Jakob Cedergren

Jakob Cedergren, born in Sweden, raised in , is an acclaimed award winning actor who had his breakthrough in 2000 in the Danish mini-series The Spider directed by Ole Christian Madsen. Cedergren has worked in numerous film- tv- and theatre projects in Denmark and abroad. One of Cedergrens first leading roles abroad was Rage (2009) by Sally Potter.

On stage, Cedergren stood out in the production of The Celebration (2003), Virginia Wolf (2004) and Ordet (2008) at The Royal Danish Theatre. In 2013, he played the role of Nikolaj Stavrogin in the stage adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel Demons at the Royal Danish Playhouse.

Cedergren has proved his richly faceted talent in numerous of films. Among others, in the role of the bodybu- ilding small time crook Tom in Stealing (2003) and in the role of Daniel, the irresponsible, care- free and charming graffiti artist in the comedy Dark Horse (2005), which was chosen for the Un Certain Re- gard series at Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, Cedergren was appointed Shooting Star under the EFP pro- gramme.

In 2009, Cedergren won both the Danish Academy Award and the Critics Associations Award for Best Actor in the featureTerribly Happy (2008) directed by Henrik Ruben Genz. He was nominated for both awards again in 2011 for his leading role in Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino. In 2014, he was nominated for his lead- ing role in Nils Malmros’ Sorrow and Joy.

In 2017, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in director Nicolo Donato’s Across the Waters (2016) for his role of N.B. Lund Ferdinansen, who helped the Danish Jews to escape to Sweden in 1943.

In 2018, Cedergren played the leading role of the frantic 911-operator and former police officer Asger Holm in Gustav Möller’s thriller The Guilty. For this achievement Cedergren won the Danish Academy Award for Best Actor. The Guilty premiered at the prestigious 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won The Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Cedergren stars in the feature The Bird Catcher (2019) directed by Ross Clarke.