Roland Møller (; born 28 May 1972) is a Danish actor. He won the
Bodil Award for
Best Actor in a Leading Role for ''
Land of Mine'' (2015), and
Best Actor in a Supporting Role for
''Nordvest'' (2013). He has appeared in high-profile films like ''
A Hijacking,'' ''
Darkland,
Atomic Blonde,
Papillon,'' and ''
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Early life
Møller grew up in a criminal environment in
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...
, 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
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, and then moved to
Copenhagen
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, where he began working with the rapper
Jokeren 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
Tobias Lindholm offered him an acting role in the film.
Møller's performance in the film earned Supporting Actor nominations at the
Bodil Awards
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and
Danish Film Critics Association Awards.
He then appeared in Lindholm's 2012 film ''
A Hijacking'' and the 2013 film ''
Northwest
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'', directed by the other ''R'' co-director
Michael Noer, for both of which he was nominated for the
Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, the latter of which he also won.
In 2014, he appeared in ''
A Second Chance''. In 2015, he appeared in the war drama ''
Land of Mine'' in his first leading role,
for which he received the
Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
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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Living people
Male actors from Odense
Danish male film actors
21st-century Danish male actors
Best Supporting Actor Bodil Award winners
Danish songwriters
Danish male criminals
People convicted of assault
1972 births
Best Actor Bodil Award winners