Jo Nesbø Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Books, Harry Hole, Movies and Net Worth

Jo Nesbø Biography

Jo Nesbø is an acclaimed Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his books had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; Nesbø’s work has been interpreted into over 50 languages, and by 2021 had sold some 50 million copies worldwide.

Known essentially for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, Nesbø is also the chief vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 he issued his first children’s book, Doktor Proktors Prompepulver. The 2011 film Headhunters is based on Nesbø’s novel Hodejegerne (The Headhunters).

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10 Facts About Jo Nesbo

1. Name: Jo Nesbo
2. Age: 62 years
3. Birthday: 29th March
4. Height: 5 feet 9 inches
5. Weight: 72 kilograms (159 Ibs)
6. Nationality: Norwegian
7. Marital Status:  Married to
8. Occupation: writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player and reporter.
9. Famous for: His books Harry Hole series
10. Net Worth: Approx $2 to $10 million

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Jo Nesbø Age

Nesbø is 61 years old as of 2022, he was born on March 29, 1960, in Oslo, Norway. He celebrates his birthday on March 29, every year, and his birth sign is Aries.

Jo Nesbø Height

Nesbø stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm). However, details regarding his other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

Jo Nesbø Weight

Nesbø Weighs 72 kilograms (159 Ibs) in 2022. Known for his captivating personality, Nesbø has blue eyes and his hair color is blond.

Jo Nesbø Education

Nesbø is a highly educated and qualified person. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. He worked as a freelance journalist and a stockbroker before he began his writing career.

Jo Nesbø Family

Jo Nesbø Parents and Siblings

Nesbø was born and raised by his parents in Oslo, Norway. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Nesbø’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if he has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.

Jo Nesbø Wife

Nesbø is a happily married man to his wife. However, Nesbø likes to keep his personal life private hence information about his dating/married life is not available. Nonetheless, further information regarding his family in detail is currently under review and will be updated as soon as it is available.

Jo Nesbø Children

Nesbø and his spouse are both proud parents of an adorable and gorgeous daughter named Selma Nesbø. Further information concerning Nesbø’s daughter in detail will be updated once we get it from a reliable source.

Jo Nesbø Net Worth

Nesbø’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million dollars (Approx) as of 2021. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Writer. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Jo Nesbø Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Nesbø.

Jo Nesbø Wikipedia

• Full Names: Jo Nesbø.
• Gender: Male.
• Occupation / Profession: Writer.
• Nationality: Norwegian.
• Race / Ethnicity: White.
• Religion: Christian.
• Sexual Orientation: Straight.

Jo Nesbø Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 61 Years Old.
• Zodiac Sign: Aries.
• Date of Birth: March 29, 1960.
• Place of Birth: Oslo, Norway.
• Birthday: March 29.

Jo Nesbø Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Pending Update.
• Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm).
• Weight: 72 kilograms (159 Ibs) in 2021.
• Eye Color: Blue.
• Hair Color: Blonde.
• Shoe Size: Pending Update.

Jo Nesbø Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Pending Update.
• Mother: Pending Update.
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Pending Update.
• Marital Status: Married.
• Wife/Spouse: Pending Update.
• Dating / Girlfriend: Not Applicable.
• Children: Daughter(One).

Jo Nesbø Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $1 million and $5 million dollars (Approx) as of 2021.
• Salary: Pending Update.
• Source of Income: Career as a Writer.

Jo Nesbø House and Cars

• Place of living: Norway.
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated.

Jo Nesbø Writer

The series follows Harry Hole, a tough detective working for Crime Squad and later with the National Criminal Investigation Service, whose investigations may take him from Oslo to Australia, Thailand, West Congo, Switzerland, or Brazil.

Hole takes on seemingly unconnected cases, sometimes found to involve serial killers, bank robbers, gangsters, or the establishment, but spends a significant amount of time battling alcoholism and his own demons.

Harry Hole novels are multi-layered, violent, and often feature women in peril, as typified by The Snowman. On the return of Harry Hole in The Thirst, Nesbø said: “I was always coming back to Harry; he is my soul mate. But it is a dark soul, so it is as always both a thrill and a chilling, emotionally exhausting experience. But Harry and the story make it worth the sleepless nights.”

A film adaptation of The Snowman, with Tomas Alfredson, directing, and starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, premiered in October 2017. The series follows the story of Doctor Proctor, a crazy professor waiting for his big break, his next-door neighbor Lisa and her peculiar friend Nilly. The ruthless twins Truls and Trym Thrane sometimes lurk in the background.

It was declared in October 2013 that, writing under the pen-name of Tom Johansen, Nesbø had written at least two novels provisionally entitled Blood on Snow and More Blood on the Water, scheduled to be published in autumn 2014 and spring 2015. The book Blood on Snow and its sequel Midnight Sun: Blood on Snow 2 was published in 2015 but under Nesbø’s name.

It was also declared in October 2013 that Warner Brothers had bought the rights to Blood on Snow and planned to make a screen adaptation, to be produced by and possibly starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

However, on 4 April 2017, it was reported that the screen rights had been purchased by Tobey Maguire’s Material Pictures and Lawrence Grey’s Grey Matter Productions and that Maguire would make his directorial debut on the projected film adaptation.

This series follows Olav Johansen, a fixer for Oslo crime boss Daniel Hoffman. In Blood on Snow, Olav has just found the woman of his dreams. The only problem is that she’s his boss’s wife and that his boss has hired him to kill her.

Jo Nesbø New Book

Macbeth Nesbo

Set in a dark, rainy northern town, Nesbo’s Macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drug-depraved underworld, and the pull of childhood friendships…

Originally published: 15 March 2018
Author: Nesbø
Original language: Norwegian
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Crime Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Literary fiction

Jo Nesbø Koma Police

Police is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Nesbø published in 2013. It is the tenth novel in Nesbø’s Harry Hole series. A young girl is found dead in the woods. She was brutally raped. Ten years later a policeman is killed in the same place, his face is cruelly disfigured. A special commission determines under high pressure.

But more murders happen. The police have no sign, and their best investigator Harry Hole is missing. In a hospital, a seriously injured man is in a coma. The room is guarded by the police. Nobody should know who the mysterious patient is. Because he has an enemy. And that is everywhere

Originally published: 2013
Author: Nesbø

Preceded by: Phantom
Followed by: The Thirst

Genre: Crime Fiction
Country: Norway

The Bat Jo Nesbø

The Bat is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Nesbø published in 1997, the first in the Harry Hole series.

Originally published: 1997
Author: Nesbø

Original title: Flaggermusmannen
Genre: Crime Fiction

Followed by: Cockroaches
Awards: Glass Key award, Riverton Prize

Jo Nesbø Schneemann

The Snowman is a novel by Norwegian crime writer Nesbø published in 2007. It is the seventh entry in his Harry Hole series.

Originally published: 2007
Author: Nesbø

Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Redeemer

Followed by: The Leopard
Publisher: Aschehoug

The Thirst Jo Nesbø

The Thirst is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Nesbø published in 2017. It is the eleventh in the Harry Hole series

Originally published: 21 March 2017
Original title: Tørst

Preceded by: Police
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Genre: Crime Fiction

Jo Nesbø Levhart – The Leopard

The Leopard is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Nesbø published in 2009. Its Norwegian title is Panserhjerte, which does not directly translate to The Leopard; rather it means something along the lines of “armored heart”. Panserhjerte is also a Norwegian term for Constrictive pericarditis. The Leopard is the eighth novel featuring Nesbø’s crime detective, Inspector Harry Hole.

Originally published: 2009
Original title: Panserhjerte

Country:  Norway
Language:  Norwegian

Series:  Harry Hole
Author: Nesbø

Preceded by: The Snowman
Followed by: Phantom

Genre: Crime Fiction
Publishers: Aschehoug (Norwegian 1st ed.), Harvill Secker (English 1st ed.)

Jo Nesbø Redbreast

The Redbreast is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series. The novel begins during former President Clinton’s visit to Norway, where Harry reluctantly ends up playing an important role.

Ramifications of the mission Harry is tasked with lead to him investigating neo-Nazi activity in Norway, and delving into a crime that has its roots in the battlefields of the Eastern Front of World War II.

Originally published: 2000
Author: Nesbø

Genre: Crime Fiction
Publisher: Random House

Preceded by: Cockroaches
Followed by: Nemesis

The Redeemer Jo Nesbø

The Redeemer is a novel by Norwegian crime-writer Nesbø published in 2005, the novel is part of his Harry Hole series

Originally published: 2005
Author: Nesbø

Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Devil’s Star

Followed by: The Snowman
Original title: Frelseren

Jo Nesbø The Son

The Son (Norwegian: Sønnen) is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Nesbø published in 2014. It is the second stand-alone crime novel by Nesbø, following Headhunters

Originally published: 2014
Author: Nesbø

Genre: Crime Fiction
Original title: Sønnen

Country: Norway
Nominations: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Mystery & Thriller

Jo Nesbø Cockroaches

Cockroaches is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Nesbø published in 1998, it is the second in the Harry Hole series.

“When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case.

But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls.

Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador’s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to—not even Harry himself.”

Originally published: 1998
Original title: Kakerlakkene

Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Bat
Followed by: The Redbreast

Nemesis Jo Nesbø

Nemesis is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Nesbø published in 2002, it is the fourth in the Harry Hole series.

“A man is caught on CCTV, shooting dead a cashier at a bank. Detective Harry Hole begins his investigation, but after dinner with an old flame wakes up with no memory of the past 12 hours. Then the girl is found dead in mysterious circumstances and he beings to receive threatening emails: is someone trying to frame him for her death?

As Harry fights to clear his name, the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery… ”

Originally published: 2002
Original title: Sorgenfri

Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Redbreast
Nominations: Edgar Award for Best Novel, Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Novel

Jo Nesbø Occupied

From a storyline conceived by bestselling author Nesbø, `Occupied’ focuses on political and environmental issues affecting Scandinavia. The ten-part Nordic drama is based in the near future when environmental concerns prompt the Norwegian government to stop all oil and gas production in the North Sea.

With limited resources available elsewhere, these actions result in a world crisis. Stepping in on behalf of the EU, Russia invades the country with the sole aim to complete a “silk-glove” operation, which involves taking control of the oil supplies. However, as the mission gets underway, further political conflicts take over the nation.

First episode date: 4 October 2015
Original network: TV2

Budget: KR 90 million
Theme music composer: Sivert Høyem

Episodes

• S01 E01 · April 4 Oct 2015
• S01 E02 · May
• S01 E03 · June 11 Oct 2015
• S01 E04 · July 18 Oct 2015
• S01 E05 · August 25 Oct 2015
• S01 E06 · September 1 Nov 2015
• S01 E07 · October 8 Nov 2015
• S01 E08 · November 15 Nov 2015
• S01 E09 · December – Part 1 22 Nov 2015

Jo Nesbø Headhunters

A successful business headhunter secretly funds his lavish lifestyle with a sideline in art theft and learns that one of his contacts has a valuable painting. He resolves to steal it, little realizing the deadly world of trouble he is entering.

Initial release: 26 August 2011 (Norway)
Director: Morten Tyldum

Languages: English, Norwegian, Russian, Danish, Swedish
Nominations: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, People’s Choice Award for Best European Film
Screenplay: Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Ryberg

Jo Nesbø Series

Jo Nesbo Serie Harry Hole

Harry Hole is the main character in a series of crime novels by Norwegian author Nesbø. The hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force.

• The Bat (1997)
• Cockroaches (1998)
• The Redbreast (2000)
• Nemesis (2002)
• The Devil’s Star (2003)
• The Redeemer (2005)
• The Snowman (2007)
• The Leopard (2009)
• Phantom (2012)
• Police (2013)
• The Thirst (2017)

Doctor Proctor Books

• Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder (2009)
• Bubble in the Bathtub (2011)
• Time-Travel Bath Bomb (2011)
• Who Cut the Cheese? (2012)
• The Magical Fruit (2013)
• The Great Gold Robbery (2013)
• The Thirst (2017)

Blood On Snow Books

Jo Nesbø Book In Order

• June (2014, 1st edition 2000)
• Doctor Proctor and the end of the world. (2013, 1st edition 2010)
• Doctor Proctor and Powder (2012, 1st edition 2007)
• Doctor Proctor and Time Bath (2012, 1st edition 2011)
• Doctor Proctor and Big Robbery of Gold (2013, 1st Edition 2012)
• Blood on the Snow (2015, 1st Edition 2015)
• Lenhart (2013, 1st edition 2009)
• Hunters of Heads (2011, 1st edition 2008)
• Macbeth (2018, 1st edition 2018)
• Nemesis (2011, 1st edition 2002)
• Bat (2013, 1st edition 1997)
• Pentagram (2011, 1st edition 2003)
• Police (2015, 1st edition 2013)
• Phantom (2014, 1st edition 2011)
• Midnight Sun (2015, 1st Edition 2015)
• Sensational Collection of Doctor Proctor’s Animals (2018)
• Harry Hole Series 1.-11. (2013)
• Snowman (2012, 1st edition 2007)
• Savior (2012, 1st edition 2005)
• Swabia (2013, 1st edition 1998)
• Son (2015, 1st edition 2014)
• Doctor Proctor Save Christmas? (2017)
• Thirsty (2017, 1st edition 2017)

Jo Nesbø Movies

The Snowman 2016

Doctor Proctor tidsbadekar 2015

• I Am Victor 2013
• Jackpot 2011
• Headhunters 2011
• Ferdig Mann 2010
• Banking on My Guitar 2009
• Deadline Torp 2005

Jo Nesbø Pronunciation

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Frequently Asked Questions About Jo Nesbø

Who is Jo Nesbø?

Nesbø is an acclaimed Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his books had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; Nesbø’s work has been interpreted into over 50 languages, and by 2021 had sold some 50 million copies worldwide.

How old is Jo Nesbø?

Nesbø is a Norwegian national born on March 29, 1960, in Oslo, Norway.

How tall is Jo Nesbø?

Nesbø stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm).

Is Jo Nesbø married?

Yes, Nesbø is married. However, he has not shared any information related to his spouse or his dating/married life. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.

How much is Jo Nesbø worth?

Nesbø has a net worth of $1 million and $5 million dollars (Approx) as of 2022. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.

How much does Jo Nesbø make?

According to our reliable sources, Nesbø’s annual salary is currently under review. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.

Where does Jo Nesbø live?

Because of security reasons, Nesbø has not shared his precise location of residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of his house.

Is Jo Nesbø dead or alive?

Nesbø is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Jo Nesbø Now?

Nesbø is pursuing his career as a writer. More than 3 million copies of his books had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; Nesbø’s work has been interpreted into over 50 languages, and by 2021 had sold some 50 million copies worldwide.

Jo Nesbø Social Media Contacts

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• Website: Pending Update.

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