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Anders Baasmo

Anders Baasmo

Actor · Born January 29, 1976 (50) · Hamar, Norway

Berlinale award winner

Anders Baasmo Christiansen, born 29 January 1976 is a Norwegian actor from Hamar, Norway. He earned his breakthrough in 2003 when he received the Amanda-price for his performance in the Norwegian picture Buddy. He also won the TV award Gullruten in 2007 for his portrait of Henrik Ibsen in the TV-series An immortal man ("En udødelig mann") on NRK. Christiansen graduated from the Norwegian Acting Academy in 2000. He started his professional career at the Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim, Norway. Later he joined the Det Norske Teatret in Oslo. He has also starred in the Swedish 2007 picture Arn – The Knight Templar, and its sequel Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End from 2008. In 2008 he won Norway's most prestigious actor's award, the Heddaprisen, for his interpretation of Hamlet. He then became the first actor to collect an Amanda, a Gullruten and a Hedda award. He will be receiving the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anders Baasmo Christiansen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1976 (50)
From
Hamar, Norway
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 32% in 30 days

What are Anders Baasmo's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Bonds
22%
Survival
21%
Society
12%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Shadow
3 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Mentor
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
8
Warm
6
Thrilling
6
Joyful
7
Other
26

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anders Baasmo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anders Baasmo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

74 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Growth of the Soil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • LIS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Anders Ustad

  • Detective Hole(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Anders Baasmo · as Bjarne Møller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Agnes Mot Verden(2026)

    as Julius Helvig

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Better Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom

  • No Comment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sondre Bortnes

  • Danefæ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helge Holmboe

  • Harald & Sonja(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as King Olav V

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • La Palma(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Fredrik

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Arctic Convoy(2023)

    as Skar

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Makta(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Odvar Nordli

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Dancing Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Ove

  • Peer Gynt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Peer Gynt

  • Munch(2023)

    as Rolf Stenersen

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Three Robbers and a Lion(2022)

    as Politimester Bastian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Girls Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Teacher

  • The Olsen Gang - Last scream! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Egon Olsen

  • The Burning Sea(2021)

    as Ronny

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Girl(2020)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Asphalt Burning(2020)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • 63 Days Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Kristian

  • Forgotten Christmas(2019)

    as Julenissen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Seizure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sander Holm

  • Exit(2019)

    Show 15 episodes · as Pål Bugge Krøvel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Out Stealing Horses(2019)

    as Olav

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Birdcatcher(2019)

    as Tor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Blindsone(2018)

    as Anders

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Opportunity Knocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jens Berge

  • One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jonas

  • The Tree Feller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Anders

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Thorbjørn

  • Santa Swap: Merry Christmas Mr. Andersen(2016)

    as Julenissen

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Børning 2(2016)

    as Roy Gundersen

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The King's Choice(2016)

    as Crown Prince Olav of Norway

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Norway! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Primus

  • Beyond Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mikkelsen

  • Revenge(2015)

    as Bimbo

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dark Woods II(2015)

    as Ole

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Staying Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Håkon

  • Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama(2014)

    as Kong Rufus

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kong Rufus / Seg selv

  • Børning(2014)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • In Order of Disappearance(2014)

    as Geir

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bendik & the Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Monster (voice)

  • The Tough Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lærer

  • Every Child is Made of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Chasing the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lundgren

  • Journey to the Christmas Star(2012)

    as Kongen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kon-Tiki(2012)

    as Herman Watzinger

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fuck Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rasmussen

  • I kveld med Ylvis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Norwegian Cozy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Georg

  • Dag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 40 episodes · as Benedikt Skovrand

  • På hjul med Dag Otto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Arn: The Knight Templar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Harald Øysteinsson

  • A Somewhat Gentle Man(2010)

    as Scrap Dealer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rafiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Butikknisse

  • Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Thorstein

  • Min pappa av papp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Glenn

  • North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jomar Henriksen

  • Fatso(2008)

    as Ekspeditør i sportsbutikk

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road(2008)

    as Harald Øysteinsson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Null-Null (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ivar

  • Mars & Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Arild

  • An immortal man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Henrik Ibsen

  • Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Aksel

  • Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anders

  • 37½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jarle

  • Iver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Lifeguard

  • Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Stig Inge Otnes

  • Anolit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Tore

  • Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Maga Kahn

  • Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Piodor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles, 73 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Kon-Tiki (2012)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Exit (2019)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

20002026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2003Screen debut· Buddy
  • 2009First top-billed film· North
  • 2014Career best· Burning
  • 2024Best so far· La Palma

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting74 of 74: 74 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

2000s18 · acting2010s35 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 23% of 22 roles
031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2010.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Anders Baasmo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Birdcatcher (2019)

72nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Exit (2019)

Midcredits 94th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anders Baasmo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles32–69 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anders Baasmo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anders Baasmo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lars Gudmestad shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles