Photo: Gus Kaage, FIlm i Väst / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Aksel Hennie is one of those Norwegian actors I think international audiences met sideways, through Max Manus or his turn in The Martian, without realizing how deep his roots run at home. The stack of Amanda Awards tells me he's taken seriously across the table in Norway, not just as an actor but as a director and writer too. I respect performers who built their reputation behind the camera as well as in front of it. His breakout, Uno, came from his own pen, and that kind of self-made start always reads to me as someone who refused to wait for permission.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aksel Hennie
- Name (Japanese)
- アクセル・ヘニー
- Reading
- あくせる・へにー
- Born
- October 29, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Oslo, Norway
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / voice actor / director
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Amanda Award for Best Direction
- 2003 Amanda Award for Best Actor
- 2009 Amanda Award for Best Actor
- 2014 Amanda Award for Best Actor
- 2004 Kanon prize for best screenplay
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Aksel Hennie born?
Born October 29, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Aksel Hennie from?
Aksel Hennie is from Oslo, Norway.
What does Aksel Hennie do?
Aksel Hennie works as actor, film director, screenwriter, voice actor, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.