# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/olaf-johannessen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:26:17.492Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/olaf-johannessen"
name: "Olaf Johannessen"
slug: "olaf-johannessen"
description: "Olaf Heine Johannessen, is a highly acclaimed Faroese actor known for his versatile acting skills and remarkable performances. Born on 8 July 1961 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Olaf grew up in a family of actors with both his father, Eyðun Johannessen, and mother, Tove Johannessen born Jacobsen, being prominent figures in the Faroese theater scene. He studied at the Danish National School of Theatre in Odense and began his acting career in Aarhus Theatre. He later became a member of the ensemble at the Royal Danish Theatre. He has played a variety of roles, including the lead roles in \"Hamlet\", \"Faust\", “Mephisto” and “Puntila” among others."
tagline: "Faroese/Danish actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Olaf_Johannessen.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1961-07-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           42.04
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.346977333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423722/"
    handle:    "nm0423722"
sources:
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Heine_Johannessen"
    title: "Olaf Heine Johannessen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Johannessen_(akteur)"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen (akteur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Johannessen"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Johannessen"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Johannessen_(actor)"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen (actor)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "اولاف یوهانسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Johannessen"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%AC%EB%9D%BC%ED%94%84_%EC%9A%94%ED%95%98%EB%84%A4%EC%84%BC"
    title: "올라프 요하네센"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Johannessen"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3785492"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1366062"
    title: "Olaf Johannessen"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump