Morten Suurballe

Morten Sasse Suurballe (born 8 March 1955) is a Danish actor, best known for playing Detective Chief Inspector Lennart Brix in the television series The Killing. He was born in Copenhagen and educated at the Danish National School of Theatre in 1978. Suurballe has worked at several theatres including the Royal Danish Theatre. He was married to actress Julie Wieth and they have three children. In January 2013, Suurballe was awarded Knight of 1st Class of Order of the Dannebrog. He has appeared in various films including Kniven i hjertet (1981) and Drengene fra Sankt Petri (1991).