Morten Suurballe
Morten Sasse Suurballe | |
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| Born | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978 - present |
| Known for | The Killing |
Morten Sasse Suurballe is a Danish actor, best known for playing Detective Chief Inspector Lennart Brix in the three television series The Killing (Danish: Forbrydelsen) in which he played alongside Sofie Gråbøl.
Early life and education
Morten Sasse Suurballe[citation needed] was born in Copenhagen[citation needed] and educated at the Danish National School of Theatre in 1978.[citation needed]
Career
Suurballe was employed at several theatres, including the Royal Danish Theatre.[citation needed]
He played Detective Chief Inspector Lennart Brix in the three television series The Killing (Danish: Forbrydelsen), alongside Sofie Gråbøl.[citation needed]
In 2025 he appears as Moritz, a scientist, in the crime drama television series Smilla's Sense of Snow, an international co-production created and directed by British director Amma Asante.[1][2][3]
Awards and honours
In January 2013 Suurballe was awarded Knight of 1st Class of Order of the Dannebrog.[4]
Filmography
Films
- Kniven i hjertet (1981)
- Flamberede hjerter (1986)
- Et skud fra hjertet (1986)
- Opbrud (1988)
- Drengene fra Sankt Petri (1991)
- En dag i oktober (1991)
- Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner (1994)
- Menneskedyret (1995)[5]
- Carmen og Babyface (1995)
- Mimi og madammerne (1998)
- Manden som ikke ville dø (1999)
- Slip hestene løs (2000)
- Voksne mennesker (2005)
- Bag det stille ydre (2005)
- Rene hjerter (2006)
- Cecilie (2007)
- Guldhornene (movie)|Guldhornene (2007)
- Skyscraper (2011)
- Skybound (2017)
Television
- Kirsebærhaven 89 (1989)
- Gøngehøvdingen (1991-1992)
- Kald mig Liva (1992)
- Flemming og Berit (1994)
- Den hemmelige tunnel (1997)
- Rejseholdet (2000-2003)
- Ørnen (2004)
- Jul i Valhal (2005) Thrym (Jul i Valhal)
- Forbrydelsen (2007)
- Album (2008)
- Forbrydelsen II (2009)
- Anstalten [2011]
- Broen (2011)
- Forbrydelsen III (2012)
- Vikings (2014)
- X Company (2015-2017)
- Acceptable Risk (2017)[6]
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (2025)
References
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (24 September 2020). "Amma Asante to Direct Drama 'Smilla's Sense of Snow'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Knox, David (23 July 2025). "World Premiere: Smilla's Sense of Snow". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Constantin Film's Smilla's Sense of Snow adaption lands Amma Asante to direct". Constantin Film. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Dronningen giver »Sarah Lund« ridderkors". b.dk (in Danish). 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
- ^ "The Beast Within". Scandinavian Film News. 2 (2). Nordic Film Authorities. 1982.
- ^ "Review: Acceptable Risk is a bright ball of confusion". RTE. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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