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My Take
Morten Tyldum earned my respect first with Headhunters, that lean, twisty Jo Nesbo adaptation, before he made the jump to Hollywood. The Imitation Game is what most people know him for, and a Best Director Oscar nomination for it is no small thing. What strikes me is his range: he can do a coiled Scandinavian thriller and then a glossy sci-fi piece like Passengers without losing his sense of pacing. I think his Norwegian roots gave him a precise, slightly cooler storytelling instinct that travels well. He's a director I always pay attention to when a new project is announced.
Overview
Morten Tyldum (Norwegian: [ˈmɔ̂ʈːn̩ ˈtʏ̀ldʉm]; 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).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Morten Tyldum
- Name (Japanese)
- モルテン・ティルドゥム
- Reading
- もるてん・てぃるどぅむ
- Born
- May 19, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / executive producer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Bergen
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.