| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Rødovre, Denmark |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
Nikolaj Lie Kaas (in Danish ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈliˀ ˈkʰɔˀs/; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film The Boys from St. Petri in 1991 as Otto, the rebel son of a traitor.
Kaas has hosted the on Danish TV three times (2009, 2011, 2012).
The son of actor Preben Kaas and actress/writer Anne Mari Lie,[1] Kaas and his wife have two daughters. Their daughter Gerda Lie Kaas starred in the lead role of Clara for the Danish juvenile fantasy film, Wild Witch (2018).[2]
In 2002 and 2012, Kaas won the Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[3]
In 2012, Kaas received the Lauritzen Award.[4]
In 2003, Kaas was named as one of European film's "Shooting Stars" by European Film Promotion.
Kollision - Interview
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Boys from St. Petri | Otto Hvidmann | ||
| 1994 | Carl, My Childhood Symphony | Carl 3 | ||
| 1996 | Jacob | |||
| 1998 | The Idiots | Jeppe | ||
| 1999 | Possessed | Morten | ||
| In China They Eat Dogs | Martin | |||
| Disney's Tarzan | Tarzan | Voice only | ||
| 2000 | Max | Spacy | ||
| Flickering Lights | Stefan | |||
| 2001 | Leo | |||
| Truly Human | P. | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[5] | ||
| Jolly Roger | Theobalt | |||
| 2002 | Old Men in New Cars | Martin | ||
| Open Hearts | Joachim | |||
| 2003 | The Green Butchers | Bjarne/Eigil | ||
| Stealing Rembrandt | Kiosk-Karsten | |||
| Reconstruction | Alex David | |||
| Dogville The Pilot | Tom | |||
| 2004 | Brothers | Jannik | ||
| 2005 | The Sun King | Tommy | ||
| Adam's Apples | Holger | |||
| Murk | Jacob | |||
| Allegro | Alex in the zone | |||
| 2006 | Clash of Egos | Claus Volter | ||
| The Ugly Duckling and Me | Ugly | Voice only | ||
| Pu-239 | Tusk | |||
| 2007 | Just Another Love Story | Sebastian | ||
| 2008 | The Candidate | Jonas Bechmann | ||
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Mr. Gray/assassin | ||
| At World's End | Adrian Gabrielsen | aka Ved verdens ende | ||
| 2010 | Parterapi | Anders | ||
| The Whistleblower | Jan Van Der Velde | |||
| 2011 | Beast | Valdemar | ||
| A Funny Man | Dirch Passer | |||
| Freddy Frogface | Freddy Frogface | Voice only | ||
| 2012 | Forbrydelsen | Matthias Borch | ||
| Gordon Dennis | ||||
| 2013 | The Keeper of Lost Causes | Carl Mørck | Svendprisen Award for Best Male Actor[6] | |
| 2014 | A Second Chance | Tristan | ||
| The Absent One | Carl Mørck | |||
| 2015 | Child 44 | Ivan Sukov | ||
| Men and Chicken | Gregor Thanatos | |||
| 2016 | Follow the Money/Bedrag | Sander Søndergren | TV series | |
| A Conspiracy of Faith | Carl Mørck | |||
| 2017 | You Disappear | Frederik Halling | ||
| 2018 | Carl Mørck | |||
| Britannia | Divis / The Outcast | TV series | ||
| 2019 | Collision | Leo Molgard | ||
| 2020 | Riders of Justice | Otto | ||
| 2022 | The Kingdom | Filip Naver | 5 episodes |
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