Roland Møller | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Roland Møller (Danish: [ˈʁoˀˌlænˀ ˈmølˀɐ]; born 28 May 1972) [1] is a Danish actor. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Land of Mine (2015), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nordvest (2013). He has appeared in high-profile films like A Hijacking, Darkland, Atomic Blonde, Papillon, and Skyscraper.
Møller grew up in a criminal environment in Odense, Denmark. [2] He had 10 assault convictions and had served time for a total of four and a half years before he was released on parole under the condition he leave Odense in 2002. [2] [3] He subsequently attended Den Rytmiske Højskole, a music folk high school, and then moved to Copenhagen, where he began working with the rapper Jokeren as a songwriter. [2]
Møller made his acting debut in the 2010 prison drama film R. While Møller was originally involved as a consultant in the film set in Horsens State Prison, where he had served time, co-director Tobias Lindholm offered him an acting role in the film. [4] Møller's performance in the film earned Supporting Actor nominations at the Bodil Awards and Danish Film Critics Association Awards. [2] He then appeared in Lindholm's 2012 film A Hijacking and the 2013 film Northwest, directed by the other R co-director Michael Noer, for both of which he was nominated for the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, the latter of which he also won. [5] [6]
In 2014, he appeared in A Second Chance. In 2015, he appeared in the war drama Land of Mine in his first leading role, [2] for which he received the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. [7]
In 2017, he appeared in the action thriller Darkland, the spy film Atomic Blonde, [8] and the Papillon remake directed by Noer. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | R | Mureren | |
2012 | A Hijacking | Jan Sørensen | |
2013 | Nordvest | Bjørn |
Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated- Zulu Award for Best Actor |
A Second Chance | Man at Club | ||
2015 | The Shamer's Daughter | Hannes | |
Land of Mine | Sgt. Carl Leopold Rasmussen |
Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Tokyo International Film Award for Best Actor Nominated- Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated- Zulu Award for Best Actor | |
2016 | Undercover | Mick | |
2017 | Darkland | Claus | |
Atomic Blonde | Aleksander Bremovych | ||
Papillon | Celier | ||
2018 | The Commuter | Jackson | |
Skyscraper | Kores Botha | ||
A Bluebird in My Heart | Danny | ||
2019 | The Glass Room | Stahl | |
The Last Vermeer | Dekker | ||
Valhalla | Thor | ||
2020 | Sløborn | Magnus Fisker | The first four episodes aired on ZDF in July 2020. |
Riders of Justice | Kurt | ||
2021 | Blood Red Sky | Karl | |
The North Water | Otto | TV drama miniseries | |
2022 | Medieval | Tokar | |
2023 | Citadel | Anders Silje and Davik Silje [9] | TV series |