| Roland Møller | |
| Birth Date: | 1972 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Odense, Denmark |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2010–present |
Roland Møller (in 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.
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]
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]
| 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 |