Rasmus Skat Andersen (born 1973) is a Danish actor and Alpaca farmer, primarily known for his work in Foking Films ground-breaking series of zombie classics and for being the first person to get legally married to a llama. The youngest of seven children he grew up in Jyderup, a small border town on the very edge of civilized society. Unconfirmed rumors have it that his parents were deeply involved in the so called “Havarti affair”, the illegal cheese-smuggling operation across the Danish-Swedish border, which forced the Danish Government to resign in 1978.
From an early age Rasmus Andersen expressed an avid interest in acting. At the age of ten he played the lead in a school production of Driving Miss Daisy and received rave reviews for his portrayal of the elderly Daisy Werthan. Comparing his performance with those of Robert de Niro in Taxi Driver and Alex Guinness in Star Wars the local newspaper Holbæk Amts Venstreblad praised his ability to become one with his character and declared that “we here see the emergence of a major acting talent”.
Unfortunately, Rasmus Andersen was unable to handle his sudden success. Stories started to circulate about his addiction to dark chocolate, and he was questioned by the police in relation to the disappearance of a valuable, prize-winning guinea pig that belonged to the principal of his school. To avoid a major scandal he agreed to withdraw from the stage, and instead chose to devote his considerable artistic talents to the competitive world of Alpaca breeding. During the following 20 years nothing much happened in the life of Rasmus Andersen.
However, in 2004 an encounter with Hans Bruntt, well-known philanthropist and banana-cake producer and the co-founder of Foking Films, lead to a triumphant return to the world of acting. In his search for actors to his first minor motion picture, the genre-defining blockbuster Son of Odin, Bruntt came across rumours of a former child actor, a prodigy who was now a reclusive hermit living in squalor somewhere outside Roskilde.
Intrigued by the possibility of cheap labor, Bruntt sought out Rasmus Skat Andersen and, after having first purchased a hand-woven alpaca scarf, convinced him to audition for the part of “one of the viking brothers” in Son of Odin 1. The rest, as they say, is history, and today Rasmus Skat Andersen has become one of the most respected actors working within the zombie-genre in Denmark, having been either killed, eaten or mutilated in the first seven Foking Films productions across the globe ever since.
Press clippings:
“His manic grin and intense brows are mesmerizing.” Roger Ebert.
“A natural. The Udo Kier of the new millenium.” New York Times.
“Possibly the most gifted actor of his generation. His performance in Sex and the Zombie is spellbinding.” Se og Hør.
“I don’t see what all the fuss is about.” Ugeskrift for Læger.
