Anders W. Berthelsen Biography: Wife, Age, Daughter, Movies, Ethnicity, Religion, Net Worth, Awards

Anders W. Berthelsen is a Danish actor and director who broke through with the hit TV series TAXA in the late 1990s and then became strongly associated with the international Dogme-era wave through Mifune and Italian for Beginners.

From there, he built a steady screen career that moves between political thrillers and mainstream Danish cinema, with notable roles in titles like King’s Game and the popular Klassefesten (The Reunion) films.

In the 2010s and 2020s he remained a constant presence in Danish television, including the crime series DNA, while also expanding behind the camera, co-directing Daniel and later directing The Sweetest Gift.

Profile

• Full name: Anders Wodskou Berthelsen
• Date of birth: September 28, 1969
• Age: 56 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Rødovre, Denmark
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Actor, director
• Height: 180 cm
• Parents: Erik Berthelsen (father); Jane W. Berthelsen (mother)
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Christina Pind Rasmussen
• Children: Vigga Anders
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Danish
• Net worth: $4 million

Early Life and Education

Anders W. Berthelsen is now 55 years old. He was born on September 28, 1969, in Rødovre, and he is Danish by nationality. He was raised in Kolding and his parents are Erik Berthelsen and Jane W. Berthelsen.

His professional foundation came through formal training at the Danish National School of Theatre, which he completed in 1994. That graduation placed him on a direct path into theatre and screen work, and within a few years he was already appearing in major TV and film productions.

Personal Life

Anders Berthelsen is married to Christina Pind Rasmussen. He first saw her in the late 1995 period while working at Nørrebro Teater, where she worked behind the scenes, and he later described it as immediate certainty that she would become his wife. They married a few years later. The couple have one child, a daughter named Vigga.

Career

Anders Berthelsen’s modern reputation rests on a career that accelerated quickly in the mid-to-late 1990s. After making his feature debut in Portland, he became a familiar face through TAXA, a TV series that helped turn him into a sought-after actor in Denmark.

His international visibility increased through the Dogme movement, especially with Mifune and Italian for Beginners. Mifune also brought notable awards attention in Europe, including a European Film Awards acting nomination tied to the film.

Across the 2000s he became closely associated with prestige Danish projects and major directors, appearing in Better Times on television and in high-profile films such as King’s Game, Just Another Love Story, What No One Knows, and Dancers.

These roles cemented him as a dependable lead for thrillers, dramas, and character-focused stories, and they also resulted in repeated Danish award nominations.

In the 2010s he broadened his mainstream draw further by starring in the Klassefesten (The Reunion) film series while also taking prominent television roles, including Robert Zeuthen in The Killing III and later Rolf Larsen in the crime series DNA. At the same time, he maintained a steady stream of film work, ranging from drama to comedy.

He also built a parallel record as a voice actor in Danish-language versions of major animated films, including Dinosaur, Brother Bear, G-Force, Cars 3, and Onward.

A major later-career highlight came with Daniel (2019), where he took on behind-the-camera responsibility as co-director, and with The Sweetest Gift (2022), where he directed.

In the same period he played Flemming “Bamse” Jørgensen in A Lucky Man (2022), a performance that converted longstanding nominations into a major Danish acting win at the Robert Awards.

Awards

• Robert Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role, A Lucky Man (Bamse) (2023)
• Lauritzen Award (shared annual acting award), recipient (2024)
• European Film Awards, European Actor, Mifune (Nomination, 1999)

Net worth

Anders W. Berthelsen’s net worth is estimated at $4 million. This estimate reflects a long, uninterrupted acting career with leading roles in major Danish films and television series, recurring franchise work, voice acting in high-profile animated releases, and directing.

Social Media

• Instagram: @anderswberthelsen

Filmography

• Stormfulde hjerter (1994)
• Café Hector (1996)
• Portland (1996)
• TAXA (1997)
• Begravelsen (1998)
• Pizza King (1999)
• Mifunes sidste sang (1999)
• Italian for Beginners (2000)
• Dinosaur (2000)
• Fukssvansen (2001)
• Hjerteafdelingen (2002)
• Catch that girl (2002)
• Se dagens lys (2003)
• Brother Bear (2003)
• Better Times (2004)
• Tæl til 100 (2004)
• King’s game (2004)
• Jeg er bare den logerende (2005)
• Tilbageblik på “Mifunes sidste sang” (2005)
• Det danske dogmeri (2005)
• Der var engang en dreng – som fik en lillesøster med vinger (2006)
• We shall overcome (2006)
• Island of lost souls (2007)
• Cecilie (2007)
• Kærlighed på film (2007)
• The black madonna (2007)
• Album (2008)
• Worlds Apart (2008)
• Dancers (2008)
• What no one knows (2008)
• The christmas party (2009)
• G-Force (2009)
• Over gaden under vandet (2009)
• Truth About Men (2010)
• Superclásico (2011)
• The Reunion (2011)
• Rosa Morena (2011)
• The Killing III (2012)
• Speed Walking (2014)
• The Reunion 2 – The Funeral (2014)
• The Cartel (2014)
• Ditte & Louise – Sæson 1 (2015)
• Comeback (2015)
• Ditte & Louise – Sæson 2 (2016)
• The Reunion 3 (2016)
• Cars 3 (2017)
• Something’s Rockin’ (2017)
• Grethe (2017)
• Ditte & Louise (2018)
• Daniel (2019)
• Mom Squad (2019)
• DNA (2019)
• Onward (2020)
• Erna at War (2020)
• Little Allan – The Human Antenna (2022)
• Rose (2022)
• All For Four (2022)
• A Lucky Man (2022)
• The Sweetest Gift (2022)
• Dansegarderoben (2023)
• Kingmaker (2024)
• Super-Charlie (2025)
• To New Beginnings (2025)