Age | 53 |
Birthday | 13 January, 1971 |
Birthplace | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation | Actor |
Caspar Phillipson was born in 1971 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the oldest of four children to Dane Helle Vibeke Brinch and Brit Robert Phillipson. He was raised bilingually in Yugoslavia, England, and Denmark, and studied acting at the National Danish Drama School at Aarhus Theater, Denmark. The first many years of his career were dedicated to the theater, acting as well as teaching movement to students at a prestigious drama school. Shows include: 'Konstantin' in The Seagull, 'Alex' in A Clockwork Orange, 'Happy' in Death of a Salesman, 'Frederic' in Pirates of Penzance, 'Marius' in Les Misérables, 'Tony' in West Side Story, 'Prior Phillip' in The Pillars of the Earth, to name a few.
He has worked extensively in Theater, TV and Film in Denmark, collaborating with directors such as OC Madsen (Flame and Citron and Itsi Bitsi), Ole Bornedal (As Long As I Live), Carsten Brandt (The Gentle Pain), and Kasper Barfoed (The Summer of '92 and Dicte), as well as TV Series The Bridge and Borgen.
He is the Danish voice of Son Goku, Dragon Ball Z, and has done numerous voice overs for Film and TV in Danish. In 2017 he was 'Captain Underpants' in Captain Underpants - The First Epic Movie, and was most recently the voice of Lord Nooth in Aardman Animations' Early Man.
Caspar is also a popular singer in Denmark, giving concerts with solo pianists, to big bands, to symphony orchestras.
Since starring as Archibald Craven in Edinburgh Festival Theater's production of The Secret Garden, which played in Edinburgh and at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto in 2011, Caspar has continued to work internationally. He was Mr. Grey in the National Theatre, London production of Tori Amos' musical the Light Princess, directed by Marianne Elliot, and as Hamlet toured globally with The Tiger Lillies Perform Hamlet, since 2014.
Caspar came to the attention of US audiences as 'JFK' in Pablo LarraÍn's critically-acclaimed Jackie in 2016. He returned to JFK in the 2017 short, The Speech JFK Never Gave, and has given the speeches of JFK to live audiences in Europe and the US.
Caspar is married to family therapist, Marianne; they have three children.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jennifer Aurianne DaRe
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Marianne (? - ?) ( 3 children)
Son of well known British professor Robert Phillipson (b. 1942). Stepmother professor Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (b. 1940).
Brother of Thomas (b. 1972) and Louise Phillipson (b. 1974).
He is bilingual, with two mother tongues, Danish and English, with education in both Denmark and Britain.
He is a British citizen but has mostly grown up in Denmark..
Received the Danish theater award Reumert in 2000 at Copenhagen's Aveny-T theater in the young age of 29.
He is also a professional gymnast.
Is officially the Danish voice of the kind Kungfu fighter Goku in "Dragon Ball Z".
One of his favorite American actors is Johnny Depp.
Has also skills as well in Stage fight, dance and fencing.
Master the three styles of songs, Musical, rock and Operettas.
Plays the guitar, Piano and Flute.
Currently filming _Flammen of citronen (2008)_ in Copenhagen, Denmark. [April 2007]
Preparing for his role in the a new Danish adaption of Charles Dickens famous book "A Christmas Carol". This is a theater play and has release date in Denmark, November 2005 [September 2005]
Performing as additional roles in the Danish adaption of Charles Dickens famous book "A Christmas Carol". This is a theater play and has playing location at the danish theater "Folketeatret". The play will last until 31 December 2005. [November 2005]
Providing the Danish voice of Prince Charming in Shrek the Third. The Danish version of Shrek is dubbed in the studio "Sun Studio" in Copenhagen. Lars Thiesgaard is the director. [May 2007]
Personal Quotes (1) "The book behind the movie was actually one of my favorite books when I was a child. And then it was extra cool to be chosen as the Danish voice of Willy Wonka. I think it was funny dubbing Johnny Depp in the role as Willy Wonka when he really gets into his stride." - about dubbing Johnny Depp in the Danish version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Caspar Phillipson (born 13 January 1971) is a Danish actor who has performed onscreen, onstage, and as a voice actor, predominantly in Scandinavian productions. Phillipson is best known in the English-speaking world for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy in the 2016 film Jackie. Although Phillipson appears in Jackie for only ten minutes, his resemblance to Kennedy has been considered unusually striking. Phillipson has subsequently portrayed Kennedy in a short film and in live performances of Kennedy's speeches.
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