Mikael Birkkjær

Mikael Birkkjær (born 14 September 1958) is a Danish actor.

Mikael Birkkjær
Born	Mikael Birkkjær 14 September 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Denmark
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present

Raised in Copenhagen, Birkkjær trained at Skuespillerskolen at Odense Teater in 1985. He is best known internationally for his roles as Phillip Christensen[1] in the Danish TV political drama Borgen,[2][3] and Inspector Ulrik Strange in the 2009 TV series Forbrydelsen.[4]

Personal life

Birkkjær was previously married to actress Tammi Øst with whom he has two children, Rasmus and Andrea;.[5]

Film

• Lad de små børn... (2004) (marketed as Aftermath in English speaking countries)
• Oh Happy Day (2004)
• Springet (2005)
• The Escape (2009)
• Room 304 (2011)
• All Inclusive (2014)
• What We Become (2016)

TV Series

• Een gang strømer... (1987)
• Krøniken (2005)
• Sommer (2008)
• Forbrydelsen (2009) (marketed as The Killing in English speaking countries)
• Borgen (2010/2011)
• The Bridge (2018)

TV films

• En farlig mand (1987)
• Begær, Lighed og Broderskab (1990)
• Boksning (1988)

References

1. "Ten Things I'll Miss About Borgen's Phillip Christensen". Radio Times. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Gilbert, Gerard (2012-01-05). "Nothing Like A Dane". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2011/47/the-killing-II.html
5. "Mikael Birkkjær - Women in Power". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2012-05-06.

External links

• Mikael Birkkjær at IMDb