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Morten Suurballe

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Morten S. Suurballe
Born (1955-03-08) 8 March 1955 (age 69)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationActor
Years active1978 - present
Known forThe Killing
Children3

Morten Sasse Suurballe (born 8 March 1955) is a Danish actor, best known for playing Detective Chief Inspector Lennart Brix in the three television series The Killing (Danish: Forbrydelsen, “The Crime”) in which he played alongside Sofie Gråbøl.

Career and personal life

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Suurballe was born in Copenhagen and educated at the Danish National School of Theatre in 1978. After that, he was employed at several theatres including the Royal Danish Theatre.

He was married to actress Julie Wieth, and divorced in 2003. He is the father of Amalie Suurballe Wieth (born 1987), Johan Suurballe Wieth (born 1991) and Eigil Suurballe Rossing (born 2008).

In January 2013 Suurballe was awarded Knight of 1st Class of Order of the Dannebrog.[1]

Filmography

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Cinema

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Dronningen giver "Sarah Lund" ridderkors", B.dk, 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Scandinavian Film News". 2 (2). Nordic Film Authorities. 1982. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Review: Acceptable Risk is a bright ball of confusion". RTE. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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