Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen | |
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Born | Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen 13 July 2000
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Other names | Lucas Tønnesen |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Known for | The Rain |
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (born 13 July 2000) [1] is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix series The Rain and Borgen – Power & Glory. [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2022, Tønnesen starred in the Netflix multilingual mystery- science fiction series 1899.
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has a younger sister, who is an acrobat. At the age of nine, he enrolled in a singing school in Copenhagen, joining a choir and travelling the world. [6] In the summer of 2012, his father sent a recording of him singing to an audition, which landed Tønnesen the leading role in a theatre play called Cirkus Summarum. Following this, Tønnesen expressed a deep interest in acting. [6] [7]
Tønnesen began his career in film in the Danish comedy Player. [1] He went on to appear in the film The Keeper of Lost Causes. [8]
In 2014, he made his way into television by playing a regular role in the Danish series Tidsrejsen. [3] In 2015, he starred as Oliver in the short film I Stykker. He resumed his foray into acting in 2018, taking on the role of Rasmus Andersen in the first Netflix Danish series, The Rain at the age of sixteen. [2] The series ran for three seasons, until 2020. [2] [3] [4] [9] [10]
Tønnesen went on to star in multiple short films in subsequent years. In 2022, he took on a recurring role in a Netflix co-production series, Borgen – Power & Glory, as Magnus Nyborg Christensen. [5] [11] He later starred in the multilingual Netflix mystery-horror series 1899, created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. [12] [13] [14]
In 2020, Tønnesen became an ambassador for Emporio Armani in the EA Building Dialogues Fashion Show in Milan. He personally met Giorgio Armani at that time. [14] [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Player | Phillip | [1] | |
The Keeper of Lost Causes | Young Lasse | [8] | ||
2015 | I Stykker | Oliver | Short film | |
2019 | Sail On, My Love | Villiam | Short film | |
2023 | Paradise | Dr. Falter Berg | [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Tidsrejsen | Oliver | [1] [3] | |
2018–2020 | The Rain | Rasmus Andersen | Main role; 3 seasons | [2] [3] [4] [9] [10] |
2022 | Borgen – Power & Glory | Magnus Nyborg Christensen | Recurring role | [5] [11] |
1899 | Krester | Main role | [12] [13] [14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Cirkus Summarum | Buster | Main role | [6] [7] |