David Stakston

Norwegian-American actor

David Stakston
Born	David Alexander Sjøholt (1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 (age 24) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)

David Stakston (born David Alexander Sjøholt;^[1] November 22, 1999) is a Norwegian-American actor.^[2] He is best known for his role as Magnus Fossbakken in the Norwegian teen drama Skam, and as Magne Seier in the Netflix fantasy drama series Ragnarok.

Biography

Stakston was born on November 22, 1999, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and grew up in both Florida and Oslo, Norway.^[3]

In 2015, Stakston starred as one of the main characters in the Norwegian drama web series Skam, which became very popular in Nordic countries.^[4]^[5] In the following years he made a few shorter appearances on Norwegian television.^[6] Since 2020, he has played Magne Seier, the main character of the Norwegian Netflix fantasy drama series Ragnarok.^[3]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Vill Ni Åka Mera	Jonas	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015–2017	Skam	Magnus Fossbakken	Main role (season 3); guest (seasons 1–2); recurring (season 4)
2020–2023	Ragnarok	Magne Seier / Thor	Main role

References

^ "Skam-stjerne feiret lopper for over en million". dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "David Stakston | TVmaze". tvmaze.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "David Stakston". IMDb. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "NRK treffer blink fra skolegården". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Hvordan måler man en braksuksess?". NRKbeta. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ 2. Ikke din skyld (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved September 25, 2020