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Nicolas Winding Refn

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 09/29/1970 (53) | Copenhagen (Denmark)
Nicolas Winding Refn (Danish: [ˈne̝kolɑs ˈve̝nte̝ŋ ˈʁæfn̩]; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He found great success early in his career directing the Pusher trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama Bronson (2008), and the adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009). In 2011 he gained newfound stardom directing the action drama film Drive (2011) for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Refn's next films were the stylistically Driven action film Only God Forgives (2013), and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016). In 2019, he directed his first television series ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young ...

Drive

FSK: 18+ years

2011 | 3.8/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's rec ...

Only God Forgives

FSK: 16+ years

2013 | 2.9/5 | 1h 30min
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and togethe ...

Valhalla Rising

FSK: 16+ years

2009 | 3.0/5 | 1h 33min
Adventure, Drama, Action, Fantasy
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When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has. ...

The Neon Demon

FSK: 16+ years

2016 | 3.3/5 | 1h 58min
Thriller, Drama, Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Nicolas Winding Refn

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director
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Movies with Nicolas Winding Refn as Actor(10)

as himself2023 Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
as Sé stesso2023 Dario Argento Panico
as himself2023 Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn
as himself2014 My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
as himself2013 Jodorowsky's Dune
as himself2012 NWR
as Dutch Bob2012 Pusher
as Himself (Jang)2006 Gambler
as The Doctor2005 Chinaman
as Brian1996 Pusher

Movies with Nicolas Winding Refn as Crew(33)

Production/Producer2023 What Have You Done to Solange?
Directing/Director2023 Circus Maximus
Production/Producer2023 Witchfinder
Directing/Director2023 The Avenging Silence
Writing/Writer2023 The Avenging Silence
Crew/Presenter2021 Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Directing/Director2016 The Neon Demon
Production/Producer2016 The Neon Demon
Writing/Screenplay2016 The Neon Demon
Writing/Story2016 The Neon Demon
Production/Executive Producer2014 Dying of the Light
Directing/Director2013 Only God Forgives
Writing/Writer2013 Only God Forgives
Production/Executive Producer2012 Black's Game
Directing/Director2011 Drive
Writing/Writer2010 Pusher
Directing/Director2009 Valhalla Rising
Writing/Writer2009 Valhalla Rising
Directing/Director2008 Bronson
Writing/Screenplay2008 Bronson
Directing/Director2005 Pusher 3
Writing/Screenplay2005 Pusher 3
Directing/Director2004 Pusher II
Production/Producer2004 Pusher II
Writing/Screenplay2004 Pusher II
Directing/Director2003 Fear X
Writing/Writer2003 Fear X
Directing/Director1999 Bleeder
Production/Producer1999 Bleeder
Writing/Screenplay1999 Bleeder
Directing/Director1996 Pusher
Production/Producer1996 Pusher
Writing/Screenplay1996 Pusher

TV Shows/Series with Nicolas Winding Refn as Crew(6)

Production/Executive Producer2023 The Famous Five
Production/Executive Producer2019 Too Old to Die Young
Writing/Writer2019 Too Old to Die Young
Directing/Director2019 Too Old to Die Young
Creator/Creator2019 Too Old to Die Young
Directing/Director2004 Agatha Christie's Marple

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Full Name: Nicolas Refn
Born: Tuesday, 09/29 1970 (September) in Copenhagen (Denmark) (current age: 53 years + 200 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Danish (DA), English (EN)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, City and Country School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Liv Corfixen
Children: Lola Winding Refn
Siblings: Kasper Winding
Father: Anders Refn
Mother: Vibeke Winding
Other names for Nicolas Winding Refn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"ニコラス・ウィンディング・レフン"
"尼古拉斯·温丁·雷弗恩"
"Рефн, Николас Виндинг"
"니콜라스 윈딩 레픈"
"Jang"
"니콜라스 빈딩 레픈"
"니콜라스 레픈"
Nicolas Winding Refn frequently works together with these people:
Liv Corfixen (10x, Actress)
Peter Peter (8x, Crew)
Cliff Martinez (8x, Crew)
Matthew Newman (8x, Crew)
Mads Mikkelsen (7x, Actor)
Zlatko Burić (7x, Actor)
Henrik Danstrup (7x, Crew)
Travis Scott (7x, Actor)
Anne Østerud (6x, Crew)
Lene Børglum (6x, Crew)
Ryan Gosling (5x, Actor)
Diego García (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14171, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024