Christen Niemann Rosenkilde

He later worked as a private tutor before being employed as a clerk (kordegn) at the Church of Our Lady in Aarhus and as assistant teacher (hører) at the parish's public school.

Rosenkilde made his debut at the Royal Danish Theatre on 19 March 1816 as Balozi in C. Schall's singspiele De tre Galninger.

His last performance at the Royal Danish Theatre was on 7 September 1861 as Sivert Posekigger in Ludvig Holberg's The Political Tinker.

He had his debut as a playwright withVennernes Fest (1826), a vaudeville set during the Battle of Copenhagen, which played 21 times with himself in one of the roles.

His next play, Den dramatiske Skrædder (1828), an attempt to create a modern version of Holberg's The Political Tinker, was a huge fiasco.