Mikael Birkkjær (born 14 September 1958) is a Danish actor.
Raised in Copenhagen, Birkkjær trained at Skuespillerskolen at Odense Teater in 1985.
He is best known internationally for his roles as Phillip Christensen[1] in the Danish TV political drama Borgen,[2][3] and Inspector Ulrik Strange in the 2009 TV series Forbrydelsen.
[4] Birkkjær was previously married to actress Tammi Øst with whom he has two children, Rasmus and Andrea;.
[5] Sthlm Requiem (TV series season 1 (2018)