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Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders Danielsen Lie

Actor · Born January 1, 1979 (47) · Oslo, Norway

Anders Danielsen Lie (born 1 January 1979) is a Norwegian actor, musician and medical doctor. Danielsen Lie made his film debut when he was 11 years old in the title role of Herman (1990) by Erik Gustavson. He is best known for his leading roles in multi-award winning Reprise (2006) and Oslo, 31 August (2011) by Danish-Norwegian director Joachim Trier. Oslo, 31 August was selected for Un Certain Regard at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1979 (47)
From
Oslo, Norway
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 36 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 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Anders Danielsen Lie's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
31%
Survival
26%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
9%
Power
7%
Morality
6%
Society
4%
Grief6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 11
Shadow
3 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Mentor
2 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
14
Contemplative
11
Dread
8
Tense
8
Bittersweet
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Haunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 Danielsen Lie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anders Danielsen Lie'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

36 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Everybody Digs Bill Evans(2026)

    as Bill Evans

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Low Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Johannes

  • Brave New Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Andreas

  • Detective Hole(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anders Knutsen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sentimental Value(2025)

    as Jakob

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Summer Book(2024)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Quisling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Peder Olsen

  • Quisling: The Final Days(2024)

    as Peder Olsen

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • First Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Alexis Servan

  • Handling the Undead(2024)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • ELSE! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mothers' Instinct(2024)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sick of Myself(2022)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Worst Person in the World(2021)

    as Aksel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bergman Island(2021)

    as Joseph / Anders

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Betrayed(2020)

    as Knut Rød

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Max Sørensen

  • 22 July(2018)

    as Anders Behring Breivik

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cléo & Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as David

  • The Night Eats the World(2018)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rodin(2017)

    as Rainer Maria Rilke

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Personal Shopper(2016)

    as Erwin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 7 episodes · as Jon Petter Hals

  • Approaching the Unknown(2016)

    as Greenstreet

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • This Summer Feeling(2015)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey(2014)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Deep Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Drug Boss

  • Mammon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Johannes Ritter Hansen

  • Oslo, August 31st(2011)

    as Anders

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Terje

  • Empty Barrels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nico

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

    as Peter

  • Reprise(2006)

    as Philipp

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rikets Røst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Uti vår hage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Herman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Herman

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Worst Person in the World (2021)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

The Worst Person in the World (2021)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19902026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 20 roles
061621

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.

How do Anders Danielsen Lie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

The Worst Person in the World (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 54. 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 Danielsen Lie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles13–83 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles17–56 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles37–51 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles25–74 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles36–79 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Danielsen Lie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anders Danielsen Lie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Père shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers