Niels Olsen (actor)

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Niels Olsen (born March 8, 1960 in Aarhus , Denmark ) is a Danish actor .

Life

Niels Olsen successfully completed his acting studies at the Statens Scenekunstskole in 1987. After a few years as a cabaret artist and at the theater, he began to play regularly in film and television productions such as The beautiful bathing day and Frech wie Krümel in the early 1990s . Especially after the turn of the millennium, Olsen was able to establish himself as a comedy actor. So he plays the main role of the father in the film series Father to the power of four . In addition, for his portrayal of Niller in Susanne Bier's love comedy, he received a nomination for Best Leading Actor for Bodil and an award for Best Leading Actor from the renowned Robert Film Prize .

In addition to his acting, he toured regularly with the actor Thomas Mørk as Cirkus Montebello through Denmark. Both met in 1985 and were initially little street artists who earned their studies by performing smaller pieces. Over the years the success came and after several tours and TV specials like 30 min. med Cirkus Montebello (2003) and Niels Olsen og Thomas Mørk (2010) they are national greats in the Danish comedy industry. He also achieved greater fame as a member of the comedian quartet Ørkenens Sønner (Desert Dwellers), which is regularly televised. Since 1994 he has been one of the four members of the cabaret , which is very popular in Denmark , where he performs with actors Henrik Koefoed , Søren Pilmark and Asger Reher , among others .

Olsen has been married to actress Joy-Maria Frederiksen since 1992 . The couple have a daughter together.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1991: The beautiful bathing day (Den store badedag)
  • 1991: Naughty as Crumbs (Krummerne)
  • 1999: The only right one (Den eneste ene)
  • 2001: Summer with Uncle Erik (Min søsters børn)
  • 2002: My sister's children in the snow (Min søsters børn i sneen)
  • 2002: Forever and ever (Elsker dig for Evigt)
  • 2004: Brothers - Between Brødre
  • 2005: The Sun King (Solkongen)
  • 2005: Father to the power of four (Far til fire gi'r aldrig op)
  • 2006: The genius and the madness (Sprængfarlig bombe)
  • 2008: Father to the power of four - especially now! (Far til fire - på hjemmebane)
  • 2010: Father to the power of four - Japanese for beginners (Far til fire - på japansk)
  • 2011: Father to the power of four - back to nature (Far til fire - tilbage til naturen)
  • 2012: Father to the power of four - on the high seas (Far til fire - til søs)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview with Niels Olsen about Cirkus Montebello (Danish)
personal data
SURNAME Olsen, Niels
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Aarhus , Denmark