Otto Himmelstrup — Special Unit - The First Murder Character Profile

About Otto Himmelstrup

Main character and historical figure who serves as the first leader of the Rejseholdet unit. He is depicted as a legendary detective in Esbjerg known for his exceptional ability to extract confessions from stubborn criminals during a fictional 1927 murder investigation.

Otto Himmelstrup — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Alex Høgh Andersen

Appears in

Special Unit - The First Murder (2025)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Otto Himmelstrup — Narrative Informant — Kaj Fisk (Emil Hyldeborg)

  Potential source of information

• Otto Himmelstrup — Conflict Antagonist — Valdemar Mensen (Flemming Enevold)

  Powerful enemy in the city's elite

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — Skov Nielsen (Lars Ranthe)

  Working together in Special Unit

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — Nete Schwartz (Mille Lehfeldt)

  Working together in Special Unit

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — Ole Hansen (Kristian Halken)

  Working together in Special Unit

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — Tom Faber (Ask Berntsen)

  Working together in Special Unit

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — Lise Faber (Katrine Greis-Rosenthal)

  Working together in Special Unit

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — PR (Nicolaj Kopernikus)

  Working together in Special Unit

• Otto Himmelstrup — Alliance Teammate — Camilla (Mathilde Arcel Fock)

  Working together in Special Unit

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