Dan Anderssen

Dan Anderssen
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Blond
Eye colour	Blue
Birthday	10/06/1969
Status	Alive
Family	{Henry Tyson} (father) Nils Anderssen (foster father)
Marital status	Unmarried
Occupation(s)	Sheriff of Fortitude (formerly)
Season(s)	1, 2
First appearance	Season 1 Episode 1
Portrayer	Richard Dormer
Nationality	Norwegian

Dan Anderssen is a major character in the first and second seasons.

Background

Dan is a Norwegian Police Service officer who has been stationed in Fortitude for eight years, where he serves as the Sheriff. He was born in Roryik, Norway on June 10th 1969. His father is revealed to be Henry Tyson, a close friend of the family, but this remains unknown to Dan. His supposed father, Nils, was an abusive drunkard. Dan has a quiet charisma and a strong physical presence, he is good at his job and well liked in the town. Due to Fortitude's low crime rate, his occupation as Sheriff is implied to be mainly search and rescue. However, he is also shown to have problems with alcoholism, keeping a bottle of vodka in his desk at the station.

Memorable Quotes

What kind of ritualistic murder involves a potato peeler?