Jesper Christensen

For the Danish harpsichordist and music researcher, see Jesper Bøje Christensen. For the Danish footballers, see Jesper Christiansen and Jesper Christjansen.

Jesper Christensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjespɐ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩, - ˈkʰʁæs-]; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Jesper Christensen
Born	(1948-05-16) 16 May 1948 (age 77) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–present
Spouse	Tove Bornhøft ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	2

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.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Director(s)	Notes
1976	Strømer	Young Officer	Anders Refn
1977	Mind Your Back, Professor	Journalist	Jens Okking
	Havoc	Steffensen	Ole Roos
1978	Wanna See My Beautiful Navel?	Fashion Photographer	Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
	Who Kills Who?	Christian	Li Vilstrup
	Winterborn	Anders	Astrid Henning-Jensen
	Did Somebody Laugh?	Unemployed Man	Henning Carlsen
1979	The Revolt of the Thralls	TBA	Jannik Hastrup	Voice
	Charly & Steffen	Eigil	Henning Kristiansen
1980	It's a World Full of Children	Morten	Aase Schmidt
	Children of the Thralls	TBA	Jannik Hastrup	Voice
	Sorry We're Here	Aage	Hans Kristensen
1981	Have You Seen Alice?	Bjarne	Brita Wielopolska
1983	The Traitors	The Boy	Ole Roos
1987	Hip Hip Hurrah!	Viggo Johansen	Kjell Grede
1988	Emma's Shadow	Poul	Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
1990	Today's Donna	Michael Nordgreen	Stefan Henszelman
	Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg	Officer at Watteau	Kjell Grede
1992	Sofie	Hans Højby	Liv Ullmann
1993	The Russian Singer	Castensen	Morten Arnfred
1994	Carl, My Childhood Symphony	Schreiber	Erik Clausen
1995	Summer	Flemming	Kristian Petri
	White Lies	Kristian	Mats Arehn
1996	Girly Girls	Hans-Jørgen	Vibeke Gad
	Hamsun	Otto Dietrich	Jan Troell
	The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the Dane	Hemming I / Loki	Laila Hodell
	The White Lioness	Konovalenko	Pelle Berglund
1997	Credo	Brother 1	Susanne Bier
	Barbara	Judge	Nils Malmros
1998	Albert	Shoemaker	Jørn Faurschou
1999	In China They Eat Dogs	Bartender	Lasse Spang Olsen
	Sophie's World	Søren Kierkegaard	Erik Gustavson
2000	Anna	Johansen	Erik Wedersøe
	Italian for Beginners	Olympia's Father	Lone Scherfig
	The Bench	Kaj	Per Fly
2001	One-Hand Clapping	H.C. Krøyer	Gert Fredholm
	The Greatest Thing	Theatre Manager	Thomas Robsahm
	Count Axel	Col. Lejpstrup	Søren Fauli
2002	Minor Mishaps	Søren Kreiberg	Annette K. Olesen
	Okay	Læge	Jesper W. Nielsen
	Treasure Planet	Scroop	Ron Clements & John Musker	Voice; Danish dub
2003	Inheritance	Holger Andersen	Per Fly
	Baby	Eddy	Linda Wendel
	Nasty Brats	JB	Giacomo Campeotto
	Make Believe	Piips	Kjell Grede
2005	The Interpreter	Nils Lud	Sydney Pollack
	Manslaughter	Carsten	Per Fly
2006	Shaking Dream Land	George	Martina Nagel
	Pure Hearts	Bag Man	Kenneth Kainz
	Casino Royale	Mr. White	Martin Campbell
2008	One Shot	Lennart	Linda Wendel
	Everlasting Moments	Sebastian Pedersen	Jan Troell
	Flame & Citron	Wilhelm Faurschou Hviid	Ole Christian Madsen
	Quantum of Solace	Mr. White	Marc Forster
2009	Original	Bruno	Alexander Brøndsted & Antonio Tublén
	The Young Victoria	Baron Stockmar	Jean-Marc Vallée
	Storm	Anthony Weber	Hans-Christian Schmid
	This Is Love	Koller	Matthias Glasner
2010	The Debt	Dr. Bernhardt / Dieter Vogel	John Madden
	A Family	Rickard Rheinwald	Pernille Fischer Christensen
2011	Melancholia	Little Father	Lars von Trier
	Julie	Master	Linda Wendel
2012	The Last Sentence	Torgny Segerstedt	Jan Troell
2013	Sisters [de]	Uncle Rolle	Anne Wild [de]
	NYMPH()MANIAC	Jerôme's Uncle	Lars von Trier
	Sex, Drugs & Taxation	Judge Bergsøe	Christoffer Boe
2015	Me and Kaminski	Manuel Kaminski	Wolfgang Becker
	Spectre	Mr. White	Sam Mendes
2016	The King's Choice	Haakon VII	Erik Poppe
2017	Robin	Pierre	Antonio Tublén
2018	Before the Frost	Jens	Michael Noer
2020	Into the Darkness	Karl Skov	Anders Refn
	Oh, To Be a Butterfly	Ernst	Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
2022	Out of the Darkness	Karl Skov	Anders Refn
	More Than Ever		Emily Atef
2023	Munch	Dr. Daniel Jacobson	Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken [no]