Roar Uthaug

Roar Uthaug (born August 25, 1973) is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School in 2002.

Career Uthaug's graduation film The Martin Administration was the second Norwegian student-film in history to be nominated by AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science) for the Student Academy Awards. In 2022, he directed the film, Troll. It was released on Netflix on December 1, 2022. In 2025, he directed the film, Troll 2 (2025 film), which was a direct sequel to the movie, Troll. It was released on Netflix on December 1, 2025.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer Notes 1993 Snørr 1994 En aften i det gronne 1996 DX13036 Dis 2 Also producer A Fistful of Kebab Co-directed with Espen Egeland 2002 Regjeringen Martin

Feature film Year Title Director Writer ExecutiveProducer Notes 2006 Cold Prey 2009 Magic Silver Co-directed with Katarina Launing 2012 Escape 2015 The Wave 2018 Tomb Raider 2022 Troll 2025 Troll 2

Television Year Title Notes 2012 Hellfjord 1 episode 2016 Mammon Episode "Miklagard"