Kim Fupz Aakeson

• Name — Kim Fupz Aakeson • Birth Name — Kim Fobian Aakeson • Born — 12 September 1958 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Occupation — Screenwriter, writer, illustrator

Kim Fupz Aakeson was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 September 1958. His original middle name was Fobian.

Aakeson is a Danish writer, illustrator, and screenwriter. He is the co-author of a series of children's books about a character called Vitello, illustrated by Niels Bo Bojesen. Books in the series have been translated into English, with titles such as Vitello Wants a Dad, and Vitello Scratches a Car. Aakeson co-wrote the script for the 2018 film Vitello, along with director Dorte Bengtson. He was a co-writer on the 2020 Danish family drama series Cry Wolf (Danish TV series) (Ulven kommer), created by Maja Jul Larsen Larsen's script won the 2021 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for scriptwriting at the TV Drama Vision strand at the 2020 Göteborg Film Festival, which was held online. Aakeson's script for the 8-episode Norwegian drama series Welcome to Utmark (Velkommen til Utmark), produced by Paradox Film 8 for HBO Europe, was nominated for the 2021 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for scriptwriting. He was co-creator of the series, with Icelandic director Dagur Kári. He is the creator of the six-part 2023 Danish crime drama series Prisoner (Danish title: Huset), and directed and co-created by Michael Noer and Frederik Louis Hviid, and starring Sofie Gråbøl and David Dencik. It was inspired by Aakeson's 2021 novel Fangeleg. The series was acquired by the BBC in 2023, and won the Robert Award for Best Danish Television Series in February 2024.

Film • Year — Title — Notes • 2023 — Prisoner (Huset) — TV series; creator • 2021 — Welcome to Utmark — TV series; co-creator and writer • 2020 — Cry Wolf (Ulven kommer) — TV series; co-writer • 2018 — Vitello — Animated children's film; based on Aakeson's books and script co-written by Aakeson and director Dorte Bengtson • 2014 — In Order of Disappearance — Thriller film starring Stellan Skarsgard; screenwriter • 2012 — A Caretaker's Tale — Film • 2011 — Perfect Sense — Film • Room 304 — Film • 2010 — A Family — Film • A Somewhat Gentle Man — Film • 2007 — Second Half — Film • 2006 — Prague — Film; co-writer, with director Ole Christian Madsen • A Soap — Film • 2002 — Minor Mishaps — Film • 1999 — The One and Only — Film