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.
Working at the Norwegian production company Fantefilm, Uthaug has directed numerous commercials for Norwegian TV, and music videos for Gåte, Furia, Unni Wilhelmsen and Vidar Busk.
His feature debut Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey) was released in Norway on October 13, 2006. His notable feature was the 2015 disaster film, The Wave. In 2018, Uthaug directed Tomb Raider, the reboot of the film franchise, which was released on March 16, 2018 starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. 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"
References
External links
Fritt Vilt