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name: "Lars Gudmestad"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lars-gudmestad"
fi1m_id: "lars-gudmestad"
imdb_id: "nm0345674"
tmdb_id: 77966
wikidata_id: "Q7710835"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "5 March 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T22:05:32.683919+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lars Gudmestad

## Identity

Lars Gudmestad

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lars-gudmestad
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lars-gudmestad
- **IMDb ID:** nm0345674
- **TMDB ID:** 77966
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7710835
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7710835, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345674/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77966

Writer. Born 5 March 1969 in Horten, Norway.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 5 March 1969, Horten, Norway
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7710835, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345674/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77966

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Headhunters*](https://film.one/film/headhunters.md) (80)

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## Biography

Lars Gudmestad is a Norwegian screenwriter and producer. Born on 5 March 1969 in Horten, he began his career in television presenting before turning to screenwriting and directing documentaries.

His film credits include the screenplay for *Buddy* (2003) and co-writing *Headhunters* (2011). He has also written *The Orheim Company* (2012), *Betrayed* (2020), *The Burning Sea* (2021), *The Arctic Convoy* (2023) and *La Palma* (2024). Gudmestad co-created the television series *Neste sommer*.

He has worked as an executive producer at Rubicon TV and received an Amanda Award nomination for best screenplay for *Buddy*.

*Sources: imdb.com, no.wikipedia.org, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Headhunters* (2011), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/headhunters.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Safe House* (2025), Writer
- *The Wrong Track* (2025), Writer, Executive Producer
- *La Palma* (2024), series, Writer, Creator
- *Billionaire Island* (2024), series, as Ekspert
- *The Arctic Convoy* (2023), Writer
- *Teddy's Christmas* (2022), Writer
- *Full Dekning* (2022), Writer
- *The Burning Sea* (2021), Writer
- *Betrayed* (2020), Writer
- *Dragon Girl* (2020), Writer
- *Forgotten Christmas* (2019), Writer
- *Helt perfekt* (2018), series, Writer
- *Summer with the Family* (2017), series, Writer
- *Valkyrien* (2017), series, Creator
- *The Christmas King: In Full Armor* (2015), Story
- *Behind - The Christmas King: In Full Armor* (2015), Actor
- *Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama* (2014), Writer
- *Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama* (2014), as Seg selv
- *Neste sommer* (2014), series, Writer, Creator
- *Julekongen* (2012), series, Writer
- *The Orheim Company* (2012), Screenplay
- *Headhunters* (2011), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/headhunters.md)
- *Den unge Fleksnes* (2010), series, Script
- *Cold Prey III* (2010), Writer
- *The Liverpool Goalie* (2010), Writer
- *Fatso* (2008), as Horebukk 1 · Screenplay
- *Mirush* (2007), Writer
- *Ran* (2005), series, Writer
- *Buddy* (2003), Writer
- *The 7 Deadly Sins* (2000), Writer, Director
- *Spenn*, Writer
- *Florida*, series, Writer, Creator

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2012: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Headhunters*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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