Morten Tyldum

• Name — Morten Tyldum • Born — 19 May 1967 • Birthplace — Bergen, Norway • Alma Mater — School of Visual Arts • Spouse — Janne Tyldum (-2016) • Children — 1 • Occupation — Director • Years Active — 1991–present

Tyldum was born in Bergen, Norway. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He originally wanted to be a musician, but abandoned the ambition when he entered film school.

He had his feature film debut with Buddy in 2003, a film that won great popular and critical acclaim. Previously he had worked in television, music videos, commercials and short films. He had been named Film Talent of the Year by the newspaper Dagbladet in 1999. Since Buddy, he has made the movie Fallen Angels in 2008 and Headhunters (Hodejegerne) in 2011. Headhunters is based on the 2008 novel by same name written by Jo Nesbø. It became the highest-grossing Norwegian film that year. He made his English language debut with the historical drama The Imitation Game, about the life of mathematician Alan Turing, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The Imitation Game immediately became an international success, and was nominated for eight Oscars at the 87th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and a Best Director nomination for Tyldum himself.

Tyldum lived in Beverly Hills with his wife Janne and their child. They also maintained a house in Norway. After he divorced his wife and her death by suicide, he moved back to Oslo, Norway, with his son. In November 2025 he announced his engagement to The Challenge alumni Big (Tula) T. In 2026, Tyldum and Tula married after being engaged for 4 months.

Film • Buddy (2003) • Fallen Angels (2008) • Headhunters (2011) • The Imitation Game (2014) • Passengers (2016) • Ibelin (TBA) Short film • Year — Title — Notes • 1996 — Lorenzo • 2000 — Fort Forever • 2002 — H — Segment of Folk flest bor i Kina Television • Year — Title — Director — Executive Producer — Notes • 1991 — U - rett og slett • 1992 — U - Verden • 1992-1994 — U — 19 episodes • 1993 — U - Vår Vår — 2 episodes • 1994 — U - Musikk — Miniseries • U-natt — 1 episode • U - Åtte & 1/2 — 8 episodes • 1996 — En mann må gjøre det han må — TV movie • 2017 — Counterpart — Episode "The Crossing" • 2018 — Jack Ryan — Episode "Pilot" • 2020 — Defending Jacob — Miniseries • 2023 — Silo — 3 episodes • 2026 — Cape Fear — 1 episodes