- Born
- Birth nameTorbjørn Knai
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Thor Knai was born Torbjorn Knai in Tromso, Norway. The northernmost city in the world.
His father was in the Norwegian Air Force and his mother an entrepreneur. At 15, his mother found a casting call for a mini-series (Ansur, 1999). He later starred in high school cabarets and his ensemble won "Best High School Cabaret" in 2001, which spurred him into pursuing a career in acting.
Thor went on to join the Norwegian Army. He became Squad leader of a Storm unit (mechanized infantry) and served with NATO (ISAF-7) in Kabul, Afghanistan as a Combat Medic in 2005.
After his tour of duty, he studied acting at the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. He returned to Norway to study Law and Psychology at the University of Oslo while acting/modeling around Europe and Asia. Thor has since been granted permanent residency in the US for "Extraordinary Ability" (EB-1) and continues to live and work in Los Angeles, California.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Øystein Vedeler
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Knai is from "Knja-vin" and means "river bend by fertile plain" in old Norse. The name is more than 1000 years old, even predating the Vikings. Old Norwegian myths tell of the Sorcerer of Knai and how he learned his mystic arts from "Huldra", an evil woodland nymph, who later had a child by him... The original Knai settlement is still in use today and open to the public.
- Wrote for "Girls", a popular teen magazine published monthly in Norway and Denmark, answering questions about boys and love between 2007-2009.
- Worked as at a Shell gas station, in telemarketing, and as a nail-designer in his teens, stating that there are worse things a teen can do than get paid to hold hands with women.
- Received a Greencard as an "Artist of Extraordinary Ability" (EB-1) early 2011 to live and work permanently in the US.
- Served 7 months in Afghanistan as part of the Norwegian NATO forces in Kabul, 2005.
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