Esben Smed

Esben Smed (born 13 July 1984) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sommeren '92 (2015), A Fortunate Man (2018), and Daniel (2019), as well as the television series Follow the Money (2016–2019).^[1]

Esben Smed
premiere of the television series Agent at the Berlinale 2023
Born	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 41) Odder, Jutland, Denmark
Occupation	Actor

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016–2019	Follow the Money	Nicky Rasmussen
2024	Families like Ours	Nikolaj

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Kick'n Rush	Mikkel
2009	Aching Hearts	Leif
2013	Sorrow and Joy	Klipperen
2015	Jeanne d'Arc	Werner	short
2015	Sommeren '92	John "Faxe" Jensen
2017	Letters for Amina	Janus
2018	A Fortunate Man	Peter Andreas Sidenius
2018	Ditte & Louise	Esben
2019	Daniel	Daniel Rye
2019	The Kindness of Strangers	Richard
2022	The Kiss	Anton

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2016	Bodil Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Sommeren '92	Nominated
2017	Berlin International Film Festival	Shooting Stars Award		Won
	Robert Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Television Role	Follow the Money	Won
2019	Robert Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	A Fortunate Man	Nominated
2020	Zulu Awards	Best Actor	A Fortunate Man, Daniel	Nominated
	Bodil Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	A Fortunate Man, Daniel	Nominated
	Robert Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Daniel	Won
		Best Actor in a Leading Television Role	Follow the Money, A Fortunate Man	Nominated