Cast and Crew of Skavlan

Skavlan

Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway.

Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."

Main Cast of Skavlan

Secondary Cast of Skavlan

Anitra Steen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Åsa Vilbäck

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

A Camp

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Lars Winnerbäck

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

Sarah Symonds

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Gustaf Skarsgård as Self - Guest

Gustaf Skarsgård

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Gustaf Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish film and television actor, best known for playing Floki on Hist...

Carl Bildt

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
Noomi Rapace as Self - Guest

Noomi Rapace

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

Noomi Rapace is a Swedish actress. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swed...

Michael Nyqvist as Self - Guest

Michael Nyqvist

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017), better known as Michael Nyqvist, was a Swedish actor. Educa...

Kajsa Bergqvist

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Mads Mikkelsen as Self - Guest

Mads Mikkelsen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, he rose to fame i...

Stellan Skarsgård as Self - Guest

Stellan Skarsgård

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

Stellan Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves...

Amos Oz

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Brad Blanton

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Magnus Carlsen as Self - Guest

Magnus Carlsen

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

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Geir Haarde

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

John Rendall

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Anna Holt

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Jill Bolte Taylor

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Anders Borg

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ian Halperin

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Johan Norberg

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Camilla Stoltenberg

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Auma Obama

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Kjetil Østli

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Bo Kastpers orkester

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Elisabeth Samnøy

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Robin Söderling

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Anna Bågenholm

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Mads Gilbert

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Kent

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Erik Hamrén

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

Eva Joly

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Bjarte Baasland

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Rosanna Cash

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Hans Rosling

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Kerry Max Cook

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Toby Keith as Self - Guest

Toby Keith

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

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Margot Wallström

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Mats Sundin

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Unni Drougge

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Dolph Lundgren as Self - Guest

Dolph Lundgren

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Hans Lundgren (born 3 November 1957), better known as Dolph Lundgren, is a Swedish actor, filmmaker, and martial arti...

Bård Eker

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Maria Strømme

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Will Smith as Self - Guest

Will Smith

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith...

Jada Pinkett Smith as Self - Guest

Jada Pinkett Smith

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, ...

Carolina Gynning as Self - Guest

Carolina Gynning

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Carolina Gynning was born on October 6, 1978 and is currently 46 years old.

Bob Corell

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
John Mayer as Self - Guest

John Mayer

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American musician. Raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Ber...

Rihanna as Self - Guest

Rihanna

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known by her stage name Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist, actress, record producer, fash...

Ebba Lindsö

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Pernilla August as Self - Guest

Pernilla August

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Pernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longti...

Efva Attling

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Hank von Helvete

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)

Evan Ratliff

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Donkeyboy

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Linnea Dale

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Sissel Gran

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Marit Björgen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Al Gore as Self - Guest

Al Gore

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill...

Andrea Bocelli as Self - Guest

Andrea Bocelli

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22, 1958 in Lajatico, a province of Pisa in Italy. Born with glaucoma cong nito...

Izabella Scorupco as Self - Guest

Izabella Scorupco

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Izabella Scorupco was born to Lech and Magdalena Skorupko in Białystok, Poland, in 1970. When she was one year old, h...

Marcus Samuelsson as Self - Guest

Marcus Samuelsson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Marcus Samuelsson (born Kassahun Tsegie) is an Ethiopian Swedish chef and restaurateur, based in Harlem, New York Cit...

Sarah Ferguson as Self - Guest

Sarah Ferguson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Sarah Ferguson was born on October 15, 1959 and is currently 65 years old.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
John Cleese as Self - Guest

John Cleese

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved succe...

Natasha Illum Berg

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Arnfinn Haram

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Birgitta Stenberg

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Robyn as Self - Guest

Robyn

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Robin Miriam Carlsson, known as Robyn, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. Robyn first came to the m...

Anne Holt

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Arne Treholt

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Christel Alsos

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Bjorn Kjos

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Clarence Crafoord

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Cédric Villani

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Hindi Zahra

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Rune Wenneberg

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Greg Mortenson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Stefan Sundström

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Tony Blair as Self - Guest

Tony Blair

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a former British Labour Par...

Ahmed Ahmed as Self - Guest

Ahmed Ahmed

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ahmed Ahmed was born on June 27, 1970 and is currently 54 years old.

Jack Vreeswijk

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Anne-Kat Härland

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Tom Jones as Self - Guest

Tom Jones

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Tom Jones (born Thomas John Woodward, in Trefforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. Si...

Axis of Awesome

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Kjetil Klungland

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Andy Brandy Casagrande IV

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Carl I. Hagen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Cecilia Braekhus

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Märta Tikkanen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Holly Hunter as Self - Guest

Holly Hunter

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Holly Patricia Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA A...

Jan Eliasson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ida-Maria

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Nando Parrado

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Raine Gustafsson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Sverker Sörlin

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Josh Groban as Self - Guest

Josh Groban

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albu...

Duffy as Self - Guest

Duffy

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Duffy is a Welsh singer-songwriter and actress.

Joachim Larsson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Hanne-Vibeke Holst

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Alex Schulman as Self - Guest

Alex Schulman

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Swedish journalist, blogger and television and radio personality.

Kurt Elling

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Pär Johansson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Inga-Britt Ahlenius

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Bjorn Daehlie

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Stella Mwangi

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

André Pops

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Bert Sundström

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Irina Sundström

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Omer Bhatti

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Genevieve Jackson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ken Robinson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Karen Armstrong

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Mari Boine

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Maiko Nishino

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Petar Vukičević

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ludvig Andersson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

My Skarsgård

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Kevin Costner as Self - Guest

Kevin Costner

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received two Academy Awards,...

Jonathan Franzen

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Jonathan Franzen was born on August 17, 1959 and is currently 65 years old.

Maud Olofsson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Therese Johaug

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

May-Britt Moser

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Edvard Moser

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Tony Bennett as Self - Guest

Tony Bennett

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known profession...

Malala Yousafzai as Self - Guest

Malala Yousafzai

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. She resides...

Percy Barnevik

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Steven Van Zandt as Self - Guest

Steven Van Zandt

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, act...

Sylvi Listhaug

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Marit Strømøy

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Kimberley Motley

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Nico & Vinz

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Janne Andersson

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Malin Persson Giolito

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Geir Oustorp

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ida Ekblad

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Vincent Pontare

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

James Fallon

as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Jon Bon Jovi as Self - Guest

Jon Bon Jovi

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwrit...

David Attenborough as Self - Guest

David Attenborough

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Sir David Attenborough (8th May 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of ...

Isabella Löwengrip

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Erna Solberg

as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
Ruben Östlund as Self - Guest

Ruben Östlund

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films Force ...

Joakim Palme

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Mattias Palme

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Ronald Cotton

as Self - Guest (1 episode)

Moa Lignell

as Self - Guest (1 episode)