Roland Møller

Roland Møller (Danish: [ˈʁoˀˌlænˀ ˈmøˀlɐ]; born 1972) 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.

Roland Møller
Born (1972-08-01) 1 August 1972
Odense, Denmark
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Early life

Møller grew up in a criminal environment in Odense, Denmark.[1] 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.[1][2] 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.[1]

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.[3] Møller's performance in the film earned Supporting Actor nominations at the Bodil Awards and Danish Film Critics Association Awards.[1] 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.[4][5]

In 2014, he appeared in A Second Chance. In 2015, he appeared in the war drama Land of Mine in his first leading role,[1] for which he received the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[6]

In 2017, he appeared in the action thriller Darkland, the spy film Atomic Blonde,[7] and the Papillon remake directed by Noer.[3]

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

References
  1. Stanners, Peter (10 January 2016). "The rehabilitation of Roland Møller". The Murmur. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Chang, Kee (7 February 2017). "Roland Møller Strikes Pay Dirt". Anthem. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "A Hijacking Is Critics' Favourite". Danish Film Institute. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. "The Hunt wins four Bodils". Danish Film Institute. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. "Land of Mine wins 3 Bodil Awards". Danish Film Institute. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. Keslassy, Elsa (28 January 2017). "Fenar Ahmad's 'Darkland' Wins Over Danish Box Office". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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