Troels Lyby (born 15 October 1966) is a Danish

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. He made his big break in

Hella Joof Hella Joof (born 1 November 1962) is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and an aristocratic Gambian father who belonged to the Joof dynasty. Joof directed '' En kort en lang'' (2001), ''Oh Happy Day'' (2004) and '' ...

's film '' En kort en lang'', but had previously acted in '' Let's Get Lost'' by Jonas Elmer and

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier ('' né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nomina ...

's ''

The Idiots ''The Idiots'' ( da, Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme 95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2. It is the second film in von Tr ...

''. Since then, he has been in ''

Okay ''OK'' (spelling variations include ''okay'', ''O.K.'', ''ok'' and ''Ok'') is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference. ''OK'' is frequently ...

'' and ''

Jul i Valhal ''Jul i Valhal'' ('' Christmas in Valhalla'') is a Danish television advent calendar (or Christmas miniseries). It first aired in the December 2005 on TV 2 Denmark television station, on TV 2 Norway in December 2006 (with Norwegian subtitles ...

''. Troels Lyby was also in the Danish

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'. He has also played many roles in different theatres, including at the . Troels Lyby won the Robertprisen for best supporting actor in 2002 for the film '' En kort en lang'' and the Robertprisen for best actor in 2006 for the film ''

Anklaget ''Accused'' ( da, Anklaget) is a 2005 Danish drama film, directed by Jacob Thuesen. It is about a couple, Henrik and Nina Christofferson whose happiness was shattered when their 14-year-old daughter Stine accused her father of molesting her. The ...

''.

Filmography (selected)

* 2016 – '' What We Become'' – Dino * 2013 – Kvinden i buret (201

– Hardy * 2012 – ' – Big J * 2011 – '' The Reunion (2011 Danish film), The Reunion'' * 2009 – '' Headhunter'' * 2008 – ' – Jimmy (voice) * 2008 – ' – Theodor * 2008 – ''

Sommer Sommer is a surname, from the German, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian languages word for the season "summer". Notable people with this name include: A–L * Alfred Sommer (born 1943), American academic * Alice Herz-Sommer (1903–2014), Czech-born J ...

'' – Svend Andersen (TV 1 episode) * 2007 – ''

Forbrydelsen ''The Killing'' ( da, Forbrydelsen, lit=The Crime) is a Danish police procedural drama television series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises. It premiered on the Danish national television chann ...

'' – Erik Salin (3 episodes) * 2007 – '' Guldhornene'' – Asbjørn * 2007 – ' – Tobias * 2007 – ' – Bent * 2006 – ''

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 ...

'' – Søren (4 episodes) (TV) * 2006 – "'' – Obstetrician * 2006 – "

Fidibus Fidibus is a Danish film by Hella Joof from 2006. It was first presented at the Roskilde Festival in the summer of 2006, but not did not debut in cinemas until October 13. Starring * Rudi Køhnke as Kalle, the main character * Jonatan Spang, a D ...

'' – Advokat * 2006 – ' * 2005 – ''

'' – Asbjørn (2 episodes) (TV) * 2005 – ''

'' – Henrik * 2004 – ''

Twelfth Night (holiday) Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve) is a Christian festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany. Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either or , depending on whether ...

'' – Tobias Hikke (TV) * 2003 – 2004 '' Forsvar'' – Claus 'CC' Christensen (3 episodes) (TV) * 2004 – ' – Lars * 2003 – ' – Ole * 2002 – ' – Henrik (1 episode) (TV) * 2002 – ''

'' – Kristian * 2001 – '' En kort en lang'' – Jørgen * 2001 – ' – Per Toftlund (TV) * 2001 – '' Mistænkt'' (VG) – Brian Tulberg * 2000 – '' Före stormen'' – Læreren * 2000 – ' (TV) – Per * 2000 – '' Edderkoppen'' (TV miniseries) – Walter * 1998 – ''

Strisser på Samsø Strisser på Samsø (A Cop on Samsø) is a Danish television series consisting of 12 episodes, written and directed by Eddie Thomas Petersen. Produced by Per Holst Filmproduktion, it was first broadcast on TV2 in 1997-1998. The story tells how ...

'' – Christian Hammer (1 episode) (TV) * 1998 – '' Skæbneloddet'' – Christian Hammer (TV episode) * 1998 – ''

'' (Danish title: "Idioterne") – Henrik * 1997 – '' Let's Get Lost'' – Thomas * 1995 – ''Debut'' * 1995 – '' Who's Hitler?'' – Mann i boksershorts (TV) * 1994 – ''

Riget ''Riget'' (English title: ''The Kingdom'') is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier, co-written by von Trier with Niels Vørsel and co-directed by von Trier with Morten Arnfred. Set in the neurosur ...

'' (TV miniseries) – Hook

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyby, Troels 1966 births Best Actor Robert Award winners Danish male actors Living people People from Aarhus