Pelle Hvenegaard
3 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 29, 1975 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- København, Danmark
Biography
Pelle Hvenegaard is a Danish actor and writer, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror (1987).
Hvenegaard is named after the title character of Pelle from Danish author Martin Andersen Nexø's 1910 novel Pelle the Conqueror.
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At age 11, director Bille August chose Hvenegaard to play the character he is named for, after the crew auditioned 3,000 children. August decided on Hvenegaard, who he said demonstrated concentration, patience and self-control.
Since 2008, Hvenegaard has been the host of Dagens Mand, the Danish version of Taken Out. In 2012, he was a host on the Danish morning talk show Go' Morgen Danmark.
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Known for
Pelle Hvenegaard: movies and TV shows
Acting (7)
- 2013
- 2011
- 2007 A Christmas Too Many
as Danish Director
- 2007
- 2007
- 2000 Foreign Fields
as Jacob
- 1987 Pelle the Conqueror
as Pelle Karlsson
Behind the camera (4)
- 2018
- 2014
- 2013
- 2010
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 2025 Den gule sofa med Allan Sindberg
1 episode
- 2017 Lige i skabet
2 episodes
- 2015 Krejlerkongen
19 episodes
- 2015 Tag pengene og løb
8 episodes
- 2011 Vild med Comedy
24 episodes
- 2010 Zulu Gumball
8 episodes
- 2010 Til middag hos...
4 episodes
- 2008 Dagens mand
121 episodes
- 2007 Comedy fight club
36 episodes