Jahn Dennis StorhΓΈiΒ (born July 15, 1960 inΒ Fredrikstad,Β Norway) is aΒ NorwegianΒ actor. He is an acclaimedΒ theatreΒ actor in Norway, having won several awards. However, he is best known for his role asHerger the JoyousΒ in John McTiernan'sΒ The 13th Warrior. To younger crowds he is better known for playing in several Norwegian TV shows and giving voices to cartoons. On 17 March 2010, he and several other Norwegian actors were cast inΒ The ThingΒ prequel. The film is supposedly going to be about the Norwegian expedition who found the alien creature.[2]Β StorhΓΈi later dropped out of the project due to personal reasons and was replaced byΒ Ulrich Thomsen.