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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-10-31 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

David Dencik

Biography:

Karl David Sebastian Dencik (born 31 October 1974) is a Swedish-Danish actor. He has acted in both Swedish and Danish films, and has also had major roles in English-language films and series including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Top of the Lake (2017), McMafia (2018), Chernobyl (2019), and the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021).

Dencik is a two-time Robert Award winner, for Best Actor in a Leading Role for A Soap (2006) and Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role for The Chestnut Man (2021). He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Perfect Patient (2019). He is also a seven-time Bodil Award nominee.

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Known For

Acting

2025

Beginnings as Thomas
Other People's Money as Niels Jensen

2024

Don't Be Afraid as Magnus Rentorp
Pressure Point as Lars Norén

2023

Together 99 as Peter Steen
Prisoner as Henrik
Agent as David Dencik

2022

Black Crab as Colonel Raad
Attachment as Lev
Diorama as Björn
The Kiss as Dr. Faber
The Ipcress File as Colonel Stok
Adult Behavior as Nathan

2021

Being James Bond as Self (archive footage)
No Time to Die as Valdo Obruchev
The Chestnut Man as Simon Genz

2020

2019

The Perfect Patient as Thomas Quick
Quicksand as Peder Sander
Chernobyl as Mikhail Gorbachev
Face to Face as Rylander

2018

McMafia as Boris Godman
Rig 45 as Mikkel

2017

The Snowman as Vetlesen
The Day Will Come as Inspektør Hartmann
Genius as Niels Bohr

2016

Satisfaction 1720 as Dr. Mabuse
The Day Will Come as Inspektør Hartmann
Across the Waters as Arne Itkin
Follow the Money as Simon Absolonsen

2015

Men & Chicken as Gabriel
Regression as John Gray
The Last Panthers as Guillaume van Reeth

2014

The Absent One as Ulrik Dybbøl
Gentlemen as Henry Morgan
The Homesman as Thor Svendsen
Serena as Buchanan
Speed Walking as Pelli

2013

We Are the Best! as Klara's Father
Hotel as Rikard
Top of the Lake as Alexander "Puss"

2012

A Royal Affair as Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Call Girl as Aspen Thorin
Odjuret as Åklagaren
Hinsehäxan as The King

2011

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Young Gustaf Morell
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Toby Esterhase
Happy End as Richard
Rebounce as Marcel
Rosa Morena as Jacob
War Horse as Base Camp Officer
Lykke as Anders Assing
Those Who Kill as Lars Werner

2010

Cornelis as Fred Åkerström
Miss Remarkable & her Career as Boyfriend (voice)

2009

Original as Jon
Brotherhood as Jimmy
Love and Rage as Christian A. Madsen
The Left Wing Gang as Niels Jørgensen
The Protectors as Dexter

2008

Not Like Others as Taxidriver
Boy Meets Girl as Kasper Schmidt
The Candidate as Michael

2007

Outside Love as Shmuli
Lögnens pris as Josef
Lysets nøgle as Christian
The Killing as VVS mand

2006

A Soap as Veronica
Emmalou as Eric
Robins as Self - Guest
Anna Pihl as Tyv
Nynne as Svensk politi

2005

Bare Holger as Holger
The Laser Man as John Ausonius
Wallander as Leo
Klovn as Bud fra Årstiderne

2004

2003

Reconstruction as Bartender

1994

The Kingdom as Bosse

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Idioten as Furst Mysjkin/Idioten