Martin Buch Biography: Movies, Awards, Religion, Height, Age, Wife, Ethnicity, Net Worth

Martin Buch is a Danish actor and voice performer who became widely recognizable through character-driven comedy on Danish television, especially the sketch universe Rytteriet, created and performed with a close-knit ensemble.

Alongside TV comedy, he built a steady screen career in Danish film and series, including roles in Bankerot, Badehotellet, Limbo, and features such as Swinger and In a Better World, while also working extensively on stage at major Copenhagen theatres and in Danish dubbing for animation.

Profile

• Full name: Martin Buch
• Date of birth: 4 November 1968
• Age: 57 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Actor; voice actor; writer
• Height: 1.78 m
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Danish
• Net worth: DKK 4 million to DKK 12 million

Early Life and Education

Martin Buch is now, at the age of 57. He was born on 4 November 1968 in Kongens Lyngby, and his early years and later work have remained closely linked to Denmark’s capital region, where much of his theatre career has unfolded.

He completed his upper-secondary education at Gladsaxe Gymnasium before entering formal actor training at the acting school connected to Aarhus Theatre. He graduated from the Acting School at Aarhus Theatre in 1996.

Personal Life

Martin Buch keeps his private life largely out of the spotlight. Details about his parents, siblings, marital status, and children are not public at this time.

Career

Martin Buch’s career is built around three lanes that reinforce each other: theatre, television comedy, and screen acting (including voice work).

After graduating in 1996, he worked across Danish stages and became a recurring presence in Copenhagen theatre life, with productions at venues that include Det Kongelige Teater (the Royal Danish Theatre) and other established city theatres.

His stage work often leaned into tightly controlled character acting, playing figures whose intensity and impatience can turn a scene sharply in a single beat, a style that later suited sketch comedy especially well.

A key turning point in his recognition came through the satirical and sketch-based work tied to Rytteriet. The project existed across formats, including radio for Denmark’s public broadcaster and later television, and it grew into live stage versions that extended the brand beyond the screen.

In television drama and comedy series, he became a familiar face through roles in production runs that kept him in front of large Danish audiences.

Bankerot featured him in a central acting category that drew award-season attention, while Badehotellet and Limbo added long-form storytelling to a résumé known for shorter sketch bursts.

Awards and Nominations

• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Winner, Best short-format TV series, Rytteriet (2014)
• Bodil Awards (Danish Critics Association) – Nominee, Best Leading Actor, Swinger (2017)
• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Nominee, Best Actor in a TV series, Rytteriets Jul (2016) (2017)
• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Nominee, Best short-format TV series, Rytteriets Jul (2016) (2017)
• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Nominee, Best Actor in a TV series, Bankerot (2015)
• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a TV series, Limbo (2013)
• Zulu Award – Nominee, Best Live Performance, Rytteriet Live (2012)
• Radiodays – Winner, Best radio satire, Rytteriet (2009)
• Zulu Comedy Award – Nominee, Comedian of the Year (2009)
• Lauritzen Foundation Travel Grant (2009)
• Festival Internacional de Granada – Winner, Best Actor, This Charming Man (Der er en yndig mand) (2002)
• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Nominee, Best Actor, Chop Chop (2002)
• Robert Award (Danish Film Academy) – Nominee, Best Actor, Fukssvansen (2002)

Net Worth

Martin Buch’s estimated net worth falls between DKK 4 million to DKK 12 million. The estimate above is based on long-term professional earnings over decades of steady work across Danish film and television, major theatre engagements, writing credits.

Social Media

• N/A

Filmography

• Gone With The Fish (1999)
• Blind Date (1999)
• Halgrim’s Death (2000)
• Absolut Holberg (2000)
• Mona’s World (2001)
• Chop Chop (2001)
• Fukssvansen (2001)
• Mit liv som Bent (2001)
• Minor Mishaps (2002)
• This Charming Man / Der er en yndig mand (2002)
• Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
• Jesus & Josefine (2003)
• Er du skidt, skat? (2003)
• Normalerweize (2004)
• Wulffs Magasin (2008)
• Mikkel og Guldkortet (2008)
• De Fantastiske 3 (2009)
• Olsen Gang Gets Polished (2010)
• In a Better World (2010)
• The Cavalry / Rytteriet (2010)
• Den 2. side (2010)
• A Funny Man (2011)
• Rio (2011)
• Hotel Transylvania (2012)
• Limbo (2012)
• The Seaside Hotel 1 / Badehotellet (2013)
• All for Two (2013)
• The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble (2013)
• Despicable Me 2 (2013)
• Bankerot (2014–2015)
• Rytteriets Jul (2016)
• Satisfaction 1720 (2016)
• Swinger (2016)
• Mom Squad (2019)
• My Little Dog Maestro 9:10 – The Cautious Man (2019)
• My Little Dog Maestro 10:10 – Hero of the Day (2019)
• Dreambuilders (2020)
• All I Want For Christmas (2018)
• All I Want for Christmas 2 (2020)
• All I want for Christmas 3 (2022)