Torgeir Schjerven

Torgeir Schjerven (born 28 August 1954) is a Norwegian author and lyric poet. Schjerven trained as a painter and has illustrated children’s books. He has worked as a film actor in such films as "Lasse & Geir" (1976), directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød) and "Det tause flertall" - The silent majority (1977, directed by Svend Wam). He was also involved in writing the script for these movies.
In 1995 Schjerven was one of the finalists for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel "Omvei til Venus".
Torgeir Schjerven is married to the author Inger Elisabeth Hansen.