Kim Kold (born 25 August 1965) is a Danish actor and former professional
bodybuilder. Standing 6'4" (1.93 m) tall and weighing 320 lbs (155 kg), he is primarily known for his role as
Owen Shaw
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Klaus
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in ''
Fast & Furious 6''.
Early life
Born in
Copenhagen
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, Kold played around 150
football
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matches as a
goalkeeper
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in the lower leagues until he suffered from an injury at the age of 27. He was sent to the gym for rehabilitation training, where he took up an interest in
bodybuilding
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.
Career
Bodybuilding
Kold started competing in 1997. He won the Danish National Bodybuilding Championship in 2006.
Acting
Kold was persuaded by his friend, film director Mads Matthiesen, to play the title role in Matthiesen's
short film
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''Dennis'' (2007). The film was not promoted, but soon became popular and made Kold a name as an actor. He reprised the role of Dennis when Matthiesen made ''
Teddy Bear
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'' (2012), a feature-length adaptation of ''Dennis''.
He appeared in ''
Fast & Furious 6'' (2013), as well as Polish short film ''Smok'' (2015), based on the legend of
Wawel Dragon. In 2016 he appeared the film ''
Star Trek Beyond'' as well as the film ''
6 Underground'' in 2019.
Other ventures
Kold worked as a
locksmith in
Denmark
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for several years during his bodybuilding career. He owns his own security business in
Puerto Banús
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.
Filmography
References
External links
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Danish male actors
Danish bodybuilders
Living people
1965 births