Alexandre Willaume
{{Short description|Danish actor (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alexandre Willaume
| birth_name = Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|12|20}}
| birth_place = Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark
| education = Danish National School of Performing Arts
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = {{marriage| Henriette Willaume Fobian
|1996|2018|reason=divorced}}
| children = 2
| relatives =
}}
Alexandre Willaume (born 20 December 1972) is a Danish actor having had roles in Home Fires (2016), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and The Last Kingdom (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), COBRA and The Head (2020), The Wheel of Time (2021), and 1899 (2022).
Early life
Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen was born 20 December 1972.{{cite web|url= https://danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=7147 |title= Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen |work= danskefilm.dk |language=Danish|accessdate=2 November 2022}} in Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark.{{cite web|url= https://entertainment.ie/person/alexandre-willaume/|title= Alexandre Willaume |work= |publisher= entertainment.ie |accessdate=2 November 2022}} He studied acting at the Danish National School of Performing Arts (Den Danske Scenekunstskole) in Copenhagen from 1996 to 2000.{{cite web|url= https://www.teamplayers.dk/client/alexandre-willaume/ |title= Teamplayers Alexandre Willaume |work= teamplayers.dk |language=Danish|accessdate=2 November 2022}}
Willaume was previously married to Henriette Willaume Fobian for 22 years, however, the couple divorced in 2018. As of 2021, Willaume is in a relationship with Lillie Østergaard, who runs a beauty salon in Copenhagen.
Career
Willaume spent several years at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen before realising it was not meant to be, and made him seek television and film roles.{{cite web|url= https://www.euroman.dk/kultur/alexandre-willaume-er-taet-paa-sit-internationale-gennembrud|title= Alexandre Willaume |work= euroman.dk |date=25 January 2019 }}
In 2016, Willaume was cast in Marek Novotny for six episodes of the Julie Summers Jambusters based British wartime drama series Home Fires.{{cite web|url= https://www.juliesummers.co.uk/tag/alexandre-willaume/|title= Home Fires Last Word |work= juliesummers.co.uk |date=12 May 2016 }}
In 2017, Willaume starred as Captain Kris in the Luc Besson directed Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, in a cast which included John Goodman, Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, and Rutger Hauer.{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets/cast/2030317889/|title= Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Full Cast & Crew|work= tvguide.com|date=2017 |accessdate=3 November 2022}} In the same year, he played a main role of Hans in the film Good Favour which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web|url= https://www.screenireland.ie/directory/view/8107/good-favour|title= Good Favour |work= screenireland.ie |date=2017 |accessdate=3 November 2022}}
In 2018, he starred in the film Tomb Raider working with Alicia Vikander who played Lara Croft.{{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/prime-video/actor/Alexandre-Willaume/nm0929654/|title= Alexandre Willaume |work= amazon.co.uk |date=2022 |accessdate=3 November 2022}}
In 2019, in the Viaplay series, Hidden: Förstfödd (Hidden : Firstborn), Willaume plays Maersk, and is the only Dane amongst a cast of Norwegians and Swedes, he considered this to be his most interesting work to date. In 2020, he starred as the station commander John Berg, in the Antarctic research mystery series The Head, playing a lead role alongside John Lynch.{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_head/s01|title= The Head TV series |work= rottentomatoes.com |date=12 June 2020}}
In 2021, he guest starred in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time, in a cast which included Rosamund Pike,{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-episode-4-thom-gleeman-fade-fight/|title= Wheel Of Time: What Happens To Thom At The End Of Episode 4 |work= screenrant.com |date=27 November 2022}} and appeared in every episode of the Netflix period mystery-science fiction series 1899 in 2022.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 1996
|Hvileløse hjerte |Himself |Short film |
| 1998
| Skyggen |Guy in Bathroom |
| 2000
|Efterløn |Lars |
| 2000
|Indien |Mand i port |Short film |
| 2002
|P.I.S. - Politiets indsatsstyrke: Pilot |Speaker (voice) |Video |
| 2004
|Familien Gregersen |Sixten |Film |
| 2005
|Deadline |Lasse |
| 2006
|Sange fra baggrunden |Mads |Film |
| 2008
|A Viking Saga: Son of Thor |Oyvind |
| 2008
|Superhelt |? |Short film |
| 2009
|Winnie og Karina - The Movie |Fængselsbetjent |Film |
| 2009
|Fri os fra det onde (Deliver us from Evil) |Roald |Film |
| 2009
|De fantastiske 3 |Pølsemanden |
| 2010
|Pornofilmsfotograf |Film |
| 2010
|Bølle Bob - Alle tiders helt |Benny |Film |
| 2011
|Going Nowhere |Jannik |
| 2012
|As You Were |Lars |
| 2012
|Over the Edge |Roar Panowski Poulsen |Film |
| 2013
|The Detectives |Jo |Film |
| 2013
|Skoleinspektør (School inspector) |Film |
| 2014
|Listen |Police man |Short film |
| 2016
|Hundeliv |Adam |Film |
| 2017
|Kein Problem |Kim Langer |
| 2017
| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |Captain Kris |Film |
| 2017
|Hans |Film |
| 2018
|Lieutenant |Film |
| 2022
| Moloch | Jonas | Film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2000
|Skjulte spor |Victor Mørk |TV series |
| 2000
|Rocker Dennis |1 episode |
| 2001
| Hotellet |Patric |1 episode |
| 2003-2004
| Forsvar |Martin Christensen |4 episodes |
| 2005
| Klovn |Sonny |1 episode |
| 2008
| Deroute |Frederik |4 episodes |
| 2009
|Store drømme |Bastian Dollerup |1 episode |
| 2009
|Krysters Kartel |Various roles |2 episodes |
| 2009
|Stig Dragsholm |2 episodes |
| 2011
|Ludvig & Julemanden |Niels Glad |24 episodes |
| 2011
|Simon |2 episodes |
| 2013–2015
| Rita |Jonas Poulsen |16 episodes |
| 2015
|Anton Nielsen |1 episode |
| 2016
|Marek Novotny |6 episodes |
| 2015 - 2017
|Kjartan |4 episodes |
| 2018
|Laurence |(Season 1) - 5 episodes |
| 2019
| Hidden: Förstfödd (Hidden : Firstborn) |Mærsk |4 episodes |
| 2019
|Rune |2 episodes |
| 2017–2019
| S.P. | 16 episodes |
| 2020
| COBRA | Edin Tosumbegovic | 5 episodes |
| 2020
| Equinox | Henrik | 6 episodes |
| 2020
| The Head | Johan Berg | 6 episodes |
| 2021
| Thom Merrilin | 2 episodes |
| 2022
| 1899 | Anker | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
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| width="10" | Year
! width="250" | Award ! width="250" | Category ! width="180" | Nominated work ! width="30" | Result ! width="10" | Ref. |
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| 2010
| Zulu Awards | Best Performance in an Advertisement | Pede i WUPTI.com | {{nom}} |
| 2017
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Hundeliv | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| rowspan="2"|Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival | Jury Prize - Best Actor (Horror) | Moloch | {{win}} | {{cite web|url= https://anatomyfest.weebly.com/|title= Anatomy: Crime and Horror International Film Festival 2022 |work = anatomyfest.weebly.com |accessdate=26 November 2022}} |
| People's Choice - Best Actor
| Moloch | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name| 0929654}}
- [https://www.instagram.com/alexandre_willaume/ Instagram Alexandre Willaume]
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Category:20th-century Danish male actors
Category:21st-century Danish male actors
Category:Danish male film actors
Category:Danish male television actors