Daniel Lundh is a Franco-Swedish actor and writer.
Early life
Daniel Lundh was born in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
, of a Swedish father and a French mother. His father,
Lennart Lundh
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Surname
*Camilla Lennarth (born 1988), Swedish go ...
, is a fine-art dealer and former actor.
At the age of seven, the family moved to Paris, where he attended
Montessori
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schooling. In addition to
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
and French, he became fluent in English and Spanish.
After graduation, he moved to New York City to pursue theater studies at the
Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. His teacher, Chad Burton, took him under his wing by allowing him to attend sessions at the mythical
Actors Studio
The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded ...
. He then trained at
HB Studio
The HB Studio (Herbert Berghof Studio) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering professional training in the performing arts through classes, workshops, free lectures, theater productions, theater rentals, a theater artist residency prog ...
with
Salem Ludwig. Back in Paris, he studied for two years at
Cours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent.
The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; f ...
, notably with Lesley Chatterley. He also regularly trained with Bela Grushka and Jordan Beswick C.S.A.
Thereafter, he left for London, where he remained for three years. He appeared in numerous fringe plays and series.
Career
In 2006, he obtained his first film role in
O Jerusalem, directed by
Elie Chouraqui
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, alongside
Ian Holm
Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, ...
,
JJ Feild
John Joseph Feild (born 1978) is a British-American film, television and theatre actor. He started his television career in 1999. Feild played Fred Garland in Philip Pullman's ''The Ruby in the Smoke'' and ''The Shadow in the North'' television ...
and
Patrick Bruel
Patrick Benguigui (; born 14 May 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel (), is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.
Biography
Early life
Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, d ...
.
In 2007, he starred in Délice Paloma, by
Nadir Mokneche, with co-stars
Aylin Prandi and
Biyouna
Baya Bouzar ( ar, باية بوزار, 13 September 1952), known by the stage name Biyouna () is an Algerian singer, dancer, actress born in Belcourt, now known as Belouizdad, Algiers, Algeria.
Early life
Having a very early passion for singi ...
. The film was a success and the actor received critical acclaim for his role as a troubled youth in search of his father. His performance earned him a nomination for the
César for
Most Promising Actor.
In 2008, he successively worked in
House of Saddam
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, a
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...
. The TV film, in two parts, is an adaptation of
. There, he played the role of Massimo, the bastard and vengeful son.
In 2010, he acted in
. The film was produced by
.
In parallel to his acting career, he devotes himself to writing and music.
In 2017, he starred in
.