Henrik Birch

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Henrik Birch (born September 5, 1956 in Bjergby , Hjørring Kommune ) is a Danish actor .

Life

Birch was born in the Nordjylland region in northern Denmark. He completed his acting training from 1976 to 1979 at the Danish State Theater School (Statens Teaterskole) in Copenhagen .

Birch initially worked mainly as a theater actor . He began his stage career in the 1979/80 season at the Odense City Theater . In the 1980s and 1990s engagements followed at Mammutteatret in Copenhagen (1983, 1984), Det Ny Teater (1984), Aarhus Teater (1990, 1991), Café Teatret (1998) and Holbæk Teater (1999).

Later stage engagements he had u. a. at Grønnegårds Teatret (2009), at Mammutteatret in Copenhagen (2006), at Teater Får 302 in Copenhagen (2008, in the leading role in Klumpfisken ), in the theater project Operanord (2008), at Teamteatret in Copenhagen (September / October 2011, in one Theater version of Rainman , as Autistic Raymond with the role of Dustin Hoffman ), at the Grob Theater in Copenhagen (February – April 2011, in Labyrinten by Thomas Levin ) and at the Aalborg Teater (2013). For his role in Labyrinten he received a 2011 nomination for the Danish Theater Prize Reumert in the category “ Best Supporting Actor ”.

From September 2012 to November 2012 he played Father Capulet in Romeo og Julie at the Folketeatret in Copenhagen . In January 2013 he performed at Teater Får 302 in Copenhagen in a stage version of Ingmar Bergmans Ritualet . In November 2016 he took part in a production of Operanord in a staged reading of the novella Babettes Fest by Karen Blixen at the Royal Theater Copenhagen (Det Kongelige Teater). In 2017 he appeared at Nørrebro Teater in De danser alene by Anders Fogh Jensen . In the 2017/18 season he appears in Eugene O'Neill's family drama One Long Day Journey into the Night at the Aalborg Theater .

Birch also worked for cinema, film, and television. Birch worked u. a. in the films In the Hour of the Lynx (2013) and The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland (2015). In the Danish film Klumpfisken (2014) by director Søren Balle , Birch played the male lead, 45-year-old Fischer Kesse, who comes from a third-generation fisherman's family, is fighting for financial survival in North Jutland , and despite the diversity of their characters, in love with a Copenhagen marine biologist . For his role, Birch received the Danish Film Prize Bodil in 2015 and the Danish Film and Television Prize Robert , each in the category “Best Male Leading Role”.

He also had roles in the television series Unit One - The Specialists (2003, as a prison guard Quist), Anna Pihl - On the patrol in Copenhagen (2006-2008, in a continuous supporting role as Ole on watch), Borgen - Dangerous Ropes (2011, in one recurring supporting role as Dr. Poul Iversen), Commissioner Lund - Das Verbrechen (2012, as politician and opposition leader Anders Ussing), Norskov (2015–2017, as police officer Brammer), Bedehotellet (2015–2017, as farmer Arne Kokholm), Grand Danois (2016, in a continuous series role as civil engineer Henry Holm), Die Erbschaft (2017) and Mercur (2017, as accountant Verner Vestergaard).

In the Bella Block crime thriller Stille Wasser (first broadcast: October 2017), he played a double role, the car mechanic Jens Johannsen and his late twin brother Lars, the husband of the head of the village ( Katja Weitzenböck ), who worked with the local brothel owner Lilo ( Lina Wendel ) wanted to start new life in Denmark.

Birch is married to the set designer Louise Beck. He is a member of the Danish Actors' Association (Dansk Skuespillerforbund).

Filmography (selection)

  • 1983: Isfugle (movie)
  • 1986: Et skud fra hjetzt (movie)
  • 1998: TAXA (TV series)
  • 2000: Edderkoppen (TV miniseries)
  • 2000: Skjulte spor (TV series)
  • 2000: Zacharias Carl Borg (short film)
  • 2001: Et rigtigt menneske (movie)
  • 2001: De udvalgte (TV series)
  • 2003: Unit One - The Specialists ( Rejseholdet , TV series)
  • 2004: Lad de små børn ... (movie)
  • 2006: Råzone (movie)
  • 2006–2008: Anna Pihl - On patrol in Copenhagen ( Anna Pihl , TV series)
  • 2009: Velsignelsen (movie)
  • 2010: Smukke mennesker (movie)
  • 2011: Borgen - Dangerous rope teams ( Borgen , TV series)
  • 2012: Commissioner Lund - The Crime ( Forbrydelsen , TV series)
  • 2013: In the hour of the lynx ( I lossens time , movie)
  • 2014: Klumpfisken (movie)
  • 2015: The Idealist - Greenland Secret Files ( Idealists , movie)
  • 2015: Lillemand (TV series)
  • 2015-2017: Norskov (TV series)
  • 2015–2017: Badehotellet (TV series)
  • 2016: Grand Danois (TV series)
  • 2017: The Legacy ( Arvingerne , TV series)
  • 2017: Mercur (TV series)
  • 2017: Bella Block : Still Waters (TV series)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henrik Birch at schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved November 6, 2017
  2. ↑ a b c Henrik Birch . Vita and role directory at CAST FORWARD. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c HENRIK BIRCH . Vita. Official website of Theater Aalborg. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Henrik Birch . List of roles (with a detailed list of his theater roles).
  5. ^ Rain Man Team Teatret På Turné September 26, 2011 . Theater criticism (Danish). Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ RAIN MAN AF TEAM TEATRET . Performance review (Danish). Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ LABYRINTS . Official website of Grob Theater. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  8. ^ Romeo and Julie . Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ MASKS, LØGNEN, GALSKABEN . Theater criticism (Danish). Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  10. ^ The Story about a Feast . Official website of Operanord from October 27, 2016. Accessed November 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ DE DANSER ALENE ( Memento of March 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). Official website of Nørrebro Teater. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ Dansk skuespiller i dykker-ulykke . In: Ekstra Bladet of March 6, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ Fik Bodil-pris for sin første hovedrolle nogensinde . In: Ekstra Bladet of February 28, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  14. ^ Robert: Skuespiller from lille film vinder en af ​​årets største priser . dr.dk. dated February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ Henrik Birch on Klumpfisken - Robert Prisen 2015 . Interview at the award ceremony. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  16. ^ Verner Vestergaard - spillet af Henrik Birch . Role profile and vita. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  17. ↑ Bella Block (Hannelore Hoger) and Jens Johannsen (Henrik Birch) in his workshop . Photo. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  18. ^ "Bella Block - Still Waters" series . TV review on Tittelbach.tv . Retrieved November 6, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Birch, Henrik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish actor
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Bjergby , Hjørring Municipality