Jesper Christensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjespɐ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor.[1] A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Spectre.[2]

Jesper Christensen
Born (1948-05-16) 16 May 1948 (age 76)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present
Spouse
Tove Bornhøft
(m. 2000)
Children2

In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: Did Somebody Laugh? (1978), The Bench (2000), and Manslaughter (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: Barbara (1997).

In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crime against the members of the royal family, and it does not fit with modern ideas.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes
1976 Strømer Young Officer Anders Refn  
1977 Mind Your Back, Professor Journalist Jens Okking  
Havoc Steffensen Ole Roos  
1978 Wanna See My Beautiful Navel? Fashion Photographer Søren Kragh-Jacobsen  
Who Kills Who? Christian Li Vilstrup  
Winterborn Anders Astrid Henning-Jensen  
Did Somebody Laugh? Unemployed Man Henning Carlsen  
1979 The Revolt of the Thralls TBA Jannik Hastrup Voice
Charly & Steffen Eigil Henning Kristiansen  
1980 It's a World Full of Children Morten Aase Schmidt  
Children of the Thralls TBA Jannik Hastrup Voice
Sorry We're Here Aage Hans Kristensen  
1981 Have You Seen Alice? Bjarne Brita Wielopolska  
1983 The Traitors The Boy Ole Roos  
1987 Hip Hip Hurrah! Viggo Johansen Kjell Grede  
1988 Emma's Shadow Poul Søren Kragh-Jacobsen  
1990 Today's Donna Michael Nordgreen Stefan Henszelman  
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg Officer at Watteau Kjell Grede  
1992 Sofie Hans Højby Liv Ullmann  
1993 The Russian Singer Castensen Morten Arnfred  
1994 Carl, My Childhood Symphony Schreiber Erik Clausen  
1995 Summer Flemming Kristian Petri  
White Lies Kristian Mats Arehn  
1996 Girly Girls Hans-Jørgen Vibeke Gad  
Hamsun Otto Dietrich Jan Troell  
The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the Dane Hemming I / Loki Laila Hodell  
The White Lioness Konovalenko Pelle Berglund  
1997 Credo Brother 1 Susanne Bier  
Barbara Judge Nils Malmros  
1998 Albert Shoemaker Jørn Faurschou  
1999 In China They Eat Dogs Bartender Lasse Spang Olsen  
Sophie's World Søren Kierkegaard Erik Gustavson  
2000 Anna Johansen Erik Wedersøe  
Italian for Beginners Olympia's Father Lone Scherfig  
The Bench Kaj Per Fly  
2001 One-Hand Clapping H.C. Krøyer Gert Fredholm  
The Greatest Thing Theatre Manager Thomas Robsahm  
Count Axel Col. Lejpstrup Søren Fauli  
2002 Minor Mishaps Søren Kreiberg Annette K. Olesen  
Okay Læge Jesper W. Nielsen  
Treasure Planet Scroop Ron Clements & John Musker Voice; Danish dub
2003 Inheritance Holger Andersen Per Fly  
Baby Eddy Linda Wendel  
Nasty Brats JB Giacomo Campeotto  
Make Believe Piips Kjell Grede  
2005 The Interpreter Nils Lud Sydney Pollack  
Manslaughter Carsten Per Fly  
2006 Shaking Dream Land George Martina Nagel  
Pure Hearts Bag Man Kenneth Kainz  
Casino Royale Mr. White Martin Campbell  
2008 One Shot Lennart Linda Wendel  
Everlasting Moments Sebastian Pedersen Jan Troell  
Flame & Citron Wilhelm Faurschou Hviid Ole Christian Madsen  
Quantum of Solace Mr. White Marc Forster  
2009 Original Bruno Alexander Brøndsted & Antonio Tublén  
The Young Victoria Baron Stockmar Jean-Marc Vallée  
Storm Anthony Weber Hans-Christian Schmid  
This Is Love Koller Matthias Glasner  
2010 The Debt Dr. Bernhardt / Dieter Vogel John Madden  
A Family Rickard Rheinwald Pernille Fischer Christensen  
2011 Melancholia Little Father Lars von Trier  
Julie Master Linda Wendel  
2012 The Last Sentence Torgny Segerstedt Jan Troell  
2013 Sisters [de] Uncle Rolle Anne Wild [de]  
NYMPH()MANIAC Jerôme's Uncle Lars von Trier  
Sex, Drugs & Taxation Judge Bergsøe Christoffer Boe  
2015 Me and Kaminski Manuel Kaminski Wolfgang Becker  
Spectre Mr. White Sam Mendes  
2016 The King's Choice Haakon VII Erik Poppe  
2017 Robin Pierre Antonio Tublén  
2018 Before the Frost Jens Michael Noer  
2020 Into the Darkness Karl Skov Anders Refn  
Oh, To Be a Butterfly Ernst Søren Kragh-Jacobsen  
2022 Out of the Darkness Karl Skov Anders Refn  
More Than Ever Emily Atef  
2023 Munch Dr. Daniel Jacobson Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken [no]  

References

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  1. ^ Nagy, Nanna (28 December 2023). "Jesper Christensen havde et misbrug i sine teenageår, som har betydet noget for, hvordan han er skuespiller i dag". TV 2 (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jesper Christensen". The Danish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jesper Christensen: Nej tak til ridderkors". Politiken (in Danish). 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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