Mikael Birkkjær

Danish actor

Mikael Birkkjær
Born	Mikael Birkkjær (1958-09-14) 14 September 1958 (age 65) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present

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]

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 (2010/2011/2022)
The Bridge (2018)

TV films

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

References

^ "Ten Things I'll Miss About Borgen's Phillip Christensen". Radio Times. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
^ "TV Review: Borgen - "Decency in the Middle" - Blogcritics Video". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
^ Gilbert, Gerard (2012-01-05). "Nothing Like A Dane". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^ "BBC - Media Centre - Programme Information - The Killing II". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03.
^ "Mikael Birkkjær - Women in Power". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2012-05-06.