Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen
Andersen at the German Comic Con 2021
Born	Alex Høgh Andersen (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 30) Slagelse, Denmark
Occupation(s)	Actor, model and photographer
Years active	2012–present

Alex Høgh Andersen (born 20 May 1994) is a Danish actor.[1] He is mostly known for the role of Ivar the Boneless in the historical drama television series Vikings (2016–2020).[2]

Early life

Andersen was born in the small town of Skælskør,[3] in the western part of Sjælland (Zealand) in Denmark,[3] the son of Thomas Andersen and Charlotte Høgh. He became very fond of acting during drama studies at school, rather than in other subjects.[4] He participated in many musical plays and took some leading roles.[4]

At the age of 17, Andersen decided he wanted to learn to act in front of a camera, and he went on to do Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen (2014–2015).[3] He started university in 2014, but dropped out in 2015 for the filming of Vikings on location in Ireland.[3]

Career

In 2015, he was in the film A War.[5] In 2016, he played the role of Ivar the Boneless, future king, and son of Ragnar Lothbrok (played by Travis Fimmel), in the historical drama television series Vikings for three seasons between 2016 and 2020.[6]

In 2021, he starred as Frederik in the Netflix film The Bombardment/The Shadow in My Eye.[5] In 2022, he played Claus Malmqvist in the miniseries The Viking - Downfall of a Drug Lord.[3] In 2023, he starred as Bjørn Jepsen in Those Who Kill.[5] In 2024, he played Emil Veggem in season 2 of the British television series Granite Harbour, and in the same year, played Emil Anderson in six episodes of the Viaplay Danish comedy-drama series Call me Dad.[5]

Interests and hobbies

In his free time, Andersen is a keen photographer;[4] he is visually-minded, and is constantly learning about cameras during his experience in the film industry.[4] In addition, he learned dancing, singing, sports, fencing and stunts.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Big Hero 6	Hiro Hamada (voice)	Danish version
2015	A War	Anders Holm	Also known as Krigen
2019	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Eret (voice)	Danish version
2021	The Bombardment/The Shadow in My Eye (Danish: Skyggen i mit øje)	Frederik	Netflix film
2023	Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever	Frederik	Shudder film
2024	The Room Next Door	Fred

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Outsider	Victor	Main role; miniseries
2013	Tvillingerne & Julemanden	William Iversen	Main role
2015	Hedensted High	Flotte Tjelle	Episode: "Kantinedamen"
2016–2020	Vikings	Ivar the Boneless	Main role (seasons 4–6)
2022	The Viking - Downfall of a Drug Lord	Claus Malmqvist	Main role; miniseries
2023	Those Who Kill (Danish: Den Som Dræber)	Bjørn Jepsen	4 episodes (season 3)
2024	Call me Dad (Danish: Kald mig far)	Emil	Viaplay; 6 episodes
	Granite Harbour (Danish: Granit Havn)	Emil Veggem	3 episodes (season 2)

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Østen for solen og vesten for månen	PS (Prins Sebastian)
2009	1001 nats eventyr	Ali
2010	Sværdet i Stenen	Arthur Pendragon	Main role
2011	Herkules	Dionysos

References

1. "Alex Hogh Anderson (Ivar) of Vikings discusses Season 5!". whennerdsattack.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
2. Schwartz, Terri (21 April 2016). "Vikings: Meet the Four New Actors Revealed in Season 4's Midseason Finale". IGN. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
3. Sørensen, Meike (19 May 2022). "Alex Høgh Andersen:Jeg er blevet en bedre skuespiller af at have en akademisk baggrun (I have become a better actor by having an academic background)". Uniavisen.dk. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
4. "Ivar the Boneless - Vikings Cast - History". history.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
5. Linnéa Pesonen (19 June 2023). "Everything we know about Alex Høgh Andersen's buzzy new series 'Call Me Dad'". voguescandinavia.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
6. Schwartz, Terri (21 April 2016). "Vikings: Meet the Four New Actors Revealed in Season 4's Midseason Finale". IGN. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
7. "Panorama Agency - Actors - Alex Høgh Andersen". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

External links

• Alex Høgh Andersen at IMDb