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Jesper Christensen Biography
Birth Name:Jesper Christensen
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Profession Actor, Producer, Director
Fast Facts
- In 2001, he was named "European Actor 2001" by the European Film Academy
- Was the winner of the 1993 Danish Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- In 2006, he received the Bodil Award for Best Actor
- Won the 2005 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Actor
- Won the Lubeck Nordic Film Days Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in 2000
- Declined an offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2006
- Possesses the ability to fluently speak Danish, German and English
Awards
- 1979Bodil-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): winner
- 1993Robert-Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle): winner
- 1994Robert-Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle): winner
- 1998Bodil-Best Supporting Actor (Bedste mandlige birolle): winner
- 1998Robert-Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle): winner
- 2000Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
- 2001Bodil-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): winner
- 2001Robert-Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle): winner
- 2001European Film Award-European Actor: nominated
- 2003Bodil-Best Supporting Actor (Bedste mandlige birolle): nominated
- 2003Bodil-Best Supporting Actor (Bedste mandlige birolle): nominated
- 2003Robert-Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle): nominated
- 2005Jury Prize-Best Actor: winner
- 2006Bodil-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): winner
- 2006Robert-Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
- 2006European Film Award-European Actor: nominated
- 2009Guldbagge-Best Supporting Actor (Bästa manliga biroll): winner
- 2010Best Actor-: winner
- 2011ICP Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
- 2012Bodil-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
- 2012Robert-Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
- 2012Ole-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
- 2012Zulu-Best Actor (Årets danske skuespiller): nominated
- 2015Robert-Best Supporting Actor - TV Series (Årets mandlige birolle - tv-serie): nominated
- 2016Robert-Best Supporting Actor - TV Series (Årets mandlige birolle - tv-serie): winner
- 2016Robert-Best Danish TV Series (Årets danske tv-serie): winner
- 2017Amanda-Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller): nominated
- 2017Kanonprisen-Best Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
- 2018Silver Hugo-Best Actor: winner
- 2018Best Actor Award-: winner
- 2020Bodil-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): winner
- 2020Robert-Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle): nominated