When he was eighteen Henrik moved to Bogota and started to make documentaries about the country. He then studied film in Stockholm and started up Sorgenfri Entertainment, a film collective together with some friends. Their first short I love Johan won 1 km film at Stockholm Filmfestival 2002. Following I love Johan, they then shot the feature film Fjorton Suger, which was distributed all over Scandinavia. It went to Film Festivals such as Berlin, Seattle, London and Hollywood.

Henrik studied cinematography at London Film School and has been working on a documentary about the big industrial catastrophy in Bhopal starring Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. Other recent work includes a feature documentary about Nelson Mandela. He also works as a freelance videographer and editor for TV programs and documentaries for big production companies such as Strix, Mastiff, Jarowskij, SVT, Meter and Eyeworks. He also produces films, documentaries and commercials in Copenhagen and Sweden.