 He made his stage debut in 1914 at Stavanger Teater, From 1916 to 1919 he worked at Trondhjems Teater, then Chat Noir from 1919 to 1921 and Trondhjems Teater from 1921 to 1925.He later played at several Oslo theatres (Centralteatret, Det Nye Teater, Søilen Teater and Carl Johan Teatret), including at Nationaltheatret from 1934 to 1937.He chaired the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1932 to 1939, and served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 1939 to 1946.