Thure Lindhardt
{{Short description|Danish actor (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Thure Lindhardt
|image = Thure Lindhardt (cropped).jpg
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1987–present
}}
Thure Frank Lindhardt ({{IPA|da|ˈtsʰuːɐ ˈle̝nˌhɑːt|lang}}; born 24 December 1974) is a Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Theatre in 1998.{{Cite web |last=Enggaard |first=Michael |date=24 December 2014 |title=Fødselsdagsportræt af Thure Lindhardt 40 år |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE7314650/foedselsdagsportraet-af-thure-lindhardt-40-aar/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da |archive-date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430024730/https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE7314650/foedselsdagsportraet-af-thure-lindhardt-40-aar/ |url-status=live }}
Life and career
Lindhardt grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's film Pelle the Conqueror. His breakthrough in Denmark came with his portrayal of a boy with autism in A Place Nearby, co-starring with Ghita Nørby.{{Cite web |last=Washuus |first=Dorte |date=22 December 2014 |title=Stor kunst med udgangspunkt i et drenget smil |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/stor-kunst-med-udgangspunkt-i-et-drenget-smil |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Kristeligt Dagblad |language=da |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429055408/https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/stor-kunst-med-udgangspunkt-i-et-drenget-smil |url-status=live }}
Since then, he has played parts in a variety of movies and series, including Into the Wild, Angels in Fast Motion aka Nordkraft, Brotherhood, Love in Thoughts, Sugar Rush, Princess, Rejseholdet, Byzantium and Flame & Citron, a movie about the World War II resistance group Holger Danske, in which Lindhardt played Bent Faurschou-Hviid, co-starring with Mads Mikkelsen.{{Cite news |last=Helena |first=Lindblad |date=14 August 2018 |title=Sommarkommentar 14 augusti: Thure Lindhardt byter karriärsnack mot en existentiell appell |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/sommarkommentar-14-augusti-thure-lindhardt-byter-karriarsnack-mot-en-existentiell-appell/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv |issn=1101-2447 |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817061229/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/sommarkommentar-14-augusti-thure-lindhardt-byter-karriarsnack-mot-en-existentiell-appell// |url-status=live }}
He also played a role as the young Swiss Guard Lieutenant Chartrand in the 2009 film Angels & Demons, directed by Ron Howard.{{Cite web |last=Dannemand |first=Henrik |date=8 May 2009 |title=Man skal Thure noget |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/aok/man-skal-thure-noget |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116035200/https://www.berlingske.dk/aok/man-skal-thure-noget |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Berlingske |language=da}}
He co-starred in Ira Sachs's film Keep the Lights On, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. Later in 2012, he was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor as well as an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/bernie-beasts-and-moonrise-get-a-boost-from-2012-gotham-nominations|title=HitFix|website=www.hitfix.com|access-date=19 October 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230001/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/bernie-beasts-and-moonrise-get-a-boost-from-2012-gotham-nominations|url-status=live}}
In the third season of Showtime's The Borgias, Lindhardt starred opposite Jeremy Irons, playing Rufio, a ruthless assassin working under Catherina Sforza (portrayed by Gina McKee) to bring about the Borgias' downfall.{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Curt |last2=Patrol |first2=Show |date=29 March 2013 |title=‘The Borgias’ exclusive: Meet Rufio, the Dark Shadow |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/29/the-borgias-exclusive-meet-rufio-the-dark-shadow-2/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430024940/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/29/the-borgias-exclusive-meet-rufio-the-dark-shadow-2/ |url-status=live }}
In 2012 Lindhardt played a role in the European-Scandinavian TV series The Spiral,{{Cite web |title=The Spiral |url=https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/spiral |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Danish Film Institute |language=da |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129155639/https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/spiral |url-status=live }} and in 2013 he appeared in the feature film Adieu Paris.{{Cite web |title=Adieu Paris |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/241189/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Cineuropa |language=en |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708232511/https://cineuropa.org/en/film/241189/ |url-status=live }}
In 2014 he received the Lauritzen Award.{{cite web |date=24 September 2014 |title=Thure Lindhardt vinder Lauritzen-pris |url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/film/thure-lindhardt-vinder-lauritzen-pris |website=DR |access-date=27 December 2014 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233552/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/film/thure-lindhardt-vinder-lauritzen-pris |url-status=live }}
In 2015 he played the Danish detective Henrik Sabroe opposite Sofia Helin in season 3 of the Danish-Swedish TV police series The Bridge. He replaced Kim Bodnia as a lead.{{Cite web |last=Caroline |first=Frost |date=22 December 2015 |title='The Bridge' Star Thure Lindhardt On The Challenge Of Replacing Kim Bodnia, And What's Really Going On Between Henrik And Saga |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/22/the-bridge-thure-lindhardt-sofia-helin_n_8860598.html |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128205551/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/22/the-bridge-thure-lindhardt-sofia-helin_n_8860598.html |url-status=live }} He reprised the role in the show's fourth and final season, broadcast in early 2018.{{Cite web |last=Carstensen |first=Af Ivar |date=1 January 2018 |title=Thure Lindhardt tilbage på »Broen«: Man skal ramme en nerve, folk kan relatere til |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/thure-lindhardt-tilbage-paa-broen-man-skal-ramme-en-nerve-folk-kan-relatere-til |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240430060037/https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/thure-lindhardt-tilbage-paa-broen-man-skal-ramme-en-nerve-folk-kan-relatere-til |archive-date=30 April 2024 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Berlingske |language=da}}
Personal life
In May 2010, he broke up with his boyfriend of two years Silas Holst.{{cite news |last=Lotte |first=Scharff |date=23 September 2012 |title=Bruddet med Thure tog hårdt på mig |url=https://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/bruddet-med-thure-tog-haardt-paa-mig |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170243/https://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/bruddet-med-thure-tog-haardt-paa-mig |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=22 October 2019 |work=BT}}
In autumn 2017, he became a father to his daughter, Billie.{{cite web |last1=Madsen |first1=Maria Christine |date=13 December 2017 |title=Thure Lindhardt er blevet far for første gang |url=https://www.bt.dk/kendte/dansk-stjerneskuespiller-er-blevet-far-for-foerste-gang |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217103834/https://www.bt.dk/kendte/dansk-stjerneskuespiller-er-blevet-far-for-foerste-gang |archive-date=17 December 2017 |access-date=22 October 2019 |website=BT |language=da}}
Filmography
{{BLP sources|date=April 2024|section}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1987
|Negerkys og labre larver |Postbud | |
| Pelle the Conqueror
|Student | |
| rowspan=2|2000
|Her i nærheden |Brian | |
| Juliane
|Cykellærling | |
| 2001
|Far from China |Jeremy | |
| rowspan=4|2002
|One Hell of a Christmas |Mike | |
| Slim Slam Slum
|Slim | |
| Nude, Descending...
|RW |
| Unit One
|Kore |2 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2004
|Hans | |
| {{ill|Farland (film)|de|3=Farland|lt=Farland}}
|Julian | |
| rowspan=2|2005
|Steso | |
| Bag det stille ydre
|Charlie | |
| 2006
|August |Voice |
| rowspan=3|2007
|Pistoleros |Krelle | |
| Into the Wild
|Mads | |
| Daisy Diamond
|Actor | |
| rowspan=4|2008
|Reise nach Amerika | | |
| Flame & Citron
|Bent Faurschou-Hviid / Flammen | |
| Blå mænd
|Jesper Jensen | |
| Lille soldat
|John | |
| rowspan=4|2009
|Lieutenant Chartrand | |
| De vilde svaner
|Prins Albrecht | |
| Brotherhood
|Lars | |
| Julefrokosten
|Frans | |
| 2010
|Mads | |
| rowspan=2|2011
|Victor |Voice |
| The Island
|Daneel | |
| rowspan=5|2012
|Erik Rothman | |
| Formentera
|Benno | |
| Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
|Lars | |
| Gummi T
|Ivan Olsen |Voice |
| Byzantium
|Werner | |
| rowspan=4|2013
|Wolfgang Přiklopil | |
| Fast & Furious 6
|Firuz | |
| Adieu Paris
|Mika | |
| The Borgias
|Rufio |10 episodes |
| 2014
|Eik's Father | |
| 2015–2018
|Henrik Sabroe |18 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2016
|Dimtri | |
| Kill Command
|Damien Bukes | |
| rowspan=2|2017
|Piri | |
| The Last Kingdom
|4 episodes |
| rowspan=4|2018
|Hodja fra Pjort |Hodja | |
| Ditte & Louise
| | |
| A War Within
|Hansen | |
| X&Y
| | |
| 2019
|ASTRUP - Flammen over Jølster |Nikolai Astrup | |
| 2024
|Leo Hansen | |
References
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