Henrik Birch

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Henrik Birch
Born (1956-09-05) 5 September 1956 (age 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1986-present

Henrik Birch (born 5 September 1956) is a Danish actor. [1] He is best known for his performance as Kesse in The Sunfish for which he won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. [2]

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Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Kira's Reason: A Love Story
2010 Nothing's All Bad
2013 The Hour of the Lynx
2014 The Sunfish Kesse
2015 The Idealist
TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006-2008 Anna Pihl Ole
2012 The Killing Anders Ussing
2020 The Rain Hans

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References

  1. Kastrup, Kim (2014-03-06). "Dansk skuespiller i dykker-ulykke". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. "Skuespiller fra lille film vinder stor Robert-pris". Jyllands Posten (in Danish). 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2024-01-22.