Christian Tafdrup (born 8 April 1978) is a Danish actor, film director, and screenwriter. As a director, he is best known for his directorial debut Parents (2016) that won the 2017 Robert Award for Best Director, as well as his psychological thriller horror drama Speak No Evil (2022).
Filmography
As an actor Year Film RoleNotes 1993 Pretty Boy NickFilm 1998 Strisser på Samsø SpahicTV series 2002 Debutanten HamletShort film2003OBLSTV series documentaryBabyHåndlangerFilm2005The Big DayLarsVeninderUng fyrNynneMan at restaurant2006A SoapKunde 1After the WeddingChristian RefnerGustne GensynVarious rolesTV seriesPrincessCharlieFilmDaisy DiamondThomas Lund2007Various rolesTV series2008SommerReservelægenAlbumMartin Lund JensenCrying for LoveOscarFilmI'll Come RunningSøren2009–2010Park RoadSune HolmTV series2011Alla Salute!AnstaltenOliver2012Sune HolmFilmThe KillingThorsten SeifertTV series2013BorgenAlexander Hjort2013–2014KødkatalogetSøren2015LægeAtlas Berg2016Simon Talbots Sketch ShowCucumberParentsReal estate agentAlso directorThe Other WorldMikkelTV series2017Studio hostFilmA Terrible WomanJamesFilm; also directorFileasTV series2018NipskanalenChristianParterapiPeterHerrens VejeMikkel2019Filias2018–2020Hånd i håndØystein2020GrowJarl2022Fileas2023Meter i sekundetSebastianFilm; post-production
As director and screenwriter Year Film Notes 1999 The Copier Short film2002Debutanten2008Awakening2016ParentsFilm2017A Horrible Woman2018–2020ParterapiTV series2022Speak No EvilFilm
Selected awards YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2008Buster International Children's Film FestivalBest Short FilmAwakening2008Odense International Film FestivalBest Children's Film2009Robert AwardsBest Long Fiction/Animation (shared with Peter Reichhardt & Leila Vestgaard)2009L.A. OutfestOutstanding Narrative Short Film2009Brest European Short Film FestivalBest Short Film2014Robert AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Television RoleBorgen2016Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film FestivalBest European Fantastic Feature FilmParents2017Bodil AwardsBest Screenplay2017Robert AwardsBest Director2018Best Screenplay (shared with )A Terrible Woman 2022Bucheon International Fantastic Film FestivalBest Director ChoiceSpeak No Evil2022MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de LisboaBest European Feature Film
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