Jesper Christensen
Biography
Born 1948 in central Copenhagen. Lived there ever since. Did 25 years of theatre, - like Alceste in the Misanthropist, Richard in Richard lll (solo), Faust in Faust, Astrov in Vanja, a lot of worried men,- stopped doing it in 1998. Since then only worried men on film. Worked on more than 100 films by Per Fly, Marc Forster, John Madden, Lone Scherfig, Sydney Pollack, Jan Troell, Martin Campbell, Anette K Olesen, Pernille Fischer Christensen, and others. Since 2000 lives with Tove Bornhoeft, wonderful Danish theatre manager/director/actress. Two grown up daughters. No animals. Dogs, pigs, chickens, cats, birds, horses, fish, rabbits - all gone now.
78years old
Turns 79 on May 16in 215 days
- Born Copenhagen
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 24 years1999 to 2023
Genres
First and latest
Share
Jesper Christensen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Daniel Craig appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Daniel Craig's page
Judi Dench's page
Jeffrey Wright's page
Giancarlo Giannini's page
Mads Mikkelsen's page
Rory Kinnear's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Anders Baasmo ChristiansenMunch (2023) and The King's Choice (2016)
- Peter GantzlerItalian for Beginners (2000) and In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jesper Christensen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.4 billion
10 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$881M37.3% of the total
- 2$599M25.4% of the total
- 3$590M25.0% of the total
- 4$163M6.9% of the total
- 5$46M1.9% of the total
- 6$29M1.2% of the total
- 7$16M0.7% of the total
- 8$16M0.7% of the total
$19.1 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1979 to 2020.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Before the Frost | Won |
| 2017 | Kanon Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | The King's Choice | Won |
| 2016 | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role | The Legacy | Won |
| 2006 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Manslaughter | Won |
| 2001 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Bench | Won |
| 2001 | LO's kulturpris | Won | |
| 1998 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Barbara | Won |
| 1979 | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Hoer, Var Der Ikke En, Som Lo? | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.