Roland Møller

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Roland Møller
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Møller at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1972-05-28) 28 May 1972 (age 49)
Odense, Denmark
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Roland Møller (Danish: [ˈʁoˀˌlænˀ ˈmøˀlɐ]; 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.

Early life[]

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]

Career[]

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]

Filmography[]

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
Medieval Tokar In post-production
2020 Magnus Fisker The first four episodes aired on ZDF in July 2020.
2021 Blood Red Sky Karl

References[]

  1. ^ "Roland Møller - dansk film database". Dansk film database. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Stanners, Peter (10 January 2016). "The rehabilitation of Roland Møller". The Murmur. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ Moestrup, Jonas Hamidavi Rasoulzadeh (11 March 2015). "Fra voldsmand til skuespiller: Danskerne peger fingre af udsatte børn". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Chang, Kee (7 February 2017). "Roland Møller Strikes Pay Dirt". Anthem. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ "A Hijacking Is Critics' Favourite". Danish Film Institute. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ "The Hunt wins four Bodils". Danish Film Institute. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Land of Mine wins 3 Bodil Awards". Danish Film Institute. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (28 January 2017). "Fenar Ahmad's 'Darkland' Wins Over Danish Box Office". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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