
Years Active:1991–present

Hans Christoffer Wenningsted Tórgarð[1] (born 1969), better known as Hans Tórgarð, is a Faroese actor, director and dramatist. In the Faroe Islands he is mainly known for acting on stage and for his work as a voice actor in Faroese radio plays and children's TV-series translated into Faroese. In 2015 and 2016 he plays the role as Dvalinn in the Icelandic TV-series Trapped.[2]

Background

Tórgarð grew up in Kvívík, Faroe Islands. His father was Axel Tórgarð, a priest and translator, he translated among other works the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit into Faroese.[3] Tórgarð's sisters Ria and Súsanna are well known actors in their native Faroe Islands.[4] His grandfather was the Faroese architect H. C .W. Tórgarð.

The Tórgarð children were all very interested in acting and theater. Once the children hosted a birthday party and set up the play Hansel and Gretel all by themselves.[5] In a 1998 interview the siblings looked back on their childhood and talked about how they began acting as children. "Mother was the one that taught acting to us and the other children in the village. She obtained the plays and served as a whisperer at performances".

Tórgarð obtained Master of Arts in theater at Teaterhögskolan in Helsinki, Finland in 1999. He has played in numerous roles on stage at the Faroese National Theater since 1991.[6] He has also voiced several characters for Faroese children's television.[7]

Career

Stage actor

Actor and/or translator

Playwright/dramatizing

Theatre director, playwright and scenography

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hans Christoffer Wenningsted Tórgarð - Genealogy. www.geni.com. 2016-03-01.
  2. Web site: Hans Tórgarð og Norrøna í stórari sjónvarpsrøð. Dam. Rólant Waag. 6 January 2016. Kringvarp Føroya. Faroese. 4 March 2016.
  3. Web site: HNJ Bókhandil bøkur føroyskar bókmentir føroyskt mentan mál handil . www.bokhandil.fo . 2016-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160621172311/http://bokhandil.fo/include/main.asp?sida=..%2FLink%2Fviewforfatter2&ID=451 . 2016-06-21.
  4. Web site: Súsanna Torgarð, sjónleikari Listaskúli Føroya. listaskulin.info. 2016-03-01. 2016-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306041204/http://listaskulin.info/susanna-torgard-sjonleikari/. dead.
  5. Web site: Søgning i Avisportal. epaper.infomedia.dk. 2016-03-01.
  6. Web site: Hans Tórgarð. tjóðpallur. 2016-03-01.
  7. Web site: Hans Tórgarð. tjóðpallur. 2016-03-01. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303062537/http://www.tjodpallur.fo/hans-torgard-cv. dead.
  8. Web site: Ummæli: Meðan vit bíða eftir Godot. Miné. Høgni. 3 March 2011. Kringvarp Føroya. Faroese. 4 March 2016.
  9. Web site: TÍÐINDASKRIV: TROTABÚGV Á TJÓÐPALLINUM.. 9 October 2010. Listin. Faroese. 4 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Verkamaðurin og leiklistin: Weekend á deildini. Kruse. Birgir. 16 February 2001. Birkblog. Faroese. 4 March 2016.
  11. http://listinblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/grima-er-til-enn-og-ta-er-beckett-eisini.html listinblog.blogspot.com - Gríma er til enn, og tað er Beckett eisini.
  12. Web site: Súsanna Torgarð, sjónleikari. Listaskúli Føroya. Faroese. 5 March 2016.
  13. News: Gabinete . Jojo . A Faraway Land nina Paolo Contis at Yen Santos, streaming na sa Netflix . A Faraway Land of Paolo Contis and Yen Santos, now streaming in Netflix. 24 August 2021 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . 19 August 2021 . tl, en.