Peter Gantzler (born 28 September 1958) is a

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actor. He is perhaps best known for his parts in ''

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'' and ''

Italian for Beginners ''Italian for Beginners'' ( da, Italiensk for begyndere) is a 2000 Danish romantic comedy film written and directed by Lone Scherfig, and starring Anders W. Berthelsen, Lars Kaalund and Peter Gantzler, together with Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, An ...

''.

Biography

Peter Gantzler originally studied Danish at the

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, but changed to the Danish National School of Theatre where he got his degree in 1990. He has performed on various theaters in the

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area, but is primarily known from television and movies. He is married to actress Xenia Lach-Nielsen, with whom he has a daughter.

Filmography

*'' Rocking Silver'' (1983) *''

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'' (1986) *'' Kaj's fødselsdag'' (1990) *''

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'' (1995) *'' Davids bog'' (1996) *'' Smilla's Sense of Snow'' (1997) *'' Når mor kommer hjem'' (1998) *'' Mimi og madammerne'' (1998) *'' Pizza King'' (1999) *''

In China They Eat Dogs ''In China They Eat Dogs'' ( da, I Kina spiser de hunde) is a 1999 Danish action comedy film directed by Lasse Spang Olsen, and starring Kim Bodnia, and Dejan Čukić. Plot Arvid ( Dejan Čukić), a bank teller, is dumped by his girlfriend for b ...

'' (1999) *''

Help! I'm a Fish ''Help! I'm A Fish'' ( da, Hjælp, jeg er en fisk; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 Danish-German-Irish traditionally animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring and Michael Hegner, and written by ...

'' (voice in

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original - 2000) *''

'' (2000) *'' Anja & Viktor'' (2001) *'' At klappe med een hånd'' (2001) *'' Min søsters børn'' (2001) *'' Listetyven'' (2002) *'' Bjergkuller'' (2002) *'' Campingvognen'' (2002) *'' Min søsters børn i sneen'' - (2002) *'' Til højre ved den gule hund'' (2003) *'' Fakiren fra Bilbao'' (2004) *'' Store planer'' (2005) *'' Solkongen'' (2005) *'' Steget efter'' (2005) *'' Dommeren'' (2005) *'' Direktøren for det hele'' (2006) *'' Små mirakel och stora'' (2006) *'' Tempelriddernes skat'' (2006) *''

A Viking Saga ''A Viking Saga'' is a 2008 film about the early life and rise to power of Oleg of Novgorod, the Rus prince who attacked and conquered Kiev in AD 882 from the Rus war-lords Askold and Dir, before moving his capital there. Cast * Ken Vedsegaard ...

'' (2007) *''

33 Scenes from Life ''33 Scenes from Life'' ( pl, 33 sceny z życia) is a 2008 Polish film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska. Plot The Polish artist Julia and her husband Piotr, a talented and successful composer, live in Kraków. When Julias's mother, Barbara falls ...

'' (2008)

Television

*'' Mørklægning'' (1992) *'' Kald mig Liva'' (1992) *'' Tre ludere og en lommetyv'' (1993) *''

'' (1997) *'' Hjerteflimmer'' (1998) *'' Turbulent sone'' (2000) *'' Skjulte spor'' (2000) *'' Den serbiske dansker'' (2001) *'' Er du skidt, skat?'' (2003) *''

Krøniken ''Krøniken'' (English: ''Better Times'') is a Danish television drama which aired on Sunday evenings between January 2004 and January 2007. The 22-episode series relates the lives of two fictional families during the historical development of ...

'' (2004-2005) *''

The Last Kingdom ''The Last Kingdom'' is the first historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004. This story introduces Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble who is kidnapped by Danish Vikings as a young child and is assimilated ...

'' (2015)

Awards

*2001: Best actor (

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for best supporting actor, best actor ( Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema) - all for the portrayal of Jørgen Mortensen in ''Italian for Beginners''.

External links

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