Esben Lykke-Seest (July 10, 1905 – February 8, 1988) was a Norwegian child actor. Lykke-Seest was the son of the writer, film producer, and film director

Peter Lykke-Seest Peter Lykke-Seest (26 September 1868 – 4 February 1948) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer, script writer and film director. He was born in Christiania as a son of wholesaler Jens Peter Seest and Caroline Chri ...

and the actress and children's author

Lila Lykke-Seest Anna Fredrikke "Lila" Lykke-Seest (née Andersen, September 26, 1883 – March 19, 1954) was a Norwegian actress and writer. Family Lila Lykke-Seest was the daughter of the warehouse worker Jens Martin Andersen (1841–1917) and Andrine Fredrik ...

. He appeared in three films in the 1910s directed by his father. He debuted in 1917 in '' De forældreløse'', in which he played Lille-Jens (Little Johnny). In 1919 he appeared as Edvard in ''

Æresgjesten ''Æresgjesten'' (The Guest of Honor) is a Norwegian film from 1919 directed by Peter Lykke-Seest. It is considered lost. It was previously assumed that the film had not been shown publicly, but evidence has been found that it was shown in Hama ...

'', and he played the lead role of Esben in '' Historien om en gut''. The three films are sometimes referred to as the "Esben films." ''Historien om en gut'' was a success in both Norway and internationally, and it led to an offer for him to play in

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

—which, however, he declined.

Filmography

*1917: '' De forældreløse'' as Lille-Jens *1919: ''

'' as Edvard *1919: '' Historien om en gut'' as Esben

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Esben Lykke-Seest
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