Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjespɐ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Spectre.

Jesper Christensen
Born (1948-05-16) 16 May 1948
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present
Spouse(s)Tove Bornhøft (m. 2000)
Children2

In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: Did Somebody Laugh? (1978), The Bench (2000), and Manslaughter (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: Barbara (1997).

In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crime against the members of the royal family, and it does not fit with modern ideas.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes
1976StrømerYoung OfficerAnders Refn 
1977Mind Your Back, ProfessorJournalistJens Okking 
HavocSteffensenOle Roos 
1978Wanna See My Beautiful Navel?Fashion PhotographerSøren Kragh-Jacobsen 
Who Kills Who?ChristianLi Vilstrup 
WinterbornAndersAstrid Henning-Jensen 
Did Somebody Laugh?Unemployed ManHenning Carlsen 
1979The Revolt of the ThrallsTBAJannik HastrupVoice
Charly & SteffenEigilHenning Kristiansen 
1980It's a World Full of ChildrenMortenAase Schmidt 
Children of the ThrallsTBAJannik HastrupVoice
Sorry We're HereAageHans Kristensen 
1981Have You Seen Alice?BjarneBrita Wielopolska 
1983The TraitorsThe BoyOle Roos 
1987Hip Hip Hurrah!Viggo JohansenKjell Grede 
1988Emma's ShadowPoulSøren Kragh-Jacobsen 
1990Today's DonnaMichael NordgreenStefan Henszelman 
Good Evening, Mr. WallenbergOfficer at WatteauKjell Grede 
1992SofieHans HøjbyLiv Ullmann 
1993The Russian SingerCastensenMorten Arnfred 
1994Carl, My Childhood SymphonySchreiberErik Clausen 
1995SummerFlemmingKristian Petri 
White LiesKristianMats Arehn 
1996Girly GirlsHans-JørgenVibeke Gad 
HamsunOtto DietrichJan Troell 
The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the DaneHemming I / LokiLaila Hodell 
The White LionessKonovalenkoPelle Berglund 
1997CredoBrother 1Susanne Bier 
BarbaraJudgeNils Malmros 
1998AlbertShoemakerJørn Faurschou 
1999In China They Eat DogsBartenderLasse Spang Olsen 
Sophie's WorldSøren KierkegaardErik Gustavson 
2000AnnaJohansenErik Wedersøe 
Italian for BeginnersOlympia's FatherLone Scherfig 
The BenchKajPer Fly 
2001One-Hand ClappingH.C. KrøyerGert Fredholm 
The Greatest ThingTheatre ManagerThomas Robsahm 
Count AxelCol. LejpstrupSøren Fauli 
2002Minor MishapsSøren KreibergAnnette K. Olesen 
OkayLægeJesper W. Nielsen 
Treasure PlanetScroopRon Clements & John MuskerVoice; Danish dub
2003InheritanceHolger AndersenPer Fly 
BabyEddyLinda Wendel 
Nasty BratsJBGiacomo Campeotto 
Make BelievePiipsKjell Grede 
2005The InterpreterNils LudSydney Pollack 
ManslaughterCarstenPer Fly 
2006Shaking Dream LandGeorgeMartina Nagel 
Pure HeartsBag ManKenneth Kainz 
Casino RoyaleMr. WhiteMartin Campbell 
2008One ShotLennartLinda Wendel 
Everlasting MomentsSebastian PedersenJan Troell 
Flame & CitronWilhelm Faurschou HviidOle Christian Madsen 
Quantum of SolaceMr. WhiteMarc Forster 
2009OriginalBrunoAlexander Brøndsted & Antonio Tublén 
The Young VictoriaBaron StockmarJean-Marc Vallée 
StormAnthony WeberHans-Christian Schmid 
This Is LoveKollerMatthias Glasner 
2010The DebtDr. Bernhardt / Dieter VogelJohn Madden 
A FamilyRickard RheinwaldPernille Fischer Christensen 
2011MelancholiaLittle FatherLars von Trier 
JulieMasterLinda Wendel 
2012The Last SentenceTorgny SegerstedtJan Troell 
2013SchwesternUncle RolleAnne Wild 
NYMPH()MANIACJerôme's UncleLars von Trier 
Sex, Drugs & TaxationJudge BergsøeChristoffer Boe 
2015Me and KaminskiManuel KaminskiWolfgang Becker 
SpectreMr. WhiteSam Mendes 
2016The King's ChoiceHaakon VIIErik Poppe 
2017RobinPierreAntonio Tublén 
2018Before the FrostJensMichael Noer 

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