Biography
Simen Alsvik is a Norwegian director and television series creator. He directed six episodes of the crime comedy-drama series Lilyhammer (2012–2014), the first major international hit to emerge from Norway, which premiered on NRK and Netflix.
Alsvik co-created the long-running comedy series Neste sommer (2014–2019), directing all 47 episodes. He has also directed episodes of The Nest (2020) for BBC One and Fallet (2017), and served as creator, writer and director of the crime series Fenris (2022). He contributed to the story and writing of Ragnarok (2020).
He has won several national and international awards, including Golden Nymph Awards for Lilyhammer. Alsvik studied sociology and philosophy at the University of Oslo before training at Volda Documentary Film School, and has also directed over 100 commercials.
