Nikolaj Lie Kaas

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Actor

Birth Date: May 22, 1973

Age: 51 years old

Birth Place: Rødovre, Denmark

Nikolaj Lie Kaas is a Danish actor who has appeared on television and American and Danish films. His first acting role came as a teenager in the 1991 Nazi resistance drama "Drengene fra Sankt Petri." He won an award for Best Supporting Actor at the Robert Festival in Denmark, which is the equivalent to the American Oscars.

His breakthrough role in the film jumpstarted his career and Kaas became a leading man in several productions in the 1990s. He acted in the absurd Dogme 95 film by Lars von Trier "The Idiots" and received an award for Best Supporting Actor at the Bodil Awards. He also found a starring role in the crime thriller "David's Book" and acted in his first horror film "Besat."

Kaas was the lead in another Dogme 95 film, "Truly Human," as an invisible man who tries conforming to modern society. He also found roles on television series but continued acting in critically acclaimed films such as 2003's romantic drama "Reconstruction."

Due to his thespian background, Kaas was able to play diverse characters and starred in various crime thrillers and even comedies by the late 2000's. His first break into American cinema was in the Ron Howard directed conspiracy thriller "Angels & Demons" as a deadly assassin.

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Familier som vores

Actor
Jacob
Show
2024

De bedste år

Actor
Mike
Show
2024

Vejen hjem

Actor
Christian
Movie
2024

Agent

Director
Show
2023

Agent

Writer
Show
2023

Riget Exodus

Actor
Filip Naver
Show
2022

Dronning i 50 år

Host
Show
2022

Dansk films bedste

Self
Show
2022

Skabelsen af Riget Exodus

Self
Show
2022

Fædre & mødre

Actor
Tommy
Movie
2022

Riget Exodus

Actor
Filip Naver
Movie
2022

Britannia

Actor
Divis
Show
2020

Retfærdighedens ryttere

Actor
Otto
Movie
2020

Forhøret

Actor
Sebastian
Show
2019

Kollision

Actor
Leo
Movie
2019

Hos Hans

Guest
Show
2018

BritanniaStream

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Divis
Series
2018
92%

Kulturmagasinet Gejst

Guest
Show
2018

Journal 64

Actor
Carl Mørck
Movie
2018

The Purity of Vengeance

Actor
Movie
2018

Okus osvete

Actor
Movie
2018

ZULU Comedy Galla 2017

Host
Show
2017

Du forsvinder

Actor
Frederik Halling
Movie
2017

Bedrag

Actor
Alexander Søndergren
Show
2016

Flaskepost fra P

Actor
Carl Mørck
Movie
2016

The Last King

Actor
Orm
Movie
2016

Tillykke Margrethe - festaften i Musikhuset Aarhus

Host
Show
2015

Child 44

Actor
Ivan Sukov
Movie
2015

Men & Chicken

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Gregor
Movie
2015

Vi ses hos Clement

Guest
Show
2014

Natholdet

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Medvært
Show
2014

Natholdet

Guest
Show
2014

Zulu Comedy Galla 2012

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Show
2014

Zulu Comedy Galla 2011

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Show
2014

The Absent One

Actor
Carl Mørck
Movie
2014

A Second Chance

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Tristan
Movie
2014

Grantræet

Actor
Show
2013

The Inspector and the Sea

Actor
Show
2013

Kvinden i Buret - Makkerparret

Actor
Show
2013

The Keeper of Lost Causes

Actor
Carl Mørck
Movie
2013

Skytten

Actor
Thomas Borby
Movie
2013

The Killing III

Actor
Mathias Borch
Show
2012

Almost Perfect

Actor
Gordon Dennis
Movie
2012

Mad Ship

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Tomas
Movie
2012

Beast

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Valdemar
Movie
2011

Dirch

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Dirch Passer
Movie
2011

Freddy Frogface

Voice
Orla Frosnapper/Tryllekunster/Klovn
Movie
2011

Terapia

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Show
2010

Varg Veum: The Writing on the Wall

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Kniven
Movie
2010

Parterapi

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Anders
Movie
2010

Skavlan

Guest
Show
2009

Angels & DemonsStream

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Assassin
Movie
2009
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Applause

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Nick
Movie
2009

At World's End

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Adrian Gabrielsen
Movie
2009

The Candidate

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Jonas Bechmann
Movie
2008

Kommissæren og havet

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Aron Bjarke
Show
2007

Varg Veum

Actor
Kniven
Show
2007

Mr. Poxycat & Co

Director
Show
2007

Danni

Actor
Thomas
Show
2007

ForbrydelsenStream

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Mathias Borch
Series
2007

Aftenshowet

Guest
Show
2007

Just Another Love Story

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Sebastian
Movie
2007

Talkshowet Meyerheim

Actor
Gæster
Show
2006

Den grimme ælling og mig

Voice
Teen Grimme
Movie
2006

The Half Life of Timofey Berezin

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Tusk
Movie
2006

Sprængfarlig bombe

Actor
Claus Volter
Movie
2006

Murk

Actor
Jacob
Movie
2005

Solkongen

Actor
Tommy
Movie
2005

Allegro

Actor
Alex
Movie
2005

Adam's Apples

Actor
Holger
Movie
2005

Le mele di Adamo

Actor
Holger
Movie
2005

Brothers

Actor
Jannik
Movie
2004

Reconstruction

Actor
Alex
Movie
2003

The Green Butchers

Actor
Bjarne/Egil
Movie
2003

Open Hearts

Actor
Joachim
Movie
2002

Old Men in New Cars

Actor
Martin
Movie
2002

De udvalgte

Actor
Bjørn Christensen
Show
2001

Jolly Roger

Actor
Ærkeenglen Theobalt
Movie
2001

Truly Human

Actor
P
Movie
2001

Rejseholdet

Actor
Eik Nielsen
Show
2000

Max

Actor
Spacy
Movie
2000

Flickering Lights

Actor
Stefan
Movie
2000

Hvem vil være millionær?

Contestant
Show
1999

Hvem vil være millionær?

Guest
Show
1999

In China They Eat Dogs

Actor
Martin
Movie
1999

The Idiots

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Jeppe
Movie
1998

The Humiliated

Actor
Movie
1998

Min fynske barndom

Actor
Carl III
Movie
1994

Mørklægning

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Tysk soldat
Show
1992

The Boys From St. Petri

Actor
Otto Hvidmann
Movie
1991