Best Danish male actors
by regitxe | created - 06 Jan 2013 | updated - 06 Jan 2013 | Public
1. Mads Mikkelsen
Actor | Hannibal
Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.
Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew ...
2. Ove Sprogøe
Actor | Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter
Ove Sprogøe was one of Denmark's finest and most treasured actors. Born in 1919 in Odense, where he also grew up, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married his wife Eva in 1945, the same year as his stage debut at Folketeatret in Copenhagen.
Through a long career in film, television and ...
3. Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Actor | Kvinden i buret
"There are those who miss being in-depth with the world," explains Nikolaj Lie Kaas in an interview with Politiken on April 29th, 2001, "but for me superficiality means a lot - that's where I get my drive." This is an interesting comment from an actor, whose acting always strikes a deeply personal ...
4. Troels Lyby
Actor | Klassefesten
Troels Lyby was born on October 15, 1966 in Århus, Denmark. He is an actor, known for The Reunion (2011), Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013) and Accused (2005).
5. Lars Mikkelsen
Actor | Headhunter
Lars was born in Gladsaxe near Copenhagen, Denmark as the first child of Bente Christiansen, an occupational health nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a bank clerk. Lars grew up in Copenhagen, where about one and a half years after him brother Mads was born, who's also an actor now. At first the family ...
6. Lars Brygmann
Actor | Retfærdighedens ryttere
Lars Brygmann was born on February 17, 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an actor, known for Riders of Justice (2020), Dicte (2013) and Rembrandt (2002). He has been married to Katrine Brygmann Salomon since 2000.
7. Kim Bodnia
Actor | Pusher
Kim Bodnia is a Danish actor, who was born in Copenhagen in 1965.
Kim Bodnia is educated as an actor at the Copenhagen Theatre school (1988-1991). After an amazing theatre career as an actor and creator of new Danish theatre in Copenhagen, he had his breakthrough in Nightwatch (1994) for which he ...
8. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Actor | Game of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre in Copenhagen in 1993. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch (1994). Since then he has appeared in ...
9. Pilou Asbæk
Actor | Ghost in the Shell
Pilou Asbæk graduated from The Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2008. In the same year, he played the leading role in Niels Arden Oplev's drama Worlds Apart. In 2010 he had his breakthrough as the inmate Rune in Lindholm & Noer's prison drama R for which he won the prize for Best actor ...
10. Pelle Hvenegaard
Actor | Pelle erobreren
Pelle Hvenegaard is a Danish actor and writer, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror (1987).
Hvenegaard is named after the title character of Pelle from Danish author Martin Andersen Nexø's 1910 novel Pelle the Conqueror.
At age 11, director Bille August chose ...
11. Cyron Melville
Actor | Vanvittig forelsket
Cyron Melville was born on July 1, 1984 in Denmark. He is an actor, known for Love and Rage (2009), A Royal Affair (2012) and Fighter (2007).
12. Jonas Wandschneider
Actor | Vikaren
Jonas Wandschneider was born on July 9, 1991. He is an actor, known for The Substitute (2007), Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch (2009) and The Reunion (2011).
13. Andreas Jessen
Actor | Alfa
Andreas Jessen was born on July 22, 1989 in Søborg, Denmark. He is an actor, known for Alfa (2020), Something's Rockin' (2017) and The Other World (2016).
14. Sebastian Jessen
Actor | Mens vi lever
Sebastian Jessen was born on July 7, 1986 in Søborg, Denmark. He is an actor and assistant director, known for While We Live (2017), Love Is All You Need (2012) and 4Reality (2013).
15. Søren Bregendal
Actor | Emily in Paris
Søren Bregendal was born on September 6, 1983, in Denmark. He is an actor known for his part as Erik in seasons 2 & 3 of Darren Stars Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated Netflix hit show "Emily in Paris".
Søren played a central part in the Danish hit show "2900 Happiness" shooting almost 150 episodes ...
16. Kurt Ravn
Actor | Smukke mennesker
Kurt Ravn was born on December 29, 1947 in Denmark. He is an actor, known for Nothing's All Bad (2010), Jeppe on the Hill (1981) and Matador (1978).
17. Niels Olsen
Actor | Den eneste ene
Niels Olsen was born on March 8, 1960 in Århus, Denmark. He is an actor and writer, known for The One and Only (1999), Help, My Daughter Wants to Marry (1993) and Far til fire - tilbage til naturen (2011). He has been married to Joy-Maria Frederiksen since June 28, 1992. They have one child.
18. Nikolaj Steen
Director | Minkavlerne
Nikolaj Steen was born on February 10, 1967 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for Minkavlerne (2019), 10 år senere (2019) and Labans Jul - The Movie (2019).
19. Nicolaj Kopernikus
Actor | Forbrydelsen
Nicolaj Kopernikus was born on August 9, 1967 in Glostrup, Denmark. He is an actor and director, known for Forbrydelsen (2007), Bænken (2000) and The Reunion (2011). He was previously married to Birgitte Næss-Schmidt.
20. Peter Reichhardt
Producer | En forelskelse
Peter Reichhardt was born on January 7, 1967 in Denmark. He is an actor and producer, known for En forelskelse (2008), Adam's Apples (2005) and Zappa (1983).
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