Jakob Hoff Oftebro (born 12 January 1986) is a Norwegian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2004 including Hamilton and Kon-Tiki, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.
In 2014, he was cast as a lead in the Danish television production of 1864, a war epic. The series made headlines in Scandinavia due to its massive budget, one of the largest in Danish television history.
Jakob's half-brother is actor Jonas Hoff Oftebro (born 7 May 1996, Oslo), the son of Nils Ole Oftebro and Anette Hoff.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2004 | Bare Bea | Jørgen | |
| 2008 | Max Manus | Lars Emil Erichsen | |
| 2011 | Varg Veum - Svarte får | Asbjørn Søvold | |
| 2012 | Kon-Tiki | Torstein Raaby | |
| Journey to the Christmas Star | Ole | |
| 2013 | Victoria | Johannes | |
| Mordene i Fjällbacka: Tyskerungen | Hans Olavsen | |
| Tarok | Ulf Thorsen | |
| Solan og Ludvig - Jul i Flåklypa | Postmannen | Voice role |
| 2014 | When Animals Dream | Daniel | |
| In Order of Disappearance | Aron Horowitz | |
| Lev Stærkt | Martin | |
| 2015 | The Shamer's Daughter | Nicodemus Ravens | |
| Guldkysten | Wullf, Botanist | |
| 2016 | Tordenskiold | Tordenskiold | |
| The Last King | Skjervald | |
| A Conspiracy of Faith | Pasgård | |
| 2017 | Tom of Finland | Jack | |
| Disappearance | Johnny | |
| The Snowman | Superintendent Skarre | |
| 2019 | The Shamer's Daughter II: Gift of the Snake | Nicodemus Ravens | |
| 2020 | The Day We Died (Danish: Krudttønden) | Jan | |
| Den største forbrytelsen | Charles | Upcoming |
| Margrete den første | | Upcoming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2004 | Skolen | Jacob | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Hvaler | Mikkel Olsen | 6 episodes |
| 2013-2014 | Lilyhammer | Chris | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | The Bridge | Mads Nielsen | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | 1864 | Laust Jensen | Main role |
| 2015-2017 | Unge lovende | Anders | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Warrior | Peter | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Agent Hamilton | Carl Hamilton | Main role |
| 2020 | Norsemen (Norwegian: Vikingane) | Arnstein | |
| 2020 | The Letter for the King | Crown Prince Iridian | Upcoming |