Lars Ranthe Biography: Children, Net Worth, Age, Height, Ethnicity, Religion, Wife, Movies, Awards

Lars Ranthe is a Danish actor whose popularity grew through a combination of long-running television success and major Danish films.

Many viewers came to know him as Jakob Sommer in the DR drama series Sommer, and his profile rose further when he played revy star Kjeld Petersen in the film Dirch, a performance that brought him top Danish acting awards.

He later remained a known face for years as merchant Georg Madsen in the period series Badehotellet (Seaside Hotel) while continuing to take substantial parts in films such as The Hunt, The Commune, Another Round, and Matters of the Heart.

Profile

• Full name: Lars Kristian Ranthe
• Date of birth: 26 August 1969
• Age: 56 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Actor
• Height: 1.70 m
• Parents: Per Ranthe (father); Jytte Ranthe (mother)
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Christine Albeck Børge (married 1998)
• Children: Rigmor Ranthe, Betty Marie Ranthe
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Danish
• Net worth: $4 million

Early Life and Education

Lars Kristian Ranthe was born on 26 August 1969 in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, and is now 56 years old. He is the son of Per Ranthe and Jytte Ranthe, and he has described a childhood rooted in Copenhagen neighborhoods including Vesterbro and Amager.

After finishing school, he spent several years living in the French Alps before returning to Denmark and committing to actor training.

He was admitted to Odense Teater’s acting program in the mid-1990s and graduated in 1998. Those studies became the formal base for a career that quickly expanded into stage work and then into a heavy run of film and television roles.

Personal Life

Lars Ranthe married Danish actress Christine Albeck Børge in 1998. Their marriage has been a stable part of his life for years. He and Christine Albeck Børge are parents to two daughters, Rigmor Ranthe and Betty Marie Ranthe. Rigmor later entered acting herself, which has made the family connection more visible in Danish entertainment coverage without turning it into a public brand.

Career

Lars Ranthe began acting as a child and appeared in early Danish screen productions before his formal graduation from Odense Teater. After finishing his training in 1998, his on-screen work accelerated through the 2000s with roles in widely seen Danish films, including The Green Butchers, Brothers, and Adam’s Apples, helping him become a familiar supporting presence in contemporary Danish cinema.

His first major surge in fame came with the DR series Sommer, where he played Jakob Sommer. That role positioned him as more than a supporting actor and set up the next step: a film breakthrough that changed how awards bodies viewed him.

In 2011, he portrayed Kjeld Petersen in Dirch (A Funny Man), and the performance brought him major Danish acting prizes, including Bodil and Robert recognition.

From that point, he became a recurring choice for prestige drama in both film and television, appearing in titles such as The Hunt, Dicte, The Commune, and The Day Will Come.

For a broad audience, one of his most enduring roles was merchant Georg Madsen in Badehotellet (Seaside Hotel), a series that ran for years and kept him in front of viewers season after season.

In parallel, he continued taking more intense modern drama parts, including Tom in the crime mini-series Warrior and Nylander in The Chestnut Man.

Awards and Nominations

• Bodil Award, Best Supporting Actor, A Funny Man / Dirch (2012)
• Robert Award, Best Supporting Actor, A Funny Man / Dirch (2012)
• Robert Award, Best Supporting Actor – TV Series, Warrior (2019)
• Bodil Award, Best Supporting Actor, Matters of the Heart (2025)
• Robert Award, Best Actor (Leading Role), Matters of the Heart (2025)

Net Worth

Lars Ranthe’s net worth is estimated at $4 million. The estimate reflects decades of paid work in Danish film and television, cumulative earnings from long-running series roles (including many episodes on a continuing production), voice and screen work.

Social Media

• Instagram: @larsranthe

Filmography

• Gummi Tarzan / Rubber Tarzan (1981)
• Crash (1984)
• The Bench / Bænken (2000)
• Agnethe (2001)
• Minor Mishaps / Små ulykker (2002)
• Okay (2002)
• Old, New, Borrowed and Blue / Se til venstre, der er en svensker (2003)
• The Green Butchers / De grønne slagtere (2003)
• Aftermath / Lad de små børn (2004)
• Brothers / Brødre (2004)
• In Your Hands / Forbrydelser (2004)
• Adam’s Apples / Adams æbler (2005)
• Flies on the Wall / Fluerne på væggen (2005)
• Clash of Egos / Sprængfarlig bombe (2006)
• Sommer (2008)
• Pagten / The Pact (2009)
• Dirch / A Funny Man (2011)
• The Hunt / Jagten (2012)
• Those Who Kill: Shadow of the Past (2012)
• Dicte (2013–2016)
• Badehotellet / Seaside Hotel (2013–2024)
• Ride Upon the Storm / Herrens veje (2017)