Harald Zwart Biography

Fast Facts

• His short films, music videos and commercials have won multiple awards
• The student film "Gabriel's Surprise" that he made at the Dutch Film Academy in Amsterdam received significant praise and was later televised
• Was he was about 8 years old, he started making short films
• His movies always include props that represent Fredrikstad, Norway, and the Fredrikstad F․K․ football club
• In Norway, he is known for co-directing the comedy "Long Flat Balls," but in the United States he is better known for such efforts as "Agent Cody Banks" and "The Karate Kid," which broke his personal record for highest grossing film
• Though he was born in the Netherlands, he grew up in Fredrikstad, Norway
• Directed music videos for "Velvet" and "Forever Not Yours," two songs by Norwegian band a-ha