Mikael Birkkjær

Mikael Birkkjær
Born	Mikael Birkkjær 14 September 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Denmark
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Home town	Copenhagen
Spouse(s)	Malene Busk

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

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] his partner is now Malene Busk.

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)
• 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)

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. http://208.66.65.197/video/article/tv-review-borgen-decency-in-the/
3. Gilbert, Gerard (2012-01-05). "Nothing Like A Dane". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
4. http://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 the Internet Movie Database