Tobias Lindholm

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Tobias Lindholm
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Lindholm at the 2022 Montclair Film Festival
Born
Næstved, Denmark
Education National Film School of Denmark
Occupations
Years active2007–present
Spouse Caroline Blanco
Children3

Tobias Lindholm is a Danish screenwriter and film director. He has written for many films and TV series, becoming known as a writer on the political drama series Borgen . His 2015 film A War was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is also known for directing the films R (2010), A Hijacking (2012), and The Good Nurse (2022).

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Early life and education

Tobias Lindholm was born in Næstved, Denmark.[ citation needed ]

He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen in 2007.[ citation needed ]

Career

Lindholm first received attention for his work as a television writer on the popular Danish political drama TV series Borgen (2010–2022), credited on all 20 episodes of the series' first two seasons, either as an episode writer or storyline contributor.[ citation needed ] In 2011, Lindholm was awarded a special Bodil Award for having two feature films, Submarino (as co-writer)[ citation needed ] and R (as director and writer) in competition for that year's Best Danish Film, which the latter movie also won. [1]

His hostage drama A Hijacking premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section. [2]

Lindholm has been a frequent collaborator with film director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays for feature films Submarino (2010), The Hunt (2012), and Another Round (2020).[ citation needed ]

Lindholm directed the 2015 drama A War (Danish : Krigen) about a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is captured by the Taliban, and the commander is accused of war crimes. [3] The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. [4]

In November 2021, Lindholm struck a first-look deal with global media company Sister, to develop and produce scripted series. The first project, called The Best of Us, is a dramatisation of 9/11 first responders, with Jeremy Strong set to star in it. [5]

In 2025, it was announced that Lindholm co-wrote Torpedo, a new Danish crime thriller, along with director Frederik Louis Hviid. [6]

Personal life

Lindholm married film producer Caroline Blanco, with whom he has three sons. As of 2015 they were living in Copenhagen. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2010 R YesYes
Submarino NoYes
2012 The Hunt NoYes
A Hijacking YesYes
2013The Hour of the LynxNoYes
2015 April 9th NoYes
A War YesYes
2016 The Commune NoYes
2020 Another Round NoYes
2022 The Good Nurse YesNo

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded YesNo
2014The Arms DropNoYes

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2008 Sommer NoYes3 episodes
2010-2011 Borgen NoYes20 episodes
2016 Follow the Money NoYes2 episodes
2017 Mindhunter YesNo"Episode 5" and "Episode 6"
2020 The Investigation YesNo6 episodes

References

  1. "'R' er årets danske film". kino.dk.
  2. "A Hijacking: Venice review". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 September 2012.
  3. "Krigen". KINO.dk (in Danish).
  4. Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. White, Peter (9 November 2021). "Jeremy Strong To Star In & Produce 9/11 Responders Drama From Tobias Lindholm & Sister As Part Of First-Look Deal With 'A War' Director". Deadline. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. Scott Roxborough (18 December 2025). "'The Good Nurse' and 'The Quiet Ones' Directors Team Up for Danish Thriller 'Torpedo'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. "BLÅ BOG: Tobias Lindholm er blevet hot i Hollywood" (in Danish). BT. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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