Bo hr. Hansen is born in Copenhagen in 1961. In the 1980s he wrote poems and played in the punk band Cinema Noir. From 1980-86 he studied at the The Danish School of Journalism and also finished the script writing course at The National Film School of Denmark. Hansen has written scripts for several acclaimed films and TV-series directed by Thomas Vinterberg, Søren Fauli and Peter Schönau Fog. His plays have all been performed with success in Copenhagen. Hansen is a skilled adaptor.