Kristian Halken Biography: Wife, Age, Movies, Height, Awards, Net Worth, Ethnicity

Kristian Halken is a Danish actor known for playing grounded, sometimes awkward, often recognizably everyday men across film, television, and theatre.

Many viewers first latched onto him through popular Danish screen work, including his role as Anja’s father in the youth comedy Kærlighed ved første hik and, later, his long-running role as Peter Andreas in the TV series Badehotellet.

In the 2020s, he also stepped forward as a leading man and writer with Rom, where he both co-wrote the screenplay and played one of the central roles.

Profile

• Full name: Kristian Halken
• Date of birth: 3 April 1955
• Age: 70 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Horsens, Denmark
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Actor, voice actor, screenwriter
• Height: 188 cm
• Weight: 88 kg
• Eye color: Blue
• Hair color: Grey
• Parents: Knud Halken, Ellen Halken (née Birk)
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Karen Bach Jacobsen
• Children: William Jacobsen Halken
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Danish
• Net worth: $2.5 million

Early Life and Education

Kristian Halken is now 70 years old, and he was born on 3 April 1955 in Horsens, a town in eastern Jutland. His parents were engineer Knud Halken and physiotherapist Ellen Halken (born Birk), and he has generally kept details about any siblings and the day-to-day details of his childhood away from the public spotlight.

Before he became a familiar face on screen, Halken took the long route through training and auditions. He was educated at Statens Teaterskole (the Danish National School of Performing Arts), completing his studies in 1981.

Personal Life

Away from acting, Kristian Halken’s longest-running commitment has been his marriage. He married Karen Bach Jacobsen on 11 August 1990, and while he has stayed fairly private about their life together, the length of the relationship is part of how he is commonly described in Danish media.

The couple has at least one child, William Jacobsen Halken, who has also entered the performing arts world. Kristian and William have even appeared in the same projects.

Career

Kristian Halken’s career is marked by steadiness and range: he has worked across theatre, film, and television from the early 1980s onward, often turning up in projects that became widely seen in Denmark.

His film and television credits stretch from early roles such as Cirkus Casablanca (1981) through major 2000s productions and into an active slate of work in the 2010s and 2020s.

A key visibility boost came through Kærlighed ved første hik, where he played Willy, Anja’s father, a role frequently singled out in Danish profiles as a breakout moment with mainstream audiences.

He continued building a reputation as a dependable screen presence in everything from drama and crime to family films, including work in titles like Oldboys (where he played Vagn Bendtsen), Dirch, Borgen, and the political-era series 1864.

On television, many viewers associate him strongly with Badehotellet (The Seaside Hotel), where he played Peter Andreas over the show’s long run, helping anchor the series’ interpersonal storylines.

Alongside live-action roles, he has also done voice work, including Danish-language dubbing for major animated titles (for example, he is credited with a role in Find Dory).

Awards and Nominations

• Årets Reumert (Best Supporting Actor) for Mine to Søstre (2001)
• Årets Reumert (Best Supporting Actor) for Spindoctor (2003)
• Robert Award nomination, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Oldboys (2010)
• Robert Award nomination, Best Actor in a Leading Role for When in Rome / Rom (2025)

Net Worth

Kristian Halken’s net worth is estimated at $2.5 million. This estimate is based on the typical earning pathways for a veteran Danish actor with decades of continuous employment across film, long-running television.

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Filmography

• Cirkus Casablanca (1981)
• Eddie Holms andet liv (1986)
• Altid om søndagen (1989)
• Fædre og sønner (1991)
• Den sidste færge (1993)
• Kun en pige (1995)
• Farligt venskab (1995)
• Fæhår & Harzen (1995)
• Madsen og co. (1996)
• GUFOL-Mysteriet (1997)
• Deadline (1997)
• Station 7-9-13 (1997)
• Ørnens øje (1997)
• Klinkevals (1999)
• Klinkevals – Juliane (1999)
• Kærlighed ved første hik (1999)
• Olsen bandens første kup (1999)
• Juliane (2000)
• Prisen (2001)
• Chihiro og heksene (2001)
• Jul i hjemmeværnet (2001)
• Olsen banden junior (2001)
• Den serbiske dansker (2001)
• Min søsters børn i sneen (2002)
• Se til venstre, der er en svensker (2003)
• Nissernes ø (2003)
• Er du skidt, skat? (2003)
• Som man behager (2003)
• Krøniken (2004)
• Vakuum (2005)
• Af banen! (2005)
• Voksne mennesker (2005)
• Solkongen (2005)
• Anklaget (2005)
• Allegro (2005)
• Sprængfarlig bombe (2006)
• Karlas kabale (2007)
• Guldhornene (2007)
• Anja & Viktor – brændende kærlighed (2007)