Tommy Kenter Biography: Movies, Marriage, Children, Awards, Religion, Age, Height, Net Worth, Ethnicity

Tommy Osvald Charlie Kenter is a Danish actor and stage performer best known for combining broad popular entertainment with heavyweight dramatic work.

He first appeared on film as a child in Cirkus Buster, but his adult breakthrough with wide public recognition is often tied to his performance as the father in Lad isbjørnene danse, a role that also brought him major Danish film awards.

Profile

• Full name: Tommy Osvald Charlie Kenter
• Date of birth: 15 April 1950
• Age: 75 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Actor, stage performer, singer
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Janne Hiort
• Children: Sarah Caroline Kenter
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Danish
• Net worth: $1.5 million

Early Life and Education

Tommy Osvald Charlie Kenter is now, at the age of 75 and was born on 15 April 1950 in Copenhagen. He entered the spotlight early, appearing on screen as a boy in Cirkus Buster, and that early start became the first step in a working life that later moved fluidly between film, television, music-led performance, and theatre.

Details about Kenter’s parents and any siblings are not public at this time. He attended Statens Teaterskole from 1970 to 1973, a period that placed him within Denmark’s professional theatre pipeline before his later prominence in revy, cabaret, and large-scale stage productions.

Personal Life

For years, Kenter’s private life has occasionally surfaced in the Danish press in connection with long relationships and family milestones, rather than ongoing celebrity branding.

He became a father in the 1970s, and his daughter, Sarah Caroline Kenter, was widely reported as his only child. In 2025, her death at the age of 50 was publicly confirmed.

Kenter’s romantic history includes a past relationship with actress Ann-Mari Max Hansen. In 2020, he married graphic designer Janne Hiort, which became his first ever marriage.

Career

Tommy Kenter’s career is often described as a balancing act between popular appeal and demanding character work. On film, one of his most celebrated performances is the father in Lad isbjørnene danse, a role closely associated with the awards recognition he received in the early 1990s.

He also built strong visibility on television, including his work on Dansk Naturgas, where his character “fru Christof/Christoff” became part of the show’s identity in Denmark.

In the late 1990s, he became part of a uniquely Danish film footnote when he stepped in during the production of Olsen-bandens sidste stik after Poul Bundgaard died during filming, completing the remaining scenes for the character Kjeld Jensen under careful staging and makeup.

On stage, Kenter has taken on major roles that lean into intensity as much as entertainment. His theatre work includes performances such as En mand er en mand, Svejk, and later productions like Elling, showing a range that kept him in demand beyond screen acting.

He has also done extensive voice and music-related work, including credited singing connected to films (as recorded in Danish film listings) and recorded releases under his own name.

Awards and Nominations

• Årets Dirch (1982)
• Bodil Award – Best Actor in a Leading Role, Lad isbjørnene danse (1991)
• Robert Award – Best Actor in a Leading Role, Lad isbjørnene danse (1991)
• Teaterpokalen (1994)
• Bodil Award – Best Supporting Actor, Fukssvansen (2002)
• Bodil Award – Best Supporting Actor, Marie Krøyer (2013)

Net Worth

Tommy Kenter’s net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million, grounded in decades of paid work across feature films, television series, major theatre runs, voice acting.

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Filmography

• Mørkeland (2024)
• De forbandede år (2020)
• Kollision (2019)
• Jagtsæson (2019)
• Lila (2018)
• Lykke-Per (2018)
• Hånd i hånd (2018)
• Cirkeline, Coco og det vilde næsehorn (2018)
• Se, hvilken klovn (2017)
• Gidseltagningen (2017)
• NABOspionen (2017)
• Biler 3 (2017)
• Rosemarie og gartnerens hemmelighed (2016)
• Bedrag 2 (2016)
• Den gode dinosaur (2015)
• Krummerne – alt på spil (2014)
• Otto er et næsehorn (2013)
• Rita 2 (2013)
• Viceværten (2012)
• Marco Macaco (2012)
• Marie Krøyer (2012)
• Biler 2 (2011)