Kim Bodnia

Biography

Kim Bodnia is a Danish actor who trained at the Danish National School of Theater and graduated in 1991. He made his film debut in An Abyss of Freedom (1989), took his first leading role in Bulldozer (1993), and broke through in Nightwatch (1994). Often typecast as violent, brutal characters, he became internationally known as drug dealer Frank in Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher (1996) and later appeared in Bleeder (1999). His other films include In China They Eat Dogs (1999), its sequel Old Men in New Cars (2002), The Good Cop (2004), which he co-wrote, Terribly Happy (2008), Delhi Belly (2011), Rosewater (2014), and F1 The Movie (2025). On television he played detective Martin Rohde in The Bridge from 2011 to 2014 and Konstantin in Killing Eve from 2018 to 2022. He won two Robert Awards, a Bodil Award for Terribly Happy, a Golden Nymph for The Bridge, and a BAFTA Television Award nomination for Killing Eve.

61years old

Turns 62 on April 12in 183 days

Born April 12, 1965Copenhagen
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 29 years1996 to 2025

Genres

Drama50%, 7 films
Comedy43%, 6 films
Crime43%, 6 films
Action36%, 5 films
Romance14%, 2 films

First and latest

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A role that slipped away
Bodnia left The Bridge after two series despite having signed for the third, reportedly unhappy with how his character Martin Rohde was being developed.
Big break
Bodnia's breakout role came in Ole Bornedal's horror film Nightwatch in 1994, a year after his first leading film role in Bulldozer.

Kim Bodnia movies on Netflix

F1 The Movie2025IMDb rating 7.6as Kasper Smolinski
Young Woman and the Sea2024IMDb rating 7.5as Henry Ederle
Rosewater2014IMDb rating 6.6as Javadi (Rosewater)
Serena2014IMDb rating 5.5as Abe Hermann
Love Is All You Need2012IMDb rating 6.5as Leif
Delhi Belly2011IMDb rating 7.6as Vladimir Dragunsky
In a Better World2010IMDb rating 7.6as Lars
Terribly Happy2008IMDb rating 6.7as Jørgen Buhl
Undskyld!2006IMDb rating 6.7as Michael Larsen
The Good Cop2004IMDb rating 5.8as Jens
Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II2002IMDb rating 6.7as Harald
Bleeder1999IMDb rating 6.8as Leo
In China They Eat Dogs1999IMDb rating 7.3as Harald
Pusher1996IMDb rating 7.3as Frank

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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F1 The Movie2025 Action, Drama, Sportas Kasper Smolinski
IMDb rating 7.6393K votes
Pusher1996 Crime, Thrilleras Frank
IMDb rating 7.353K votes
In China They Eat Dogs1999as Harald
IMDb rating 7.325K votes
Bleeder1999as Leo
IMDb rating 6.812K votes
Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II2002as Harald
IMDb rating 6.710K votes
Young Woman and the Sea2024as Henry Ederle
IMDb rating 7.521K votes
Rosewater2014as Javadi (Rosewater)
IMDb rating 6.611K votes
In a Better World2010as Lars
IMDb rating 7.643K votes

Most often with

Susanne Bier directed three of these films, Lasse Spang Olsen three and Nicolas Winding Refn two. Slavko Labovic appears in four 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.

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Slavko Labovic

Trine Dyrholm

Bodil Jørgensen

Rikke Louise Andersson

Mads Mikkelsen

Nikolaj Lie KaasSusanne BierDirector, 3 films Lasse Spang OlsenDirector, 3 films

Nicolas Winding RefnDirector, 2 films

Films together

Slavko Labovic4 films together, 1996 to 2004
Slavko Labovic's page
- The Good Cop2004IMDb rating 5.8Bodnia as JensLabovic as Vanja
- Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II2002IMDb rating 6.7Bodnia as HaraldLabovic as Ratko
- In China They Eat Dogs1999IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as HaraldLabovic as Ratko
- Pusher1996IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as FrankLabovic as Radovan
Trine Dyrholm3 films together, 1999 to 2012
Trine Dyrholm's page
- Love Is All You Need2012IMDb rating 6.5Bodnia as LeifDyrholm as Ida
- In a Better World2010IMDb rating 7.6Bodnia as LarsDyrholm as Marianne
- In China They Eat Dogs1999IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as HaraldDyrholm as Hanne
Bodil Jørgensen3 films together, 2008 to 2014
Bodil Jørgensen's page
- Serena2014IMDb rating 5.5Bodnia as Abe HermannJørgensen as Mrs. Sloan
- Love Is All You Need2012IMDb rating 6.5Bodnia as LeifJørgensen as Vibe
- Terribly Happy2008IMDb rating 6.7Bodnia as Jørgen BuhlJørgensen as Bartender
Rikke Louise Andersson3 films together, 1999 to 2012
Rikke Louise Andersson's page
- Love Is All You Need2012IMDb rating 6.5Bodnia as Leif
- The Good Cop2004IMDb rating 5.8Bodnia as JensAndersson as Reporter
- Bleeder1999IMDb rating 6.8Bodnia as LeoAndersson as Louise
Mads Mikkelsen2 films together, 1996 to 1999
Mads Mikkelsen's page
- Bleeder1999IMDb rating 6.8Bodnia as LeoMikkelsen as Lenny
- Pusher1996IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as FrankMikkelsen as Tonny
Nikolaj Lie Kaas2 films together, 1999 to 2002
Nikolaj Lie Kaas's page
- Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II2002IMDb rating 6.7Bodnia as HaraldKaas as Martin
- In China They Eat Dogs1999IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as HaraldKaas as Martin
Susanne BierDirector, 3 films, 2010 to 2014
All films by Susanne Bier
- Serena2014IMDb rating 5.5Bodnia as Abe Hermann
- Love Is All You Need2012IMDb rating 6.5Bodnia as Leif
- In a Better World2010IMDb rating 7.6Bodnia as Lars
Lasse Spang OlsenDirector, 3 films, 1999 to 2004
- The Good Cop2004IMDb rating 5.8Bodnia as Jens
- Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II2002IMDb rating 6.7Bodnia as Harald
- In China They Eat Dogs1999IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as Harald
Nicolas Winding RefnDirector, 2 films, 1996 to 1999
All films by Nicolas Winding Refn
- Bleeder1999IMDb rating 6.8Bodnia as Leo
- Pusher1996IMDb rating 7.3Bodnia as Frank
Also two films together11 more actors
- Zlatko BuricBleeder (1999) and Pusher (1996)
- Iben HjejleThe Good Cop (2004) and Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
- Thomas Bo LarsenThe Good Cop (2004) and Pusher (1996)
- Line KruseLove Is All You Need (2012) and In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
- Tomas Villum JensenOld Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002) and In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
- Karsten SchrøderBleeder (1999) and Pusher (1996)
- Brian PattersonOld Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002) and In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
- Jens OkkingThe Good Cop (2004) and Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
- Laura DrasbækThe Good Cop (2004) and Pusher (1996)
- Levino JensenBleeder (1999) and Pusher (1996)
- Sarko LabovicThe Good Cop (2004) 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 Kim Bodnia's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$688 million

8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
1US gross only
5Figure not found

Top grosser

F1 The Movie2025Kasper Smolinski$634 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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F1 The Movie2025as Kasper Smolinski
$634M92.2% of the total
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Delhi Belly2011as Vladimir Dragunsky
$18M2.6% of the total
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Love Is All You Need2012as Leif
$17M2.4% of the total
4
In a Better World2010as Lars
$13M1.9% of the total
5
Serena2014as Abe Hermann
$5.1M0.7% of the total
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Young Woman and the Sea2024as Henry Ederle
$582K0.1% of the total
7
Terribly Happy2008as Jørgen Buhl
$180K0.0% of the total
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Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II2002as Harald
$144K0.0% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1995 to 2014.

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Kim Bodnia's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2014	Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Drama TV Series	The Bridge	Won
2014	Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Television Role	The Bridge, season 2	Won
2009	Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Terribly Happy	Won
1995	Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nightwatch	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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