Olaf Heine Johannessen (born 8 July 1961 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese
stage and film actor. He finished his education as an actor from the
Odense Teater skuespillerskole (now Syddansk Musikkonservatorium og
Skuespillerskole) in 1986. He works as an actor on stage in Denmark
and Germany and as a film actor in Danish TV-series and films.After
finishing his education Johannessen was employed at the Aarhus Teater,
where he played the main role in the drama Lykke-Peer (1988) and the
title role in Hamlet (1992) and the title role in Roberto Zucco. In
1994 he started working at the Royal Danish Theatre, where he worked
until he in 2002 started working as a freelance actor in various
theatres in Denmark and Germany. He has played in Danish TV-series
like playing the role as the prime minister Kristian Kamper in The
Killing (Danish TV series) (Danish title: Forbrydelsen), third series.
From 2013 to 2014 he played the role as Peer Gynt in the
Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, directed by Staffan Valdemar Holm. From
2011 to 2014 he worked as a stage actor at the same theatre playing
the role as Michel Houellebecq in the play Karte und Gebiet, directed
by Falk Richter. In 2014 he played the role as Adolf Eichmann on the
Betty Nansen Teatret in the play Samtale før døden (Dialogue before
death), written by Adam Price, directed by Peter Langdal.Olaf
Johannessen is the son of theater instructor Eyðun Johannessen and
brother of the actor Annika Johannessen. His father is Faroese, his
mother, Tove Jacobsen, is Danish. He grew up in Tórshavn, Faroe
Islands and in Denmark. His current partner is the Faroese actress and
directress Marita Dalsgaard with whom he has two children. He has
three other children from a previous marriage.
stage and film actor. He finished his education as an actor from the
Odense Teater skuespillerskole (now Syddansk Musikkonservatorium og
Skuespillerskole) in 1986. He works as an actor on stage in Denmark
and Germany and as a film actor in Danish TV-series and films.After
finishing his education Johannessen was employed at the Aarhus Teater,
where he played the main role in the drama Lykke-Peer (1988) and the
title role in Hamlet (1992) and the title role in Roberto Zucco. In
1994 he started working at the Royal Danish Theatre, where he worked
until he in 2002 started working as a freelance actor in various
theatres in Denmark and Germany. He has played in Danish TV-series
like playing the role as the prime minister Kristian Kamper in The
Killing (Danish TV series) (Danish title: Forbrydelsen), third series.
From 2013 to 2014 he played the role as Peer Gynt in the
Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, directed by Staffan Valdemar Holm. From
2011 to 2014 he worked as a stage actor at the same theatre playing
the role as Michel Houellebecq in the play Karte und Gebiet, directed
by Falk Richter. In 2014 he played the role as Adolf Eichmann on the
Betty Nansen Teatret in the play Samtale før døden (Dialogue before
death), written by Adam Price, directed by Peter Langdal.Olaf
Johannessen is the son of theater instructor Eyðun Johannessen and
brother of the actor Annika Johannessen. His father is Faroese, his
mother, Tove Jacobsen, is Danish. He grew up in Tórshavn, Faroe
Islands and in Denmark. His current partner is the Faroese actress and
directress Marita Dalsgaard with whom he has two children. He has
three other children from a previous marriage.
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