--- name: "Steinar Sagen" canonical: "https://film.one/person/steinar-sagen" fi1m_id: "steinar-sagen" imdb_id: "nm1015546" tmdb_id: 570935 wikidata_id: "Q15709754" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 February 1975" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-06T04:37:12.470211+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." --- # Steinar Sagen ## Identity Steinar Sagen - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steinar-sagen - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** steinar-sagen - **IMDb ID:** nm1015546 - **TMDB ID:** 570935 - **Wikidata ID:** Q15709754 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinar_Sagen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15709754, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015546/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/570935 Actor. Born 24 February 1975 in Oslo. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 February 1975, Oslo - **Also known as:** Basse - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinar_Sagen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15709754, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015546/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/570935 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Lilyhammer*](https://film.one/tv/lilyhammer.md) (63) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Steinar Sagen is a Norwegian actor, comedian, writer and radio presenter, also credited as Basse. Born on 24 February 1975 in Oslo, he has worked in television, film and radio since the late 1990s. He is best known for playing Roar Lien in the series *Lilyhammer* (2012–2014) and for his long-running role as Tommy Blegeberg in *Side om side* (2013–2023). Other credits include the film *Børning* (2014) as Politibetjent Steinar and voice work in several animated features. Sagen hosted the radio programme *Radioresepsjonen* on NRK P3 (later P13) from 2006 alongside his brother Tore Sagen. *Sources: imdb.com, snl.no, no.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Lilyhammer* (2012), Fi1m 63, as Roar Lien — [page](https://film.one/tv/lilyhammer.md) ## Complete filmography (26) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Maxitaxi Driver* (2021), series, as Jan Egil · Creator - *Side om Side: Juespesial* (2019), as Tommy Blegeberg - *Louis & Luca: Mission to the Moon* (2018), as Emanuel Desperados (voice) - *In the Forest of Huckybucky* (2016), as Elgen / Mannen (voice) - *Humorkalender* (2016), series, Actor - *Ukens vinner* (2016), series, as Creator - *Louis & Luca: The Big Cheese Race* (2015), as Emanuel Desperados (voice) - *Over hekken* (2014), series, as Tommy Blegeberg - *Burning* (2014), as Politibetjent Steinar - *Sivert* (2013), as Boy in kindergarten (voice) - *MK-X* (2013), series, as Onkel Jan - *Side by Side* (2013), series, as Tommy Blegeberg - *Mormor og de åtte ungene* (2013), as Henrik - *Lilyhammer* (2012), series, as Roar Lien — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/lilyhammer.md) - *Curling King* (2011), as Flemming - *I kveld med Ylvis* (2011), series, Actor - *Radioresepsjonen på TV* (2010), series, Actor - *Brødrene Dal og vikingsverdets forbannelse* (2010), as Viking - *Luftens Helter* (2007), series, as Den bleke mannen - *Manshow* (2006), series, Actor - *Svein and the Rat* (2006), as Blind Man - *Fremtiden kommer bakfra* (2006), series, as Jan Erik Hovden - *Singelklubben* (2005), series, as Steinar · Writer, Creator - *Uhu!* (2001), series, as Tvilling - *Odd Little Man* (2000), Actor - *Nytt på nytt* (1999), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Steinar Sagen](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-08d729eec34c.jpg) Steinar Sagen — Nordiske Mediedager , Eirik Helland Urke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Steinar_Sagen%2C_Nordiske_mediedager_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Steinar_Sagen%2C_Nordiske_mediedager_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Steinar Sagen under Nordiske Mediedager 2010. Foto: Eirik Helland Urke](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-53dca8a4ac18.jpg) Steinar Sagen under Nordiske Mediedager 2010. Foto: Eirik Helland Urke — Nordiske Mediedager , Eirik Helland Urke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Steinar_Sagen%2C_Nordiske_mediedager_2010.jpg/1280px-Steinar_Sagen%2C_Nordiske_mediedager_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Radioresepsjonen. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-6aae96671528.jpg) Radioresepsjonen. (2010) — Eirik Helland Urke / Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Nordiske_Mediedager_2010_-_Friday_-_NMD_2010_%284586300617%29.jpg/1280px-Nordiske_Mediedager_2010_-_Friday_-_NMD_2010_%284586300617%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Steinar Sagen](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-1bc0aa1c3f44.jpg) Steinar Sagen — Image via TMDB - ![Steinar Sagen](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-6acafbab8f22.jpg) Steinar Sagen — Image via TMDB - ![Steinar Sagen](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-c22f1389d857.jpg) Steinar Sagen — Image via TMDB - ![Steinar Sagen](https://film.one/media/person/6754398/gallery-1586be4d6064.jpg) Steinar Sagen — Image via TMDB --- © 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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