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My Take
Mikkel Boe Folsgaard is the kind of actor I love discovering. He walked out of the Danish National School of Performing Arts and immediately won the Silver Bear at Berlin for A Royal Affair, which is a staggering way to start. What impresses me is the range that followed: prestige drama in The Legacy and Borgen, the gut-punch of Land of Mine, and the chilling tension of The Chestnut Man. The shelf of Robert and Bodil awards isn't an accident. He's proof that Danish cinema keeps producing performers who are quietly world-class, and I'd watch almost anything with his name attached.
Overview
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (Danish: [ˈme̝kl̩ ˈpoˀ ˈfølsˌkɒˀ]; born 1 May 1984) is a Danish actor. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts and has appeared in films and television series such as A Royal Affair (2012), The Legacy (2014–2017), Summer of '92 (2015), Land of Mine (2015), Walk with Me (2016), A Perfectly Normal Family (2020), The Chestnut Man (2021–2026), and Borgen (2022).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
- Name (Japanese)
- ミケル・ボー・フォルスゴー
- Reading
- みける・ぼー・ふぉるすごー
- Born
- May 1, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Rønne, Denmark
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / voice actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Silver Bear for Best Actor
- 2013 Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2013 Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 2015 Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role
- 2018 Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role
- 2021 Lauritzen Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Denmark →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.