Caspar Phillipson (born 13 January 1971) is a Danish actor who has
performed onscreen, onstage, and as a voice actor, predominantly in
Scandinavian productions. Phillipson is best known in the
English-speaking world for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy in the
2016 film Jackie. Although Phillipson appears in Jackie for only ten
minutes, his resemblance to Kennedy has been considered unusually
striking. Phillipson has subsequently portrayed Kennedy in a short
film, in live performances of Kennedy's speeches, and again in the
upcoming Blonde.Phillipson has worked as a stage actor, screen actor,
and voice actor. As a voice actor, Phillipson has dubbed roles from
English-language films into Danish, including revoicing Johnny Depp as
Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Phillipson
has appeared in Scandinavian productions for the screen, including the
television series The Bridge and Borgen.Phillipson portrayed John F.
Kennedy in Jackie (2016), his first role in an English-language film.
He first auditioned for the part by video from Istanbul, where he was
appearing in a stage production of Hamlet. To audition in-person for
Jackie in Paris, Phillipson claimed sick leave from a Danish stage
production called Don't Touch Nefertiti, missing five sold-out
performances in a role that had been specially written for him. The
Danish theater company took Phillipson to court and, in January 2017,
the company was awarded kr. 116,000 for the inconvenience he had
caused the theater.Although Phillipson appeared for less than ten
minutes in Jackie, the press noted his striking, even uncanny
resemblance to Kennedy. The Washington Post commented on the
resemblance after photos from the film's set were released: "That
thatch of hair, those white teeth, the smile lines around the eyes â€"
all very Kennedyesque. He might not be familiar to U.S. audiences, but
he's far more visually similar to the former prez than other actors
who’ve played JFK in recent memory, including James Marsden in The
Butler (2013), Greg Kinnear in the 2011 TV miniseries The Kennedys and
Rob Lowe in 2013's Killing Kennedy." Prior to auditioning for the
part, Phillipson said his resemblance to Kennedy had only been noticed
when he spent time in the United States: "I did a workshop years ago
with Frank Corsaro, this iconic American teacher â€" he was the leader
of Actors Studio â€" and suddenly, in the middle of a different scene,
he said in this gruff voice, 'You have to do Kennedy one day. You just
have to.'" Following Corsaro's advice, Phillipson practiced speeches
by Kennedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy, who he believed he more
closely resembled.
performed onscreen, onstage, and as a voice actor, predominantly in
Scandinavian productions. Phillipson is best known in the
English-speaking world for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy in the
2016 film Jackie. Although Phillipson appears in Jackie for only ten
minutes, his resemblance to Kennedy has been considered unusually
striking. Phillipson has subsequently portrayed Kennedy in a short
film, in live performances of Kennedy's speeches, and again in the
upcoming Blonde.Phillipson has worked as a stage actor, screen actor,
and voice actor. As a voice actor, Phillipson has dubbed roles from
English-language films into Danish, including revoicing Johnny Depp as
Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Phillipson
has appeared in Scandinavian productions for the screen, including the
television series The Bridge and Borgen.Phillipson portrayed John F.
Kennedy in Jackie (2016), his first role in an English-language film.
He first auditioned for the part by video from Istanbul, where he was
appearing in a stage production of Hamlet. To audition in-person for
Jackie in Paris, Phillipson claimed sick leave from a Danish stage
production called Don't Touch Nefertiti, missing five sold-out
performances in a role that had been specially written for him. The
Danish theater company took Phillipson to court and, in January 2017,
the company was awarded kr. 116,000 for the inconvenience he had
caused the theater.Although Phillipson appeared for less than ten
minutes in Jackie, the press noted his striking, even uncanny
resemblance to Kennedy. The Washington Post commented on the
resemblance after photos from the film's set were released: "That
thatch of hair, those white teeth, the smile lines around the eyes â€"
all very Kennedyesque. He might not be familiar to U.S. audiences, but
he's far more visually similar to the former prez than other actors
who’ve played JFK in recent memory, including James Marsden in The
Butler (2013), Greg Kinnear in the 2011 TV miniseries The Kennedys and
Rob Lowe in 2013's Killing Kennedy." Prior to auditioning for the
part, Phillipson said his resemblance to Kennedy had only been noticed
when he spent time in the United States: "I did a workshop years ago
with Frank Corsaro, this iconic American teacher â€" he was the leader
of Actors Studio â€" and suddenly, in the middle of a different scene,
he said in this gruff voice, 'You have to do Kennedy one day. You just
have to.'" Following Corsaro's advice, Phillipson practiced speeches
by Kennedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy, who he believed he more
closely resembled.
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