Anders Baasmo Christiansen

Biography

Anders Baasmo Christiansen, born 29 January 1976 is a Norwegian actor from Hamar, Norway.

He earned his breakthrough in 2003 when he received the Amanda-price for his performance in the Norwegian picture Buddy.

He also won the TV award Gullruten in 2007 for his portrait of Henrik Ibsen in the TV-series An immortal man ("En udødelig mann") on NRK.

Christiansen graduated from the Norwegian Acting Academy in 2000. He started his professional career at the Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim, Norway. Later he joined the Det Norske Teatret in Oslo.

He has also starred in the Swedish 2007 picture Arn – The Knight Templar, and its sequel Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End from 2008.

In 2008 he won Norway's most prestigious actor's award, the Heddaprisen, for his interpretation of Hamlet. He then became the first actor to collect an Amanda, a Gullruten and a Hedda award.

He will be receiving the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010.

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Known For

Arn: The Knight Templar

Harald Øysteinsson

Power Play

Odvar Nordli

I kveld med Ylvis

Exit

Pål Bugge Krøvel

La Palma

Fredrik

One Night

Jonas

The Arctic Convoy

Skar

Dag

Benedikt Skovrand

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Ingen Kommentar	Sondre Bortnes
2023	Dancing Queen	Ove
2023	The Arctic Convoy	Skar
2023	Munch	Rolf Stenersen
2023	Peer Gynt	Peer Gynt
2022	Olsenbanden - Siste skrik!	Egon Olsen
2022	Jentetur	Teacher
2022	Three Robbers and a Lion	Politimester Bastian (voice)
2021	The Burning Sea	Ronny
2020	Asphalt Burning	Roy
2020	Dragon Girl	Tim
2020	63 Days Later	Kristian
2019	The Birdcatcher	Tor
2019	Out Stealing Horses	Olav
2019	Forgotten Christmas	Julenissen
2018	Opportunity Knocks	Jens Berge
2018	Blind Spot	Anders
2017	The Tree Feller	Anders
2016	Welcome to Norway!	Primus
2016	The King's Choice	Crown Prince Olav of Norway
2016	Burning 2	Roy Gundersen
2016	Santa Swap: Merry Christmas Mr. Andersen	Julenissen
2016	Undercover	Thorbjørn
2016	Beyond Sleep	Mikkelsen
2015	Revenge	Bimbo
2015	Dark Woods II	Ole
2015	Staying Alive	Håkon
2014	In Order of Disappearance	Geir
2014	Burning	Roy
2014	Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama	Kong Rufus
2014	Bendik & the Monster	The Monster (voice)
2014	Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama	Kong Rufus / Seg selv
2013	Chasing the Wind	Lundgren
2013	The Tough Guys	Lærer
2013	Every Child is Made of Fire
2012	Kon-Tiki	Herman Watzinger
2012	Fuck Up	Rasmussen
2012	Journey to the Christmas Star	Kongen
2010	A Somewhat Gentle Man	Scrap Dealer
2009	North	Jomar Henriksen
2009	Vegas	Thorstein
2009	Rafiki	Butikknisse
2009	Min pappa av papp	Glenn
2008	Fatso	Ekspeditør i sportsbutikk
2008	Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End	Harald Øysteinsson
2007	Mars & Venus
2007	Null-Null	Ivar
2007	Tommy	Arild
2006	Mine	Aksel
2005	37½	Jarle
2004	Iver	Lifeguard
2003	Buddy	Stig Inge Otnes
2002	Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamant	Maga Kahn
2002	Anolit	Tore
2000	Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya	Piodor

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	The Commoner	Kong Olav
2024	La Palma	Fredrik
2023	Power Play	Odvar Nordli
2019	Seizure	Sander Holm
2019	Exit	Pål Bugge Krøvel
2018	One Night	Jonas
2011	Norwegian Cozy	Georg
2011	I kveld med Ylvis
2010	Dag	Benedikt Skovrand
2010	På hjul med Dag Otto
2010	Arn: The Knight Templar	Harald Øysteinsson
2006	An immortal man	Henrik Ibsen
2005	Ran	Anders