- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 6, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Alta, Norway
Tommy Wirkola
Tommy Wirkola (born 6 December 1979) is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He is known for his film work in hybrid thrillers that combine horror, action and satire. For his hybrid genre-focused work, he has won numerous awards and nominations. Dead Snow (2009) and Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) were selected by the Sundance Film Festival. Dead Snow won the Toronto Dark Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for four Scream Awards including Best Horror Film. Dead Snow 2 won him Best Film at the Horror Film Festival, Best Director at the International Fantastic Film Festival and Best Screenplay, and Best Film at Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Festival in 2014. What Happened to Monday was nominated for Variety's Piazza Grande Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2017. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) was nominated for the People's Cho…
Filmography
movieViolent Night 2
2026 · Director
movieThrash
2026 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieOver Your Dead Body
2026 · Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
movieSpermageddon
2024 · Director, Writer
movieViolent Night
2022 · Director
movieLeave
2022 · Producer
movieThe Trip
2021 · Writer, Director
movieKurt Josef Wagle and the Murder Mystery on the Hurtigruta
2017 · Writer
movieWhat Happened to Monday
2017 · Director
movieDead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2014 · Writer, Director
movieKill Buljo 2
2013 · Sid Wisløff, Writer, Executive Producer
movieHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013 · Deputy #4 (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
tvHellfjord
2012 · Writer, Creator
movieHelp, We Are Graduating!
2011 · Executive Producer
movieKurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2010 · Pablo (voice), Director, Writer, Editor
movieEmpty Barrels
2010 · Gjørme-Knut
movieDead Snow
2009 · Dying Zombie (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieKill Buljo
2007 · Sid Wisløff, Writer, Director, Editor
movieKill Buljo: The Beginning
2007 · Various Characters, Writer, Director
movieRemake
2006 · Attendant #2, Director
movieProsjekt Adonis
2005 · , Director
tvRikets Røst
2005
tvNytt på nytt
1999
Deathrow-mance
movieDeathrow-mance
— · Writer, Director
All Day & All Night
movieAll Day & All Night
— · Screenplay, Director, Producer