Age: 78
male
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jesper Christensen (born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond film Casino Royale and its sequel, Quantum of Solace. In his home country, Christensen has won 4 Bodil Awards, 3 for Best Actor (Hør, var der ikke en som lo?, Bænken, and Drabet) and 1 for Best Supporting Actor (Barbara). In 2006 Jesper Christensen declined when offered to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crime to the members of the royal family and does not fit with modern ideas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jesper Christensen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Jesper Christensen
Aksel Westad
for Aksel Westad in The Redbreast
Suggested by sepanta_kazemi
In wintry Oslo, a single gunshot opens a door nobody wants opened. Detective Harry Hole gets pulled off routine police work and into a case that feels political, sealed, and untouchable. A rare rifle surfaces. A chain of quiet meetings, erased files, and coded warnings follows. Someone has planned a killing with patience, skill, and a grudge that refuses to die. As Harry tracks the weapon’s path, the city’s present starts to blur into another Norway, one buried under the snow of history. Decades earlier, young men chose sides during the German occupation. Some chased glory. Some chased survival. One choice, made in the name of loyalty, poisoned everything that came after. The investigation tightens around a small circle of veterans and a secret they protected for a lifetime. Harry realizes the target is not random. The shooter is not hunting power. He is hunting a name. He is hunting closure. With a storm building over Oslo, Harry races through freezing streets and dim hallways where the past still breathes. Every clue points to the same truth. This is not a murder plot. This is a reckoning. And the bullet that’s coming was fired a long time ago.
