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.

Roland Møller
Born (1972-05-28) 28 May 1972 (age 52)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Early life

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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]

Career

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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]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
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

References

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  1. ^ "Roland Møller - dansk film database". Dansk film database. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stanners, Peter (10 January 2016). "The rehabilitation of Roland Møller". The Murmur. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ Moestrup, Jonas Hamidavi Rasoulzadeh (11 March 2015). "Fra voldsmand til skuespiller: Danskerne peger fingre af udsatte børn". TV 2 (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b Chang, Kee (7 February 2017). "Roland Møller Strikes Pay Dirt". Anthem. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ "A Hijacking Is Critics' Favourite". Danish Film Institute. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ "The Hunt wins four Bodils". Danish Film Institute. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Land of Mine wins 3 Bodil Awards". Danish Film Institute. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (28 January 2017). "Fenar Ahmad's 'Darkland' Wins Over Danish Box Office". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (27 February 2023). "Citadel Sets Premiere Date; First Look At Amazon Global Spy Series Reveals Lesley Manville Casting". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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