Mikkel Lomborg

Mikkel Lomborg
Hr. Skæg at Legoland in 2015
Born (1971-02-02) 2 February 1971 (age 55)
Vanløse, Denmark
Occupations
  • Actor
  • educator
  • musician
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Neeni Lomborg Rasool
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(m. 2013)​

Mikkel Lomborg (born 2 February 1971) is a Danish musician, educator, and actor known for his role of Hr. Skæg (lit. 'Mr. Beard') on DR Ramasjang since 2007.

Early life

Born in Vanløse in 1971, Lomborg and his family moved to Lyngby soon after his birth. Lomborg grew up in the countryside of Stevns Municipality near Karise. His parents were divorced and his mother frequently moved, which led him to changing schools often during his youth along with his younger sister. In total, he stated he had lived in 14 different homes while growing up, which he attributed to difficult in forming friendships with other children his age. In his youth, he wanted to become a zoologist though he later instead chose to focus on music, becoming an opera singer.

As an adult, Lomborg worked at a social-psychiatric residential facility for vulnerable youth in Copenhagen, a position which he held for 11 years. He has attributed his ability to help children as an effect of growing up without a father and helping raise his younger sister.

Career

In 2007, Lomborg was invited to that year's Zulu Awards, where he met several people including DR producer Palle Nørmark. He later received a casting call via Myspace message for the role of Hr. Skæg. He had previously in a children's program about beards on DR. The role was to host a show which itself was a spinoff of a Swedish television program, which taught children about numbers. After receiving the role, Skæg med matematik (lit. 'Beard with Mathematics') became a hit within Denmark.

Hr. Skæg with his traditional beard

By 2010, Lomborg as Hr. Skæg began touring shopping centers, where he had printed more than 10,000 autograph cards to keep up with demand from children and parents. He began working at Cirkus Summarum [da] in Ballerup in 2010, leading shows during the summer months while children were not in school. He later began hosting at the second location in Aarhus. A second show, Skæg med bogstaver (lit. 'Beard with Letters'), launched on DR in the fall of 2010. For his work, Lomborg received his second-consecutive award as Best Child Cultural Personality in 2015.

Since 2014, Lomborg has voiced the lead character in the Danish dub of the Paddington film series. He made his on-screen film debut in 2017, appearing as Hr. Skæg in the film Sikke et cirkus.

Personal life

Lomborg met Neeni Lomborg Rasool in 2010. Before the two married in 2013, Lomborg converted to Islam. The two have one daughter together, and one other from a past relationship of Rasool. As of 2020, the couple live in Hellerup while Lomborg maintains an apartment in Nørrebro that he has owned since 1998.

Lomborg has stated his idol growing up was children's TV host Povl Kjøller.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Paddington Paddington Bear voice actor (Danish)
2017 Sikke et cirkus Hr. Skæg on-screen film debut
Paddington 2 Paddington Bear voice actor (Danish)
2025 Paddington in Peru Paddington Bear voice actor (Danish)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ryehauge, Anders (22 December 2020). "Manden de kaldte Hr. Skæg" [The man they called Mr. Beard]. Ud & Se (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jensen, Charlotte Wendt (20 January 2017). "Manden bag Hr. Skæg: "At blive kendt tilfredsstillede et dybt behov for bekræftelse, som jeg altid har haft i mig"" [The man behind Mr. Beard: "Becoming famous satisfied a deep need for validation that I have always had within me."]. Alt for Damerne (in Danish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Superstjernen Hr. Skæg: Det var en kamp min datter aldrig kunne vinde" [Superstar Mr. Beard: It was a battle my daughter could never win]. B.T. (in Danish). Ritzau. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Norsker, Emil (17 January 2014). "Hr. Skæg: Sådan får du børn til at grine" [Mr. Beard: Here's how to make children laugh]. Euroman (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Manden bag Hr. Skæg: Jeg får dårlig samvittighed" [The man behind Mr. Beard: I feel guilty]. JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Ritzau. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Schmidt, Gudrun Marie (30 March 2013). "Hr. Skæg har 10.000 autografkort for at kunne slippe hurtigt væk" [Mr. Beard has 10,000 autograph cards so he can get away quickly]. Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Efter 15 somre med cirkus: Hr. Skæg drømmer om ferie" [After 15 summers with the circus: Mr. Beard dreams of a vacation]. B.T. (in Danish). Ritzau. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Brøgger, Sten (18 July 2025). "Manden bag Hr. Skæg sejrede ad helvede til og »ville være en motherfucker god bedemand«". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Hr. Skæg i nyt børneprogram på DR". DR (in Danish). 3 August 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Olsen, Maria Rode (28 October 2015). "Hr. Skæg får stor pris". Billed Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Fokus, Bine Madsen (25 January 2025). "Hvis alle bare var som mig så gik det nok til sidst" [If everyone were just like me, things would probably work out in the end] (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Ritzau. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Mikkel Lomborg (Hr. Skæg)". Dansk Film Database (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Andersen, Caroline (28 July 2025). "Mikkel Lomborg har været Hr. Skæg i mere end 15 år: Denne konsekvens har det haft for familien" [Mikkel Lomborg has been Mr. Beard for more than 15 years: This is the impact it has had on the family]. Billed Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Brøgger, Sten (18 July 2025). "Manden bag Hr. Skæg sejrede ad helvede til og »ville være en motherfucker god bedemand«" [The man behind Mr. Beard fought like hell and "wanted to be a good motherfucking undertaker."]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.