Quick Facts
Biography
Tove Christensen (born February 20, 1973) is a Canadian film producer and actor. He is the older brother of Golden Globe Award-nominated actor Hayden Christensen.
Early life
Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Alie, a speechwriter for the heads of large companies, and David Christensen, a software program writer and communications executive. His father is Danish Canadian and his mother has Italian and Swedish ancestry. Christensen stands 6 foot and 4 inches. He has a younger brother, Hayden Christensen, and two younger sisters, Hejsa and Kaylen.
Career
Christensen has done both film producing and acting. He is best known for producing the film Shattered Glass in which his brother, Hayden, starred, working with actors Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Melanie Lynskey and Hank Azaria. Tove Christensen also produced The Education of Charlie Banks, which starred Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter. He has acted in one film, Without Limits (1998), which starred Donald Sutherland, Billy Crudup, Monica Potter, and Matthew Lillard, and in television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which he played a supporting character of a prom attendee who gets assaulted by "devil dogs". He had one line in the episode and was billed only as "Tuxedo Boy".
Filmography
Producer
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shattered Glass | Billy Ray |
| 2007 | The Education of Charlie Banks | Fred Durst |
| 2014 | Cooties | Cary Murnion Jonathan Milott |
| 2015 | Hunter's Prayer |
Actor
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Tuxedo Boy |
| 1998 | Without Limits | Per Hallie |
Himself
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Independent Spirit Awards | Television |
| 2003 | Eco-Challenge Fiji Islands | TV series |