Most Famous Danish Actors

Denmark has produced 75 notable actors throughout history, led by Lars von Trier. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Lars von Trier — Danish Film (Born 1956) , ranked #804
  2. Anna Karina — Danish Actor (1940–2019) , ranked #5059
  3. Connie Nielsen — Danish Actor (Born 1965) , ranked #5753
  4. Ulrich Thomsen — Danish Actor (Born 1963) , ranked #12765
  5. Bille August — Danish Film (Born 1948) , ranked #13370
  6. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen — Danish Actor (Born 1982) , ranked #19640
  7. Mikkel Følsgaard — Danish Actor (Born 1984) , ranked #24443
  8. Anders Thomas Jensen — Danish Film (Born 1972) , ranked #29587
  9. Niels Arden Oplev — Danish Film (Born 1961) , ranked #34225
  10. Jens Albinus — Danish Actor (Born 1965) , ranked #35432
  11. Naja Marie Aidt — Danish Screenwriter (Born 1963) , ranked #37198
  12. Søren Malling — Danish Actor (Born 1964) , ranked #45998
  13. Ole Bornedal — Danish Film (Born 1959) , ranked #48087
  14. Per Fly — Danish Film (Born 1960) , ranked #63673
  15. Ann Eleonora Jørgensen — Danish Actor (Born 1965) , ranked #70013
  16. Bjarne Henriksen — Danish Actor (Born 1959) , ranked #70326
  17. Bodil Joensen — Danish Actor (1944–1985) , ranked #73278
  18. Dirch Passer — Danish Actor (1926–1980) , ranked #73825
  19. Ole Thestrup — Danish Actor (1948–2018) , ranked #75549
  20. Hella Joof — Danish Actor (Born 1962) , ranked #82695