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Lars Simonsen (born 19 September 1963) is a Danish actor.
He graduated from Aarhus Teater in 1990. In theatre roles, he has appeared at Odense Teater, Rialto Teatret , Gladsaxe Teater , Husets Teater and Betty Nansen Teatret, among others.
Plays he has worked on include Snart kommer tiden, Den gerrige, Hagbard og Signe, Maskerade, Pinocchios aske, Helligtrekongers aften and Primadonnaer på prøve.
Lars Simonsen won the Robert Prize for best actor in 1985 and 1998 for the films Tro, håb og kærlighed and Barbara . He won the award for Best Actor at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in Twist and Shout . [1]
From TV, he is best known from the series Landsbyen , but he has also had a role in Mordkommisjonen .
Year | Title | Role |
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1984 | Tro, håb og kærlighed | Erik |
1985 | Den kroniske Uskyld | |
Når engle elsker | Mortensens Sønn | |
1987 | Pelle Erobreren | Niels Køller |
1991 | De Nøgne træer | Kjeld |
1996 | Tøsepiger | Michael |
1996 | Bella, min Bella | Bellas far |
1997 | Barbara | Poul Aggersoee |
1999 | Manden som ikke ville dø | Adrian Palmberg |
Klinkevals | Simon Berggren | |
2001 | Gem et smil, Katrine | |
2003 | Livsforsikringen | O.P. Vademand |
Year | Title | Role |
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1985 | Jane Horney | Jonas |
1991 | Landsbyen | Thomas |
1992 | Mørklægning | Lydmand |
2001 | Skjulte spor | Carsten Hansen |
2001 | Mit liv som Bent | Frank Lands |
2002 | Mordkommisjonen | Flemming, Faren |
2003 | Afgrunden | Grigori Chmara |
2003 | Forsvar | Professor Estrup |
2007 | Forbrydelsen | Peter Lassen |
2011–13 | The Bridge | |
2016 | Bedrag | Ulrik |
2018 | The Rain | Dr. Frederik Andersen |
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