Eirin Jansen

Eirin Jansen (Sometimes credited as Eirin Jansen Hallangen-Lake) is an actress internationally known for her work in film, TV and on stage. She is also an artist, and is knowsn for projects like the city-wide Mankey Monkey in Liverpool 2009-2010. She has an Acting degree from the prestigous Rose Bruford College in London and also trained at Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio in Oslo. Whilst now working in the UK, she started her career at only 10 years old in Norwegian TV. She has worked with the likes of Mark Ravenhill, Charlotte Keatley and Kjetil Bang-Hansen, and performed at venues like The Young Vic (London), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC), Royal Lyceum Theatre (Edinburgh) and The National Theatre, Oslo.
Filmography/Stageography
*2010 Catrina- Film- Little Man. Director: Andy Quayle, Director of Photgraphy: Ian Gamester
*2004 - 2010 Artist model- Various art; paintings, drawings, photographs, Cd sleeves, book etc. Various artists
*2009 The Looker- Film- The Look (Film installation art work). Director: Amy Connolly
*2004 Cherie and Diamonique- Theatre- The Nowhere Close Omnibus at Liverpool Comedy Festival. Director: Carl Wharton
*2004 Cherie and Diamonique- Theatre- Nowhere Close (Weekly episodes) in collaboration with Rawhide Comedy Club, Liverpool at Grand Central Hall, Liverpool. Director: Carl Wharton
*2003 Heather Clarke- Theatre- The Wheel Of Life at The Young Vic, London. Director: Kate O'Reilly
*2003 Catherine- Theatre- Proof at Rose Bruford College, London. Director: Annabel
*2003 One Woman Show- Theatre- The Light at The Finnish Church, London. Director: Antti Sevanto
*2003 Hilde- Theatre- Ex (A play written specifically for the company.) Director: Nesta Jones The Rose Theatre, London
*2003 Abigail Williams- Theatre- The Crucible at Rose Bruford College, London. Director: Prof. Lou Stein
*2003 Miranda- Theatre- The Tempest at Rose Bruford College, London. Director: Dmitri Toivonen
*2002 Helen- Rehearsed Reading- Some Explicit Polaroids at The Theatre Museum, London. Director: Mark Ravenhill
*2002 Cordelia- Theatre- King Lear at Rose Bruford College, London. Director: Nesta Jones
*2002 Doris- Rehearsed Reading- My Mother Said I Never Should The Theatre Museum, London. Director: Charlotte Keatley
*2002 Eva Berg- Rehearsed Reading- at The Theatre Museum, London. Director: Mark Ravenhill
*2002 Maid- Film- I Am Dina. Nordisk Film, Swedish Film Institute, Danish Film Institute, Norwegian Film Institute Mandarin Films, Sveriges Television, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, TV 2 (Denmark) and Per Holst Filmproduction. Director: Ole Bornedal
*2001 Helen- Theatre- A Doll's House at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. Director: Kjetil Bang-Hansen
*2001 Hedvig- Theatre- The Wild Duck at NISS. Director: Kari Onstad
*1999 - 2001 Helen- Theatre- A Doll's House at National Theatre, Oslo. Director: Kjetil Bang-Hansen
*2000 Helen- Theatre- A Doll's House at The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Scotland. Director: Kjetil Bang-Hansen
*2000 Klumsete Reisende- Film (Feature) Eyeball. Norsk Film A/S. Director: Catrine Telle
*2000 Several Voice Overs- Voice Over- Various commecials. ABTV/TVNorge (Norwegian National TV)
*2000 Girl on bonnet- Commercial- Volvswagen commercial
*2000 Helen- Theatre- A Doll's House- at Bergen International Festival (Festspillene i Bergen). Director: Kjetil Bang-Hansen
*2000 Helen- Theatre (Tour)- A Doll's House at National tour of Norway with The National Touring Theatre Company (Riksteatret). Director: Kjetil Bang-Hansen
*1999 Jente- Film- Misery Harbour. Motlys AS, Red Ochre Productions, Triangle Arts and Angel Arena Film. Director: Nils Gaup
*1998 Bar girl- Film- Desperate Acquaintances. Svend Wam Mefistofilm AS
*1998 Various ensemble parts- Theatre- Faust at National Theatre, Oslo Director: Ragnar Lyth
*1997 Juliet- Theatre- Romeo and Juliet. at Hartvig Nissen
*1996 Munch- Theatre- The Lark Joan of Arc at The Norwegian Theatre. Director: Stein Winge
*1995 Jenny- Film- Mekaniker. Viscom
*1994 Marthe- Film- Trearbeid. Viscom
*1993 Girl- TV- Morsarvet. SVT (Swedish equalent of BBC). Director: Staffan Roos
*1992 - 1993 Various sketch show characters- TV- Midt i smørøyet (Kids prime-time TV show). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
*1989 - 1991 Vigdis. TV- Borgen Skole. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Director: Kalle Fürst )
*1985 Loppemarked girl- TV- Portveien 2. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Training
*2001 - 20002 M.A. Acting, Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, London
*1999 - 2001 B.A. Acting, Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio, Oslo
*1997 - 1998 Acting/Musical Acting, Romerike Folkehogskole, Jessheim
*1994 - 1997 Drama/Music/Dance, Hartvig Nissen, Oslo

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