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      Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

      Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

      Highest Rated: 100% Superposition (2022)

      Lowest Rated: 40% Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)

      Birthday: May 1, 1984

      Birthplace: Rønne, Denmark

      Born in Rønne, Denmark in 1984, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard got a small taste of what it was like to be on the screen as a teenager, when he played a small role on an episode of the Danish series "Bryggeren" (DR, 1996-97). It was enough of a push that the young Følsgaard decided to focus his energies on acting. He managed to land work while still in acting school, and won the award for Best Actor at the Berlinale in 2012 for his work in the much-lauded film "A Royal Affair" (2012). In period piece, directed by Nikolaj Arcel, Følsgaard plays the mentally ill king of Denmark, whose wife engages in an affair that brings down the monarchy. The film also starred two of Denmark's most popular actors, Alicia Vikander and Mads Mikkelsen. In 2014, Følsgaard premiered as a series regular on the drama series "The Legacy" (DR, 2014-17) featuring another legendary Danish actress, Trine Dyrholm. After that series ended in 2017, Følsgaard quickly landed another series regular role to follow-up, this one on the post-apocalyptic drama "The Rain" (Netflix, 2018-).

      Highest rated movies

      Superposition
      Land of Mine
      A Royal Affair
      A Perfectly Normal Family
      The Keeper of Lost Causes
      The Good Traitor
      You Disappear
      Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

      Photos

      THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, (aka KVINDEN I BURET), from left: Sonja Richter, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, 2013. ph: Christian Geisnaes/©Nordisk Film Distribution A ROYAL AFFAIR, (aka EN KONGELIG AFFAERE), Mikkel Boe Folsgaard (top), 2012. ph: Jiri Hanzl/©Magnolia Pictures A ROYAL AFFAIR, (aka EN KONGELIG AFFAERE), from left: Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Alicia Vikander, 2012. ph: Jiri Hanzl/©Magnolia Pictures A ROYAL AFFAIR, (aka EN KONGELIG AFFAERE), from left: Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Mads Mikkelsen, 2012. ph: Jiri Hanzl/©Magnolia Pictures

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet 43% Stockholm Bloodbath Didrik Slagheck (Character) - 2024
      40% 70% Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction Cazotte (Character) - 2023
      100% No Score Yet Superposition Teit (Character) - 2022
      44% 89% The Good Traitor Povl Bang-Jensen (Character) - 2020
      71% No Score Yet A Perfectly Normal Family Thomas/Agnete (Character) - 2020
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Miss Osaka Lukas (Character) - 2020
      42% No Score Yet You Disappear Anklageren (Character) - 2017
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Greatest Man Jørgen 'Gamle' Hansen (Character) - 2017
      No Score Yet 75% Across the Waters Jørgen (Character) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Serious Game Lidner (Character) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Walk With Me Thomas (Character) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Summer of '92 Kim Vilfort (Character) - 2015
      92% 88% Land of Mine Ebbe Jensen, løjtnant (Character) $434.6K 2015
      71% 68% The Keeper of Lost Causes Uffe Lynggaard (Character) - 2013
      90% 82% A Royal Affair Christian VII (Character) $1.5M 2012

      TV

      Credit
      95% 84% Borgen: Power & Glory Asger Holm Kirkegaard (Character) 2022
      100% 81% The Chestnut Man Mark Hess (Character) 2021
      No Score Yet 48% The Rain Martin (Character) 2018-2020