Acting
Dec 31, 1978
Oslo, Norway
Anders Danielsen Lie
Acting
Biography
Anders Danielsen Lie (born 1 January 1979, Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian actor, musician, and medical doctor. He is the son of actress Tone Danielsen and made his film debut at age 11 in the title role of Herman (1990), for which he won Best Actor at the Paris Premiers Plans Film Festival. After a 16-year hiatus, he was cast by director Joachim Trier in Reprise (2006), beginning a long-term collaboration that produced Trier's "Oslo trilogy." He studied medicine at the University of Oslo (1997–2007) and musicology (2001–2003), and has released the albums This Is Autism (2011) and IDIOSYNCRASY. He is known for playing emotionally complex, sometimes mentally disturbed characters, and has performed in Norwegian, English, and French. His filmography spans over 30 productions across film and television. His most celebrated roles include Philip in Reprise (2006), Anders in Oslo, August 31st (2011, Un Certain Regard at Cannes), Erwin in Personal Shopper (2016, Cannes main competition, with Kristen Stewart), Anders Behring Breivik in 22 July (2018), Aksel in The Worst Person in the World (2021, for which he won the 2022 Amanda Award for Best Supporting Actor and a National Society of Film Critics Award), Joseph in Bergman Island (2021, with Vicky Krieps and Tilda Swinton), Simon in Mothers' Instinct (2024, with Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain), and Jakob in Sentimental Value (2025, Grand Jury Prize at Cannes). Other credits include The Night Eats the World (2018), Sick of Myself (2022), Handling the Undead (2024), The Summer Book (2024, with Glenn Close), and Quisling: The Final Days (2024). His most recent credits include Everybody Digs Bill Evans (2026, as Bill Evans) and Low Expectations (2026, premiered at Cannes).
Feature Films (29)
Painful memories arise when Kai Koss inherits his dead mother's house and goes back to his childhood home after 19 years.
Hidden
Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers.
Reprise
The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.
The Summer Book
Three small-time criminals finally get the chance to climb the ladder - but manages to mess it all up in royal manners....
Empty Barrels
"Herman", based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel of the same name, tells the story of the young boy Herman who suddenly loses his hair and becomes bald at the age of eleven. It follows him through what is a very difficult period in his life, through big mood swings and irrational behaviour until he finally learns to accept himself for who he is.
Herman
A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.
Oslo, August 31st
Television & Series (11)
After a bad breakup, Georg goes back to live with his father Frank. His greatest desire is to be a father, and his greatest fear is to become as paranoid and intolerable as Frank. Georg, still feeling sane, starts writing letters to his future son while looking for a mother worthwhile…
Norwegian Cozy
Lieutenant Erling Riiser is on his way back to Norway after a long stay in Afghanistan. Much has gone wrong, several soldiers are missing from the Hercelus-plane. After only one day in Norway, Erling receives a text message saying an old acquaintance from Afghanistan is in Oslo - which can mean only one thing: A woman's life is in danger
Nobel
Peter Verås is an uncompromising journalist in the most respected newspaper in Norway. He makes his life’s biggest mistake when he gets hold of evidence of a financial fraud from an anonymous source. It turns out the evidence points to his own brother. As he still pursues and the story breaks, the brother commits suicide. Peter tries to track down the anonymous source, only to discover that the source was the brother himself. A search for the truth has commenced that involves media, high – ranked politicians as well as the financial elite. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes for him and his brother’s family.
Mammon
Uti vår hage was a Norwegian sketch comedy television program which had two different runs on TV in 2003 and 2008 on the Norwegian state channel NRK. The show starred the three well-known comedians: Atle Antonsen, Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen. The format of the show was one main storyline that would gradually branch off into several separate minor storylines. Two series of the show have been produced, and the second series carries the title Uti vår hage 2. The show has introduced popular characters like "Lena" from Døden på Oslo S and "Oslolosen". The first season consisted of six episodes and was first broadcast in September and October 2003, while the second season was aired in January – March 2008, with seven ordinary episodes and one special. The first season was the first occasion where the three comedians worked together.
