Jesper Christensen

{{Short description|Danish actor}}

{{About||the Danish harpsichordist and music researcher|Jesper Bøje Christensen|the Danish footballers|Jesper Christiansen (disambiguation){{!}}Jesper Christiansen|and|Jesper Christjansen}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Jesper Christensen

| image =

| caption = Christensen in 2010

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|5|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

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| nationality = Danish

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1968–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Tove Bornhøft|2000}}

| children = 2

}}

Jesper Christensen ({{IPA|da|ˈjespɐ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩}}; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor.{{Cite web |last=Nagy |first=Nanna |date=2023-12-28 |title=Jesper Christensen havde et misbrug i sine teenageår, som har betydet noget for, hvordan han er skuespiller i dag |url=https://livsstil.tv2.dk/2023-12-04-en-bond-rolle-giver-jesper-christensen-et-aars-oekonomisk-frihed-til-det-der-er-vigtigst-i-hans-liv |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=TV 2 |language=da-DK |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105233100/https://livsstil.tv2.dk/2023-12-04-en-bond-rolle-giver-jesper-christensen-et-aars-oekonomisk-frihed-til-det-der-er-vigtigst-i-hans-liv |url-status=live }} A veteran of European cinema, he has 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.{{Cite web |title=Jesper Christensen |url=https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/jesper-christensen-0 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The Danish Film Institute |language=en |archive-date=4 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804141351/https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/jesper-christensen-0 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-actors-who-hated-being-in-james-bond-movies/|title=Five actors who hated being in James Bond movies|date=17 August 2024|website=faroutmagazine.co.uk}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2006-12-05 |title=Jesper Christensen: Nej tak til ridderkors |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art4670972/Jesper-Christensen-Nej-tak-til-ridderkors |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Politiken |language=da-DK |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921181504/http://politiken.dk/kultur/article208462.ece |url-status=live }}