Bjarne Henriksen (born 18 January 1959) is a Danish film and television actor.
Bjarne Henriksen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1959 Såderup, Funen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Hotellet, The Killing |
Career edit
Henriksen was born in Såderup, Funen in 1959. He has appeared in theatre productions at the Jomfru Ane Teatret, Aalborg and at the Svalegangen theater, Aarhus, and has played supporting roles in numerous Danish films from the late 1990s through to the present, including De største helte, Festen, Kinamand, and Af banen. He has appeared in two films by Jonas Elmer: Let's Get Lost and Monas verden.
More recently, he has been known for playing the lead role of Theis Birk Larsen, father of the murdered Nanna Birk Larsen in season one of the DR television drama series The Killing, first broadcast in 2007.
In 2011, Henriksen, along with Sofie Gråbøl, Søren Malling, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, and Lars Mikkelsen were nominated in the Crime Thriller Awards for their work in The Killing.[1]
In 2015, Henriksen played the role of the Danish ferry captain Søren Carlsen in the Icelandic crime drama series Trapped.[2]
Selected filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | De største helte | Allan | |
| 1997 | Let's Get Lost | Mogens | |
| 1998 | Festen | Kim | |
| 2001 | Monas verden | Tommy | |
| 2002 | Kinamand | Keld | |
| 2005 | Af banen | Lennart | |
| 2007 | The Art of Crying | Budde | |
| 2008 | Fear Me Not | Kenneth | |
| 2010 | Hold Me Tight | Mikkel's dad | |
| 2012 | The Hunt | Ole | |
| This Life | Albert Carlo Iversen | ||
| 2014 | Get Santa | Lars | |
| 2018 | Kursk | Russian captain |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Taxa | Sebastian | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Dybt vand | Bendix | Miniseries |
| 2000–02 | Hotellet | Lasse Vestergaard | 31 episodes |
| 2003–04 | Rejseholdet | Jack | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Killing | Theis Birk Larsen | 20 episodes |
| 2010–13 | Borgen | Hans Christian Thorsen | 15 episodes |
| 2013 | Moving On | Kris | 1 episode |
| 2013–18 | Badehotellet | Otto Frigh | 31 episodes |
| 2015 | Trapped | Søren Carlsen, ferry captain | 10 episodes |
| 2024 | King and Conqueror | Earl Siward | TBA |
References edit
- ^ "CWA Crime Thriller Award winners 2011". Crime Time Preview. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "'Trapped': TIFF Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links edit
- Bjarne Henriksen at IMDb
- Bjarne Henriksen at Den Danske Filmdatabase
- Bjarne Henriksen at Panorama Agency
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