Søren Malling

Søren Dyrberg Malling (Danish: [ˈsœːɐ̯n̩ ˈmæle̝ŋ]; born 3 February 1964) is a Danish actor. He played Chief Inspector Jens Møller in The Investigation (2020), a limited series by Tobias Lindholm based on the investigation into the murder of Kim Wall.

Søren Malling
Malling in 2011
Born	(1964-02-03) 3 February 1964 (age 61) Kjellerup, Denmark
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Petrine Agger [da]
Children	3

Career

He was born on 3 February 1964.^[1] He was raised in Kjellerup, a small town in Central Jutland.^[2]

Malling graduated from Odense Teater in 1992.^[1]

In 2010 Malling played Torben Friis in another Danish series, Borgen,^[3] and later had a major role in 1864, resulting in him achieving international recognition.^[4]

In 2013, he received the Lauritzen Award.^[5] Malling won a Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Kjeld at the 2017 Robert Awards.^[6]

He had the leading role in The Investigation (2020), a limited series by Tobias Lindholm based on the investigation into the murder of Kim Wall.^[7] Malling's performance as Chief Inspector Jens Møller received praise from Eva Eistrup in Politiken, who described him as "in a league of his own."^[8]

Personal life

He met his wife, Petrine Agger [da], in acting school. She played his character's wife Hanne in The Investigation. Agger also appears in Borgen.^[9] Malling has three children, two of them with Agger.^[2]

Filmography

Film

• Når mor kommer hjem [da; de] (1998) – Løber
• Mifunes sidste sang (1999) – Palle Alfon
• Polle Fiction [da; sv] (2002) – Karsten Kørelærer
• Charlie Butterfly [da] (2002) – Brandmand
• Anklaget (2005) – Forsvarer
• Rene hjerter [da] (2006) – Bent
• Anja og Viktor – Brændende kærlighed [da] (2007) – Tommy Jensen
• De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1 [ca; da; fr] (2007) – Hans Jørgen
• Blå mænd [da; fr] (2008) – Varberg
• Den du frygter (2008) – Søren Karlsen
• Vølvens forbandelse [da; de; pl] (2009) – Poppo
• Sorte Kugler [da] (2009) – Læge
• Winnie & Karina – The Movie [da] (2009) – Jacob Davantier
• Storm (2009) – Simon
• Julefrokosten (2009) – Torben
• Everything Will Be Fine (2010) – Karl
• All for One (2011)
• A Royal Affair (2012)
• A Hijacking (2012)
• The Hour of the Lynx (2013)
• A War (2015)
• Men & Chicken (2015)
• The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
• The Idealist (2015)
• Heartstone (2016)
• Parents (2016)
• Word of God (2017)
• Redbad (2018)
• The Vanishing (2018)
• Domino (2019) – Lars Hansen
• Gooseboy [da] (2019) – Togmand
• Margrete: Queen of the North (2021) - Peder Jensen Lodehat
• The Promised Land (2023) – Paulli

Television

• Bryggeren, episode 12 (1997) – Arbejder
• Taxa, episode 31 (1998) – Mette tidligere chauffør
• Rejseholdet, episode 6 (2000) – Betjent Madsen
• Hotellet, episode 17 (2000) – Kristoffer Hansen
• Skjulte spor, episode 12–16, 18, 21–24 (2001) – Jacob Melander
• Nikolaj og Julie, episode 14 (2003)
• Forsvar, episode 4 (2003) – Steen Abelskov
• Er du skidt, skat?, episode 1 (2003) – Kurt Eierbäch
• Fjernsyn for voksne, episode 2 (2004)
• Ørnen, episode 9 (2005) – Nikolaj Groholskij
• Teatret ved Ringvejen [da] (2006) – Carsten
• Forbrydelsen (2007) – Jan Meyer
• Deroute (2008) – Steffen fra Hvidevareproffen
• Blekingegade [da] (2009) – Peter Kvist
• Borgen (2010–2022) – Torben Friis
• Wallander, "The Dogs of Riga" (2012) – Major Kàrlis Liepa
• 1864 (2014) – Johan
• Dicte (2016) – Tonni
• Below the Surface II (2017) – Hvalsø
• Face to Face (2019) – Richard Meyer
• The Investigation (2020) – Jens Møller Jensen

Animation

• Æblet & Ormen [da; fr; sv] (2009) – Kirsebær