Anders Danielsen Lie
Anders Danielsen Lie | |
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Born | Oslo, Norway | 1 January 1979
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, medical doctor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Edvard Christian Danielsen (great-grandfather) |
Anders Danielsen Lie (Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂nːəʂ ˈdɑ̀nɪɛlsn̩ ˈliː]; born 1 January 1979) is a Norwegian actor, musician and physician.[1]
Education
Danielsen Lie studied Ancient Greek (1997-1998), musicology (2001-2003) and medicine (1999-2007) at the University of Oslo.[2]
Career
Acting career
Danielsen Lie made his film debut when he was 11 years old in the title role of Herman (1990) by Erik Gustavson. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Joachim Trier,[1] with leading roles in his films Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31st (2011) and The Worst Person in the World (2021), also known as the Oslo trilogy. Oslo, August 31st was selected for Un Certain Regard at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw included Danielsen Lie on his top ten list of the best male performances of 2011. In 2016 he starred alongside Kristen Stewart in Olivier Assayas' supernatural psychological thriller film Personal Shopper, which was selected for main competition at the 69th Cannes film festival. Danielsen Lie is known for playing emotionally complex, sometimes mentally disturbed, characters. In 2018 he portrayed Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks in Paul Greengrass' docudrama 22 July. Danielsen Lie has played Norwegian, English and French-speaking roles. He performed two different versions of his role in The Night Eats the World, one in English and one in French. In 2017 he made his stage acting debut in the role of obituary writer Daniel Woolf in Patrick Marber's play Closer (1997).
Danielsen Lie played major roles in the 2021 films
Danielsen Lie is a multi-instrumentalist who plays the piano, guitar, bass guitar and drums. On 11 April 2011 he released This Is Autism, a concept album with music written, performed and produced by himself, loosely based on recordings from his childhood.[1] On February 2 2024 he released his second studio album, IDIOSYNCRASY.
Medical career
Anders Danielsen Lie is a medical doctor and in-between movies maintains his practice working as a general practitioner with patients in Oslo. While promoting Bergman Island, he insisted "It doesn't really work and I would never recommend that anybody else combine the two". However, he has continued to maintain both a successful acting career and his medical practice since graduating from medical school. After shooting The Worst Person in the World in the fall of 2020, he started working as a medical supervisor for the COVID-19 vaccination center and contact trace team in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo.[6]
In 2007 Danielsen Lie and psychologist Maria Øverås authored a Norwegian language non-fiction sexual education book for young adults (Sex og sånt, Gyldendal,
Personal life
Danielsen Lie is the son of Amanda Award-winning actor Tone Danielsen. He met Norwegian model Iselin Steiro in 2007,[1] and they married on 5 July 2008.[7] They have two daughters together.[8][9]
Selected filmography
† | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Herman | Herman | |
2006 | Reprise | Phillip | |
2011 | Oslo, August 31st | Anders | |
2014 | Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey | Felix | |
2015 | This Summer Feeling | Lawrence | |
2016 | Personal Shopper | Erwin | |
2016 | Approaching the Unknown | Greenstreet | |
2016 | Nobel | Lieutenant Jon Petter Hals | |
2017 | Cleo & Paul | David | |
2018 | The Night Eats the World | Sam | |
2018 | 22 July | Anders Behring Breivik | |
2021 | The Worst Person in the World | Aksel | |
2021 | Bergman Island | Joseph | |
2022 | Sick of Myself | Doctor | |
2024 | Handling the Undead | David | |
2024 | Mothers' Instinct † | TBA | Post-production |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organization | Category | Role | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | RiverRun International Film Festival | Best Actor, Honorable Mention | Oslo, August 31st | Won | [10] |
2017 | Gullruten | Best Actor, TV Drama | Nobel | Nominated | [11] |
2022 | National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Worst Person in the World | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d Wood, Gaby (17 May 2012). "Northern Lights". T. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Anders Danielsen Lie". Panorama Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes - From 15 to 26 May 2013". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "The 10 Best Movies of 2021". Vanity Fair. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Sims, David (7 December 2021). "The 10 Best Films of 2021". The Atlantic. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Canfield, David. "Meet Anders Danielsen Lie: Doctor, COVID-19 Hero, and Movie Star". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Iselin Steiro on Instagram: "Ten years of marriage with my man, my love, my soulmate @lieande ❤️ Happy ten year wedding anniversary to us, baby 🌟"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Iselin Steiro on Instagram: "This little 💗 arrived at the speed of light August 27th 09.11 am"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Iselin Steiro on Instagram: "Happy birthday to me 🎂🍾 Two Virgos and two Capricorns in this family. I've been told it's a good match 😅 😍 @lieande"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Lucas, Matthew. "2012 RiverRun Award Winners". Fromthefrontrow.net. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gullruten: "Nobel" mot "Skam"". Vg.no. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
External links
- Anders Danielsen Lie at IMDb