Morten Kirkskov was born on March 28, 1963 in Denmark. He is an actor and writer, known for Borgen (2010), Dirch (2011) and Walk with Me (2016).

Morten Kirkskov is a Danish actor, theatre director, and writer. Morten is educated at The National Theatre School in Odense in 1990. He's had a role in Hamlet at The Danish Theatre, and multiple roles af Østre Gasværk, Aalborg Theatre, and Mongo Park. Since 1998 Morten has been a teacher at Statens Theatre School. Morten got nationally known for his role in "En Kort en Lang" in 2001. In recent years he's been in a lot of national Danish shows, as "Arvingerne" on Danish Radio TV. In 2010 Morten became a writer with his novel "Kapgang" which also got adapted into a film in 2014. From 2011 and 2015 he worked as the theatre director at Aalborg Theatre and is currently the Artistic Director at The Danish Royal Theatre.