Søren Spanning (30 May 1951 – 12 February 2020) was a Danish actor.

Life and career

He graduated from

Aarhus Theatre The Aarhus Theatre (Danish: ''Aarhus Teater'') in Aarhus, is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark. The present theatre house was constructed in the late 19th century, as a replacement for the old theatre, nicknamed "''Svedekassen''" (The Swe ...

in 1976 and was then employed at the theatre until 1980.
Søren Spanning
'. In: danskefilm.dk, access date 12 December 2021 (Dansk). From 1980 until 1987, he was part of the

Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first s ...

and throughout his career appeared in numerous plays, including ''

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'', ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'', ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'', ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'', ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'', '' Three Sisters'', ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been can ...

'' and The Father. On television he appeared in numerous series including ''Strandvaskeren'', ''Antonsen'', ''Kald mig Liva'', ''Bryggeren'', ''

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'', ''Karrusel'', ''Skjulte spor'', ''Hotellet'', ''Forsvar'', ''Ørnen'' ''Lærkervej'', '' The Killing'', and in three seasons of ''

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'' as Lars Hesselboe. Spanning also had roles in various

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TV series including ''Alletiders jul'', ''Krummernes jul'', ''Brødrene Mortensens jul'' and ''Jul i Valhal''. Spanning also provided the Danish voice for

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in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. In 1995, he was appointed Knight of the

Dannebrog Dannebrog (until the mid-20th century often spelled Danebrog) may refer to: Flags and orders * The national Flag of Denmark * Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen, links=no), a Royal Danish decoration Places * Dannebrog Island, an i ...

. Spanning was married to actress Karen-Lise Mynster. Together they had three children, among them actress

Rosalinde Mynster Rosalinde Mynster (, born 28 September 1990 in Frederiksberg, Denmark) is a Danish actress best known for her 33-episode role as Fie Kjær, a kitchen- and chambermaid in ''Badehotellet'' (subtitled in English as ''Seaside Hotel'').Nadja Svanberg, ...

and cinematographer

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.Luise Marie Bekke:
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'. In: billedbladet.dk vom 22. Februar 2020 (dänisch).

Selected filmography

* 1976: ''Kassen stemmer'' * 1981: ''Har du set Alice?'' * 1984: ''Min farmors hus'' * 1984: ''Midt om natten'' * 1992: ''Krummerne 2 – Stakkels Krumme'' * 1993: ''Roser og Persille'' * 1994: ''Krummerne 3 – Fars gode idé'' * 2003: ''Lykkevej'' * 2005: ''

Jul i Valhal ''Jul i Valhal'' ('' Christmas in Valhalla'') is a Danish television advent calendar (or Christmas miniseries). It first aired in the December 2005 on TV 2 Denmark television station, on TV 2 Norway in December 2006 (with Norwegian subtitles ...

'' * 2009: '' Headhunter'' * 2010–2013:

(TV series, 21 episodes) * 2012: ''

A Royal Affair ''A Royal Affair'' ( da, En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VI ...

References

External links

* Danish male actors 1951 births 2020 deaths {{Denmark-actor-stub