Thure Lindhardt
| Thure Lindhardt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 December 1974 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004-present |
Thure Frank Lindhardt (born 24 December 1974) is a Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Theatre in 1998.[1]
Life and career
Lindhardt was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's film Pelle the Conqueror. His breakthrough in Denmark came with his portrayal of a boy with autism in A Place Nearby, co-starring with Ghita Nørby.
Since then, he has played parts in a variety of movies and series, including Into the Wild, Angels in Fast Motion aka Nordkraft, Brotherhood, Love in Thoughts, Sugar Rush, Princess, Rejseholdet, Byzantium and Flame & Citron, a movie about the World War II resistance group Holger Danske, in which Lindhardt played Bent Faurschou-Hviid, co-starring with Mads Mikkelsen.
He also played a role as the young Swiss Guard Lieutenant Chartrand in the 2009 film Angels & Demons, directed by Ron Howard.
In August 2011 it was announced that he would co-star in Ira Sachs' film Keep the Lights On, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. Later in 2012, he was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor as well as an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.[2]
In the third season of Showtime's The Borgias, Lindhardt stars opposite Jeremy Irons playing Rufio, a ruthless assassin working under Catherina Sforza (portrayed by Gina McKee) to bring about the Borgias' downfall.
In 2012 Lindhardt played a role in the European-Scandinavian TV series The Spiral, and in 2013 he appeared in the feature film Adieu Paris.
In 2014, he received the Lauritzen Award.[3]
In 2015 he played the Danish detective Henrik Saboe opposite Sofia Helin in season 3 of the internationally-acclaimed Danish-Swedish TV police series The Bridge. He replaced Kim Bodnia.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Pelle the Conqueror | Student |
| 2004 | Love in Thoughts | Hans |
| 2005 | Nordkraft | Steso |
| 2006 | Into the Wild | Mads |
| 2007 | Daisy Diamond | Actor |
| 2008 | Flame & Citron | Bent Faurschou-Hviid / Flammen |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Lieutenant Chartrand |
| 2009 | Brotherhood | Lars |
| 2012 | Keep the Lights On | Erik |
| 2012 | Byzantium | Werner |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Firuz |
| 2013 | 3096 Tage | Wolfgang Přiklopil |
| 2016 | Kill Command | Damien Bukes |
| 2016 | Despite the Falling Snow | Dimtri |