Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Hxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael , in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the films title character.

Benjamin Christensen was born in Viborg and initially studied medicine, but caught the acting bug and began studies at the Det Kongelige Teater in Copenhagen in 1901. Christensens professional acting career began in Aarhus in 1907, but after a short stint as actor he abandoned the stage in order to become a wine salesman. In 1911, Christensen made his debut as a film actor all of his predirectorial efforts are lost, but among such films was Scenens brn , the only motion picture directed by eminent Norwegian playwright and stage director Bjrn Bjrnson.

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