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Claes Bang

Actor | * 04/28/1967 (56) | Odense, Danimarca (Denmark)
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Claes Kasper Bang (Danish: [ˈkʰlɛˀs ˈpɑŋˀ]; born 28 April 1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and for the role of Fjölnir in Robert Eggers's 2022 film The Northman. In 2019, he played the role of Sasha Mann for the final season of The Affair, and he rose to further international recognition by starring as Count Dracula in the BBC/Netflix series Dracula (2020). For his role in The Square, he became the first Dane to win the European Film Award for Best Actor. Bang has also developed a music career under the moniker of This Is Not America. ()
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Claes Bang was born on April 28, 1967 in Denmark as Claes Kasper Bang. He is an actor, known for The Square (2017), The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Bron/Broen (2011). He is married to Lis Kasper Bang. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 1996.His name is pronounced "Class Bun-g". Apart from his native Danish, he's fluent in Swedish, Norwegian, English and German.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control. ...

The Burnt Orange Heresy

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2020 | 2.9/5 | 1h 39min
Thriller
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Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save hi ...

The Northman

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2022 | 3.5/5 | 2h 16min
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit. ...

The Square

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2017 | 3.4/5 | 2h 31min
Drama
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The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent—and set their sights ...

Bad Sisters

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2022- | 3.8/5
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Claes Bang

European Film Award for Best Actor European Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Claes Bang as Actor(29)

2024 Stockholm Bloodbath
2024 The Master and Margarita
as Ben2022 Diorama
as Jack Considine2022 It Is in Us All
as Fjölnir the Brotherless2022 The Northman
as Essien2021 Locked Down
as Joseph Piller2020 The Last Vermeer
as James Figueras2020 The Burnt Orange Heresy
as Will2020 The Bay of Silence
as himself2020 In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss
as Viktor Landauer2019 The Glass Room
as Stefan2019 The Danish Boys
as Stefan2018 Hotel Boy
as Jan Holster2018 The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Christian2017 The Square
as Klaus2015 Young Sophie Bell
as Henry Wiese2015 Save Raffi!
as Micha2014 Alle unter eine Tanne
as Faderen2013 Educating Peter
as Per2012 Park Road - the Movie
as Herb2011 Jungle Child
as Lars2008 Take the Trash
as Mand 22006 A Soap
as Gymnastiklærer2005 Father of Four: Never Gives Up!
as Oliver2005 The Comedian
as Henrik2005 Nynne
as John T2003 Rule No. 1
as Jesper1999 Under overfladen
as Politibetjent1998 On Our Own

TV Shows/Series with Claes Bang as Actor(7)

as Hans Von Dincklage2024 The New Look
as John Paul Williams2022 Bad Sisters
as Dracula2020 Dracula
as Dr. Tobias Olsen2015 Sibel & Max
as Claudio2011 The Bridge
as Holger Lüder2007 Hamburg Dockland
as Tomas Jorgensen1997 Coast Guard

TV Shows/Series with Claes Bang as Crew(1)

Creator/Creator2020 Dracula

Full Name: Claes Bang
Born: Friday, 04/28 1967 (April) in Odense, Danimarca (Denmark) (current age: 56 years + 363 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Danish (DA)
Educated at: Danish National School of Performing Arts, Rødkilde Gymnasium
Other names for Claes Bang (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Κλάις Μπανγκ"
"클라에스 방"
Claes Bang frequently works together with these people:
Rolf Becker (7x, Actor)
Dirk Martens (6x, Actor)
Tim Wilde (6x, Actor)
Horst-Günter Marx (6x, Actor)
Oliver Sauer (6x, Actor)
Mathias Harrebye-Brandt (5x, Actor)
Siemen Rühaak (5x, Actor)
Nicki von Tempelhoff (5x, Actor)
Constantin von Jascheroff (5x, Actor)
Nick Wilder (5x, Actor)
Paul Faßnacht (5x, Actor)
Andreas Franck (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:115351, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024