Roland Møller
{{Short description|Danish film actor (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Roland Møller
| image = Roland Møller (21473605619).jpg
| caption = Møller at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|5|28}}
| birth_place = Odense, Denmark
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2010–present
}}
Roland Møller ({{IPA|da|ˈʁoˀˌlænˀ ˈmølˀɐ|lang}}; born 28 May 1972){{cite web |url=https://danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=15149 |title=Roland Møller - dansk film database |work=Dansk film database |access-date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219082650/https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=15149 |url-status=live }} is a Danish actor. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Land of Mine (2015), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nordvest (2013). He has appeared in high-profile films like A Hijacking, Darkland, Atomic Blonde, Papillon, and Skyscraper.
Early life
Møller grew up in a criminal environment in Odense, Denmark.{{cite news|last=Stanners|first=Peter|date=10 January 2016|url=http://murmur.dk/the-rehabilitation-of-roland-moller/|title=The rehabilitation of Roland Møller|work=The Murmur|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=9 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709215603/http://murmur.dk/the-rehabilitation-of-roland-moller/|url-status=dead}} He had 10 assault convictions and had served time for a total of four and a half years before he was released on parole under the condition he leave Odense in 2002.{{cite news|last=Moestrup|first=Jonas Hamidavi Rasoulzadeh|date=11 March 2015|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2015-03-11-fra-voldsmand-til-skuespiller-danskerne-peger-fingre-af-udsatte-boern|title=Fra voldsmand til skuespiller: Danskerne peger fingre af udsatte børn|work=TV 2|language=Danish|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929114620/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2015-03-11-fra-voldsmand-til-skuespiller-danskerne-peger-fingre-af-udsatte-boern|url-status=live}} He subsequently attended Den Rytmiske Højskole, a music folk high school, and then moved to Copenhagen, where he began working with the rapper Jokeren as a songwriter.
Career
Møller made his acting debut in the 2010 prison drama film R. While Møller was originally involved as a consultant in the film set in Horsens State Prison, where he had served time, co-director Tobias Lindholm offered him an acting role in the film.{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Kee|date=7 February 2017|url=http://anthemmagazine.com/roland-moller-strikes-pay-dirt/|title=Roland Møller Strikes Pay Dirt|work=Anthem|access-date=1 March 2017}} Møller's performance in the film earned Supporting Actor nominations at the Bodil Awards and Danish Film Critics Association Awards. He then appeared in Lindholm's 2012 film A Hijacking and the 2013 film Northwest, directed by the other R co-director Michael Noer, for both of which he was nominated for the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, the latter of which he also won.{{cite news|url=http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/March-2013/Bodil-Awards-2013.aspx|title=A Hijacking Is Critics' Favourite|publisher=Danish Film Institute|date=18 March 2013|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=7 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507101025/http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/March-2013/Bodil-Awards-2013.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/February-2014/Bodil-winners-2014.aspx|title=The Hunt wins four Bodils|publisher=Danish Film Institute|date=3 February 2014|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923061937/http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/February-2014/Bodil-winners-2014.aspx|url-status=live}}
In 2014, he appeared in A Second Chance. In 2015, he appeared in the war drama Land of Mine in his first leading role, for which he received the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.{{cite news|url=http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/March-2016/Land-of-Mine-wins-three-Bodil-Awards.aspx|title=Land of Mine wins 3 Bodil Awards|publisher=Danish Film Institute|date=7 March 2016|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230225745/http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/March-2016/Land-of-Mine-wins-three-Bodil-Awards.aspx|url-status=live}}
In 2017, he appeared in the action thriller Darkland, the spy film Atomic Blonde,{{cite news|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=28 January 2017|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/global/fenar-ahmads-darkland-wins-over-danish-box-office-1201972137/|title=Fenar Ahmad’s ‘Darkland’ Wins Over Danish Box Office|work=Variety|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=1 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301181046/http://variety.com/2017/film/global/fenar-ahmads-darkland-wins-over-danish-box-office-1201972137/|url-status=live}} and the Papillon remake directed by Noer.
Filmography
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3435612|Roland Møller}}
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Category:Male actors from Odense
Category:Danish male film actors
Category:21st-century Danish male actors
Category:Best Supporting Actor Bodil Award winners
Category:Danish male criminals