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Niels Arden Oplev

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  • Producer
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Niels Arden Oplev in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
A journalist (Nyqvist) and a computer hacker (Rapace) are hired to investigate disappearance of young Harriet Vanger (Fröling). Their search connects to a series of decades-old murders, though it also begins to reveal the Vanger family's dark and secretive history.
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Niels Arden Oplev was born on 26 March 1961 in Denmark. He is a director and producer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), We Shall Overcome (2006) and Held for Ransom (2019).
BornMarch 26, 1961
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BornMarch 26, 1961
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 19 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Known for

    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2009
    Anders W. Berthelsen, Bent Mejding, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Jens Jørn Spottag, and Janus Dissing Rathke in We Shall Overcome (2006)
    We Shall Overcome
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2006
    Held for Ransom (2019)
    Held for Ransom
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2019
    Terrence Howard, Colin Farrell, and Noomi Rapace in Dead Man Down (2013)
    Dead Man Down
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2013

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    Director

    • Thirty Three
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Austin Stowell in NCIS: Origins (2024)
      NCIS: Origins
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024–2025
    • Haluk Bilginer, Yasemin Kay Allen, and Ethan Kai in The Turkish Detective (2023)
      The Turkish Detective
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson, and Sam Corlett in Vikings: Valhalla (2022)
      Vikings: Valhalla
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Anders W. Berthelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, and Lene Maria Christensen in Rose (2022)
      Rose
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Held for Ransom (2019)
      Held for Ransom
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Deep Mad Dark
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Diego Luna, Elliot Page, and Nina Dobrev in Flatliners (2017)
      Flatliners
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Midnight, Texas (2017)
      Midnight, Texas
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Larenz Tate, Bre Blair, Michael Raymond-James, Derek Phillips, David Lyons, Katie Kelly, McCarrie McCausland, and Judah Lewis in Game of Silence (2016)
      Game of Silence
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)
      Mr. Robot
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2015
    • Frederik Winther Rasmussen and Villads Bøye in Speed Walking (2014)
      Speed Walking
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Under the Dome (2013)
      Under the Dome
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2013
    • Terrence Howard, Colin Farrell, and Noomi Rapace in Dead Man Down (2013)
      Dead Man Down
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Unforgettable (2011)
      Unforgettable
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011

    Producer

    • Held for Ransom (2019)
      Held for Ransom
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • The Deep Mad Dark
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Midnight, Texas (2017)
      Midnight, Texas
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Larenz Tate, Bre Blair, Michael Raymond-James, Derek Phillips, David Lyons, Katie Kelly, McCarrie McCausland, and Judah Lewis in Game of Silence (2016)
      Game of Silence
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)
      Mr. Robot
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Under the Dome (2013)
      Under the Dome
      6.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Unforgettable (2011)
      Unforgettable
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2011

    Writer

    • Anders W. Berthelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, and Lene Maria Christensen in Rose (2022)
      Rose
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Worlds Apart (2008)
      Worlds Apart
      7.0
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Anders W. Berthelsen, Bent Mejding, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Jens Jørn Spottag, and Janus Dissing Rathke in We Shall Overcome (2006)
      We Shall Overcome
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Chop Chop (2001)
      Chop Chop
      5.9
      • writer
      • 2001
    • Headbang i Hovedlandet (1997)
      Headbang i Hovedlandet
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, and Ulrich Thomsen in Portland (1996)
      Portland
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Hans Henrik Voetmann in En succes (1993)
      En succes
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1993
    • Nøgen
      7.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Tusmørket
      TV Movie
      • Writer (as Niels Arden)
      • 1990
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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) -- Trailer #1
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      • Niels Arden
    • Born
      • March 26, 1961
      • Denmark

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      Nobody's born evil. I guess that's why we're drawn to violence. We're fascinated by it, but there's a moral in how you examine it.

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