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Esben Smed

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Esben Smed
In the late 19th century, Peter Sidenius is an ambitious young man from a devout Christian family in Western Denmark, who travels to the Danish capital of Copenhagen to study engineering, rebelling against his clergyman father. He comes into contact with the intellectual circles of a wealthy, Jewish family and seduces the elder daughter, Jakobe. Per, as he now calls himself, conceives a large-scale engineering project including the construction of a series of canals in his native Jutland, and lobbies for its construction. But just as Per seems to be about to make his dreams come true, his pride stands in the way.
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Esben Smed was born on 13 July 1984 in Odder, Denmark. He is an actor, known for Bedrag (2016), Held for Ransom (2019) and A Fortunate Man (2018).
BornJuly 13, 1984
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BornJuly 13, 1984
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Maria Rich, Esben Smed, and Thomas Hwan in Bedrag (2016)
    Bedrag
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Nicky Rasmussen
    Held for Ransom (2019)
    Held for Ransom
    7.6
    • Daniel Rye
    • 2019
    Esben Smed and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal in A Fortunate Man (2018)
    A Fortunate Man
    7.2
    • Lykke-Per
    • 2018
    Ulrich Thomsen and Gustav Dyekjær Giese in Summer of '92 (2015)
    Summer of '92
    6.8
    • John 'Faxe' Jensen
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Paradis
      • Mikkel
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Esben Smed, Amaryllis April Maltha August, Magnus Millang, Helene Reingaard Neumann, and Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt in Families Like Ours (2024)
      Families Like Ours
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Nikolaj
      • 2024
    • Agent (2023)
      Agent
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Joe
      • Joe Peschardt
      • 2023
    • Esben Smed and Clara Rosager in The Kiss (2022)
      The Kiss
      6.6
      • Anton
      • 2022
    • Lykkelige omstændigheder (2022)
      Lykkelige omstændigheder
      5.9
      • Markus
      • 2022
    • Held for Ransom (2019)
      Held for Ransom
      7.6
      • Daniel Rye
      • 2019
    • Lovesick (2019)
      Lovesick
      Short
      • 2019
    • Maria Rich, Esben Smed, and Thomas Hwan in Bedrag (2016)
      Bedrag
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Nicky Rasmussen
      • 2016–2019
    • Jay Baruchel, Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, and Tahar Rahim in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
      The Kindness of Strangers
      6.6
      • Richard
      • 2019
    • Esben Smed in A Fortunate Man (2018)
      A Fortunate Man
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Per Sidenius
      • 2018–2019
    • Ditte & Louise (2018)
      Ditte & Louise
      6.4
      • Esben
      • 2018
    • Esben Smed and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal in A Fortunate Man (2018)
      A Fortunate Man
      7.2
      • Lykke-Per
      • 2018
    • Friederike Kempter in Paare (2015)
      Paare
      6.6
      TV Series
      • 2017
    • Letters for Amina (2017)
      Letters for Amina
      5.6
      • Janus (as Esben Smed Jensen)
      • 2017
    • Ulrich Thomsen and Gustav Dyekjær Giese in Summer of '92 (2015)
      Summer of '92
      6.8
      • John 'Faxe' Jensen
      • 2015
    • Joan of Arc (2015)
      Joan of Arc
      7.2
      Short
      • Werner (as Esben Smed Jensen)
      • 2015

    Videos5

    Held for Ransom (Trailer)
    Demo Reel 2:13
    Held for Ransom (Trailer)
    Trailer - [OV]
    Trailer 1:38
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    Trailer 1:38
    Trailer - [OV]
    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 2:13
    Trailer [OV]
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:33
    Official Trailer
    The Kindness Of Strangers
    Trailer 1:56
    The Kindness Of Strangers

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Esbeen Smed Jensen
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • July 13, 1984
      • Odder, Denmark

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      Has a son with partner Line Daugbjerg Christensen, whom he met while filming Aching Hearts (2009).

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