Kim Fupz Aakeson

Kim Fupz Aakeson was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 September 1958.^[1][2] His original middle name was Fobian.^[3]

Aakeson is a Danish writer, illustrator, and screenwriter.^[4]

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,^[5] and Vitello Scratches a Car.^[6] Aakeson co-wrote the script for the 2018 film Vitello, along with director Dorte Bengtson.^[7]

He was a co-writer on the 2020 Danish family drama series Cry Wolf [da] (Ulven kommer), created by Maja Jul Larsen^{[8][9][10][a]} 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.^[8]

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.^{[12][better source needed]}

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.^[13] It was inspired by Aakeson's 2021 novel Fangeleg.^[14] The series was acquired by the BBC in 2023,^[13] and won the Robert Award for Best Danish Television Series in February 2024.^[15][16]