Roland Møller (; born 28 May 1972) is a Danish actor. He won the

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for

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for ''

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'' (2015), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for ''Nordvest'' (2013). He has appeared in high-profile films like ''

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,'' '' Darkland, Atomic Blonde, Papillon,'' and ''

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Early life

Møller grew up in a criminal environment in

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, Denmark. He had 10 assault convictions and had served time for a total of four and a half years before he was released on parole under the condition he leave Odense in 2002. He subsequently attended Den Rytmiske Højskole, a music

folk high school Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule; ...

, and then moved to

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, where he began working with the rapper

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as a songwriter.

Career

Møller made his acting debut in the 2010 prison drama film '' R''. While Møller was originally involved as a consultant in the film set in Horsens State Prison, where he had served time, co-director

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offered him an acting role in the film. Møller's performance in the film earned Supporting Actor nominations at the

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and Danish Film Critics Association Awards. He then appeared in Lindholm's 2012 film ''

'' and the 2013 film ''

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'', directed by the other ''R'' co-director Michael Noer, for both of which he was nominated for the

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, the latter of which he also won. In 2014, he appeared in '' A Second Chance''. In 2015, he appeared in the war drama ''

'' in his first leading role, for which he received the

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. In 2017, he appeared in the action thriller '' Darkland'', the spy film '' Atomic Blonde'', and the ''Papillon'' remake directed by Noer.

Filmography

References

External links

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