Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen (born 20 May 1994) is a Danish actor. He is mostly known for the role of Ivar the Boneless in the historical drama television series Vikings (2016–2020).

Early life
Andersen was born the small town of Skælskør, in the western part of Sjælland (Zealand)in Denmark, the son of Thomas Andersen and Charlotte Høgh. He became very fond acting during drama studies at school, rather than in other subjects. He participated in many musical plays and took some leading roles.

At the age of 17, Andersen decided he wanted to learn to act in front of a camera, and he went on to do Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen (2014-2015). He started university in 2014, but dropped out in 2015 for the filming of Vikings on location in Ireland.

Career
In 2015, he was in A War, In 2016, he played the role of Ivar the Boneless, future king, and son of Ragnar Lodbrok (played by Travis Fimmel), in the historical drama television series Vikings for three seasons between 2016 and 2020.

In 2021, he starred as Frederik in the Netflix film The Bombardment/The Shadow in My Eye. In 2022, he played Claus Malmqvist in the miniseries The Viking - Downfall of a Drug Lord. In 2023, he starred as Bjørn Jepsen in Those Who Kill. In 2024, he played Emil Veggem in season 2 of the British television series Granite Harbour, and in the same year, played Emil Anderson in six episodes of the Viaplay Danish comedy-drama series Call me Dad.

Interest and hobbies
In his free time, Andersen is a keen photographer, he is visually-minded, and is constantly learning about cameras during his experience in the film industry. In addition, he learned dancing, singing, sports, fencing and stunts.