Ole Jørgen Hammeken (25 June 1956 - 7 November 2025) was a Greenlandic explorer and actor based in Denmark and New York. He was born in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and was the son of Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken.
Career Polar exploration He participated in 2007 in the 'Global Warming Dogsled Expedition' – a journey of over up and over the Greenland ice sheet from Uummannaq Fjord to Ilulissat, intended to draw people's attention to climate change and global warming.
In 2008, Hammeken completed a circumpolar voyage in a motorized open boat. In February 2009, Hammeken planned a centennial dog sled trip from northern Canada to the North Pole, 771 km (480 mi), one-way, minimum distance, retracing the footsteps of Robert Peary. He was a member of The Explorers Club.
Acting In 2009 Hammeken played the lead role of Ikuma in Le Voyage D'Inuk, a French-Greenlandic film in the Greenlandic language. The film premiered on 20 April 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Personal life In 1993, Hammeken returned from Denmark, having abandoned a judicial career, deciding to settle in Uummannaq. January 2013 Hammeken moved from Uummannaq. (iframes required)
Hammeken was an advocate of traditional Greenlandic arts, preservation of dogsledding and historical hunting techniques.
Hammeken died on 7 November 2025 following a cancer diagnosis.
He had two children, a daughter named Alexandra Pipaluk Hammeken, and a son named Ludvig Hammeken.
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes 2010 Inuk Actor Award Best Film at the 2012 Byron Bay International Film Festival
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