Michael Moritzen

Acting

Michael Moritzen

Born 1954-11-02 · København

Michael Moritzen er søn af skuespilleren Henning Moritzen og kassererske Betty Moritzen, f. Krohn. Han blev uddannet som instruktør på Statens Teaterskole i 1978 og uddannet som skuespiller på Skuespillerskolen ved Århus Teater i 1981. Han var tilknyttet Aarhus Teater i sæsonen 1981-82 men blev derefter free lance. Han har bl.a. spillet Børge i "Dansen med Regitze" og en større rolle som modstandsgruppelederen i "De nøgne træer". På teatret har han bl.a. haft titelroller i "Don Ranudo" på Grønnegårds Teatret i 1989, i "Erasmus Montanus" og som admiralen i "Pinafore" på Det Danske Teater i 1998. Michael Moritzen var 1999-2000 leder af skuespillinjen på Statens Teaterskole og i 2001 blev han chef for Folketeatret / Hippodromen, hvor han uden større held forsøgte sig med en vis fornyelse af repertoiret.

Acting credits

The Idiots poster
6.5

A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves.

The Idiots

1998

Daisy Diamond poster
5.6

A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. Though she struggles to give her 4-month-old daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a safe and loving environment for her child, culminating in a desperate act that has fatal consequences for Anna and her daughter.

Daisy Diamond

2007

Rich Kids poster
3.3

A story about a group of rich kids, from old money families, north of Copenhagen, from a world where people with ambition and power rule. Away from the superficiality and pretention of their social class, they live a secret life, in which power, money, sex, drugs and endless secrets dominate. A lifestyle only a few of them can survive and where most become scarred for life.

Rich Kids

2007

Okay poster
5.8

Nete is a tough woman of 37 who runs her job, husband, and teenage daughter with a firm and efficient hand. Her father suddenly becomes ill. Seriously ill. Nete forces a doctor to tell her how much time he has left. 3 weeks, hardly any longer. Nete's father becomes bitter and introvert, but Nete insists that he come to live with her and her family the few weeks he has left. "You should die with your family." Nete's father moves in and puts even more strain on Nete's family and everyday life. They all try to cope with the situation - he has only three weeks left, and you don't argue with a dying man. Three weeks pass by. A month. Nete's father does not die, his appetite comes back, the doctors begin to have doubts as to the prognosis, and Nete has a problem.

Okay

2002

The Kingdom poster
7.8

At The Kingdom, Denmark's most technologically advanced hospital, a number of strange and otherworldly events begin occurring, much to the dismay of its doctors and patients. A ghostly ambulance appears and disappears, the voice of a little girl calls to a patient in an elevator shaft, and a doctor's fetus begins growing at an alarming rate.

The Kingdom

1994

Hex poster
NR

The idealistic Lærke is put to the test when she drags her boyfriend and child to her parents' St. Hans Eve party, because what should have been a cosy family moment soon turns into a psychological power struggle between two generations. When Lærke ends up being brought down by her own principles, she throws herself into a last childish attempt to take back control.

Hex

2024

Superbror poster
6.5

"Superbrother" tells the story of Anton, a 10 year old boy desperate for, he says, an older and true brother as Buller, his brother, is autistic. Always distracted looking at the sky, Anton receives an unexpected visit from some stranger who comes from space and Buller becomes a superhero. Unfortunately, these powers do not last forever. Will they be able to learn to use them?

Superbror

2009

Spring Tide poster
5.0

Franco lives in a rough part of Copenhagen. His hooker mother has little time for him. Franco drifts into a life of crime, repeatedly confronting the authorities. To give him a new start, he’s placed in a foster home far away from Copenhagen. His new family greets him with warm hospitality. There’s also the beautiful countryside and, last but not least, the teen-aged daughter

Spring Tide

1990

Manslaughter poster
5.9

A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.

Manslaughter

2005

Love You for Now poster
5.9

Anna and Thomas are missing something: love. They will follow their encounter through confusing crushes and lack of commitment, but can love survive when you don't want to compromise your own dreams for your partner?

Love You for Now

2022

The Idealist poster
7.3

A whistle blower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.

The Idealist

2015

Almost Perfect poster
5.5

Anne has given up trying to find a man who will fit into her sensible and controlled life. Therefore she has chosen to become pregnant with an anonymous sperm donor who has been carefully chosen. But as her hormones get the better of her she realizes that the child may come to resemble the father and possibly get his less flattering characteristics. Anne feels compelled to find the sperm donor and ensure that he is as perfect as she imagines.

Almost Perfect

2012

Oh Happy Day poster
6.8

Hannah (Lotte Andersen) is a housewife in a village Zealand, where she is married to the sad Carsten (Mikael Birkkjær). She sings in the mammal church choir along with his outspoken sister (Ditte Gråbøl). A choirmaster in transit - the black Jackson - get fired up during the chorus, as soon singing and joy - and Hannah is experiencing new feelings.

Oh Happy Day

2004

On Our Own poster
6.7

Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.

On Our Own

1998

Albert poster
6.0

When Albert's best friend Egon goes missing, Albert embarks on an adventure to find him. Along the way he meets Sabrina and together they must save Egon.

Albert

1998

Memories of a Marriage poster
6.7

Karl Åge and Regitze host a summer garden party for close friends, their son, and his family. Karl Åge is quiet, detached; Regitze is spirited, lively. He thinks back: love at first sight during the war, living together unmarried, her mother's hunger strike when they won't baptize their son. Regitze is passionate and forthright; she speaks her mind. He remembers her inviting a derelict for Christmas dinner, and the man shows up with five bashful friends. He recalls her taking on their son's teacher when the man slaps the lad. He remembers her love of dancing and his fear that his social clumsiness might end their relationship. Now, in twilight, he has other things to face.

Memories of a Marriage

1989

Royal Blues poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Royal Blues

1997

Royal Blues poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Royal Blues

1997

What a Pity About Daddy poster
5.9

About the young Aarhus businessman Jacob Hansen who is going to a congress in Copenhagen. His competitor in the firm sends his secretary over to spy and bring Jacob into disrepute. The secretary has sympathy for Jacob, creating complications when his wife show up.

What a Pity About Daddy

1968

The Naked Trees poster
6.3

In 1943, where everything was prohibited, and the Nazi grip on the Danish population tightened, more and more growing resistance to the occupation quite naturally in the Danish population. In Aarhus break 2 young men, Holger Mikkelsen (Ole Lemmeke) and Leo (Per Morberg) into a company who sympathize with the Germans, and burn repairer. It had been a close thing, but when, however, to reach safety before occupying forces emerge.

The Naked Trees

1991

Behind the camera