Aksel Hennie (born 29 October 1975) is a Norwegian actor, director,
and screenwriter. He is best known for his leading role in the
Norwegian film Headhunters (2011), and as Tydeus in Hercules. He also
had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's The Martian (2015).Hennie was
born and raised in Lambertseter, Oslo. In his late teens, he was
arrested for graffiti, and became an outcast in the community for
confessing to the police. His "writes" or signatures were "Ceel" and
"Mikro" and can still be seen around Oslo to this day. Most of them
are crossed out / lined over because of his confession. This personal
story contributed much of the background for the film Uno. The
conviction against Hennie was one of the first such cases in
Norway.Hennie was admitted to the Norwegian National Academy of
Theatre after applying four times. He graduated in 2001, and has acted
both at Teatret VÃ¥rt in Molde (2001â€"2002) and at Oslo Nye Teater
(since 2002), where he has been in plays such as Hamlet and Kvinnen
Som Gifftet Seg Med en Kalkun (The Woman Who Married a
Turkey).Hennie's most notable success has been as a film actor. He
made his debut starring in the feature film Jonny Vang in 2003.
Although the director, Jens Lien, originally thought Hennie was too
young for the role, the actor convinced him he was the right man for
the film. That same year, he also acted in the films Buddy and
Ulvesommer. The next year, Hennie made his debut as a director and
writer with the film, Uno, in which he also acted. For this role,
Hennie and his co-star, Nicolai Cleve Broch, undertook six months of
hard physical training in order to perform convincingly as
bodybuilders.
and screenwriter. He is best known for his leading role in the
Norwegian film Headhunters (2011), and as Tydeus in Hercules. He also
had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's The Martian (2015).Hennie was
born and raised in Lambertseter, Oslo. In his late teens, he was
arrested for graffiti, and became an outcast in the community for
confessing to the police. His "writes" or signatures were "Ceel" and
"Mikro" and can still be seen around Oslo to this day. Most of them
are crossed out / lined over because of his confession. This personal
story contributed much of the background for the film Uno. The
conviction against Hennie was one of the first such cases in
Norway.Hennie was admitted to the Norwegian National Academy of
Theatre after applying four times. He graduated in 2001, and has acted
both at Teatret VÃ¥rt in Molde (2001â€"2002) and at Oslo Nye Teater
(since 2002), where he has been in plays such as Hamlet and Kvinnen
Som Gifftet Seg Med en Kalkun (The Woman Who Married a
Turkey).Hennie's most notable success has been as a film actor. He
made his debut starring in the feature film Jonny Vang in 2003.
Although the director, Jens Lien, originally thought Hennie was too
young for the role, the actor convinced him he was the right man for
the film. That same year, he also acted in the films Buddy and
Ulvesommer. The next year, Hennie made his debut as a director and
writer with the film, Uno, in which he also acted. For this role,
Hennie and his co-star, Nicolai Cleve Broch, undertook six months of
hard physical training in order to perform convincingly as
bodybuilders.
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