Sven Henriksen (born 1955)

Translator's Note: This is a machine-assisted translation completed on May 23, 2025. While care has been taken to maintain accuracy, this translation has not yet undergone human review or validation.

Henriksen has also distinguished himself as an active participant in public discourse, with a particular focus on queer and Sámi rights.

In the interview, Henriksen speaks about growing up in a family affiliated with Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the age of sixteen, he left home and had little or no contact with his family thereafter. He has described his childhood in the 2023 book Daddy’s Little Boy (Pappas lille gutt).

He made his acting debut at Club 7 in Oslo at a young age, and has since worked across theatre, film, and television. He has also pursued a career in music, with a particular focus in recent years on interpreting the works of Tom Waits.

In an excerpt from the interview, Henriksen reflects on how deeply moved he is by the progress made in terms of rights today—but also how easily those rights can be lost again.

Skeivt Arkiv met Sven Henriksen in Oslo, May 2023. The full interview is available in our reading room.