Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders Danielsen Lie (born 1 January 1979) is a Norwegian actor, musician and medical doctor.[1]

In this article, the surname is Danielsen Lie, not Lie.
Anders Danielsen Lie
Born (1979-01-01) 1 January 1979
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor, musician, medical doctor
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2008)​
Children2
Parent(s)
RelativesEdvard Christian Danielsen (great-grandfather)

Education

Danielsen Lie studied Ancient Greek (1997-1998), Musicology (2001-2003) and Medicine (1999-2007) at the University of Oslo.[2]

Career

Acting career

Danielsen Lie made his film debut when he was 11 years old in the title role of Herman (1990) by Erik Gustavson. He is best known for his leading roles in multi-award winning Reprise (2006), 22 July (2018) by Paul Greengrass and Oslo, 31 August (2011) by Danish-Norwegian director Joachim Trier.[1] Oslo, 31 August was selected for Un Certain Regard at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[3] Danielsen Lie has played Norwegian, English and French-speaking roles. He performed two different versions of his role in The Night Eats The World, one in English and one in French.

On 11 April 2011 Danielsen Lie released This Is Autism, a concept album with music written, performed and produced by himself, loosely based on recordings from his childhood.[1]

Danielsen Lie plays major roles in the 2021 films The Worst Person in the World by Joachim Trier, and Bergman Island by Mia Hansen-Løve. Both films have been selected for main competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival 2021. For his part in The Worst Person in the World he received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 2022, and the performance was named one of the 10 best movie performances of 2021 by Time Magazine. The film was also declared the best film of 2021 by Vanity Fair[4] and The Atlantic.[5]

Danielsen Lie and Maria Øverås authored a Norwegian language non-fiction sexual education book for young adults (Sex og sånt, Gyldendal, 2007, ISBN 9788205370463).

Medical career

Danielsen Lie is a medical doctor and in-between movies maintains his practice working with patients in Oslo. While promoting Bergman Island he insisted "It doesn’t really work and I would never recommend that anybody else combine the two", however he has continued to maintain both a successful acting career and his medical practice since graduating from medical school. After shooting The Worst Person in the World in the fall of 2020, he started working as a medical supervisor for the COVID-19 vaccination center and contact trace team in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo.[6]

Personal life

Danielsen Lie is the son of Amanda Award-winning actor Tone Danielsen. He met Norwegian model Iselin Steiro in 2007,[1] and they married on 5 July 2008.[7] They have two daughters together.[8][9]

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Herman Herman
2006 Reprise Phillip
2011 Oslo, 31 August Anders
2014 Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey Felix
2015 This Summer Feeling Lawrence
2016 Personal Shopper Erwin
2016 Approaching the Unknown Greenstreet
2016 Nobel Lieutenant Jon Petter Hals
2017 Cleo & Paul David
2018 The Night Eats the World Sam
2018 22 July Anders Behring Breivik
2021 The Worst Person in the World Aksel
2021 Bergman Island Joseph

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Category Role Result Ref.
2012 RiverRun International Film Festival Best Actor, Honorable Mention Oslo, August 31st Won [10]
2017 Gullruten Best Actor, TV Drama Nobel Nominated [11]
2022 National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actor The Worst Person in the World Won

References
  1. Wood, Gaby (17 May 2012). "Northern Lights". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. "Anders Danielsen Lie". Panorama Agency. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  3. "Festival de Cannes - From 15 to 26 May 2013". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  4. "The 10 Best Movies of 2021". Vanity Fair. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. Sims, David (2021-12-07). "The 10 Best Films of 2021". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. Canfield, David. "Meet Anders Danielsen Lie: Doctor, COVID-19 Hero, and Movie Star". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. "Iselin Steiro on Instagram: "Ten years of marriage with my man, my love, my soulmate @lieande ❤️ Happy ten year wedding anniversary to us, baby 🌟"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  8. "Iselin Steiro on Instagram: "This little 💗 arrived at the speed of light August 27th 09.11 am"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  9. "Iselin Steiro on Instagram: "Happy birthday to me 🎂🍾 Two Virgos and two Capricorns in this family. I've been told it's a good match 😅 😍 @lieande"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  10. Lucas, Matthew. "2012 RiverRun Award Winners". Fromthefrontrow.net. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  11. "Gullruten: "Nobel" mot "Skam"". Vg.no. Retrieved 10 January 2022.


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