Acting
Magne-Håvard Brekke
FR, EN, DE, NO cinema · 22 credits
Born
1 January 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Norway
Also known as Magne Brekke
Magne-Håvard Brekke (born 1 January 1962, Norway) is a Norwegian actor of stage, film, and television. He left Norway at a young age to study at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in East Berlin, then joined the ensemble of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz from 1989 to 1995, working with directors including Frank Castorf, Christoph Marthaler, and Andreas Kriegenburg. Since then he has worked primarily in France and Germany, with a career spanning over 40 years. His most notable screen roles include Stig Janson in Father of My Children (2009) (Chiara Caselli, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing), Lorenz in Goodbye First Love (2011) (Mathieu Amalric, Lola Créton), and Andreas Schnabel in The Bureau (2016–2020) (Mathieu Kassovitz, Marine Vacth). He also appeared in Overdrive (2017) (Ana de Armas, Scott Eastwood), Our Patriots (2017) (Alexandra Lamy, Pierre Deladonchamps), and Visiting Hours (2024) (Isabelle Huppert, Hafsia Herzi). His latest role is Eduard Limonov in Olivier Assayas' The Wizard of the Kremlin (Jude Law, Paul Dano).
Known for
Filmography
The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Eduard Limonov
Visiting Hours
as Christopher Lund
Woman at Sea
as Kris
Lovers
as Gérant club
The Prayer
as Olivier
Overdrive
as Kuhn
Das schaffen wir schon
as Julian Schacht
Our Patriots
as Colonel Van Dickel
The Tournament
as Viktor
Kampen om Klasserommet
as Læreren
1001 Grams
as Delegate
Sister
as Violent skier
Goodbye First Love
as Lorenz
Father of My Children
as Stig Janson
A Few Days in September
as Igor Zyberski
The Last U-Boat
as Norwegischer Lokführer
The Break
as Red Army man