Claes Bang
Danish actor · Denmark · On the map · Actors · Born 1967 · age 59
Claes Kasper Bang is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and for the role of Fjölnir in Robert Eggers's 2022 film The Northman.
Claes Bang is read about 1,047 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
HomeFilm, 20262025
Bonjour TristesseFilm, Raymond2024
The New LookSeries, Spatz2022
DioramaFilm, Ben2021
The OutlawsSeries, The Dean
Locked DownFilm, 2021Essien2019
The Danish BoysFilm, Stefan2018
Hotel BoyFilm, Stefan2017European Film Award for Best ActorAward
Tæt på sandhedenSeries, 2017Medvirkende i sketch
The SquareFilm, 2017Christian2015
Sibel & MaxSeries, Dr. Tobias Olsen2014
Alle unter eine TanneFilm, Micha2013
DicteSeries, Arne Bay2012
Park Road - the MovieFilm, Per2011
Jungle ChildFilm, Herb2010
BorgenSeries, Tore Gudme2006
Anna PihlSeries, Martin
A SoapFilm, 2006Mand 22005
Father of Four: Never Gives Up!Film, Gymnastiklærer2002
Nikolaj and JulieSeries, Kevin2000
Pyrus i Alletiders EventyrSeries, Udyret1999
Under overfladenFilm, Jesper1998
On Our OwnFilm, Politibetjent1996
Madsen & Co.Series, Henrik1967Born28 April 1967People around Claes
Close ties
- Morten Arnfred Directed The Bridge, Anna Pihl and Taxa
Rumle Hammerich Directed The Bridge, Borgen and Taxa
Lone Scherfig Directed Taxa and Når mor kommer hjem
Christian Tafdrup Also in Borgen, En Soap and Nynne
Charlotte Sieling Directed The Bridge and Borgen, also in Taxa
Camilla Bendix Also in The Bridge and Nikolaj og Julie
Sidse Babett Knudsen Also in Borgen, The Great Arch and Taxa
Lars Mikkelsen Also in Borgen, Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie
Per Fly Directed Borgen and Taxa
Søren Malling Also in Borgen, Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie
Peter Mygind Also in Borgen, Anna Pihl and Taxa
Bjarne Henriksen Also in Borgen, Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie
Peter Gantzler Also in Borgen, Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie
Søren Spanning Also in Borgen, Taxa and Hotellet
Jesper Asholt Also in Taxa, Nikolaj og Julie and Hotellet
Henrik Ruben Genz Directed Borgen and Nikolaj og Julie- Mark Huffam Produced The Northman and William Tell
Ole Lemmeke Also in Anna Pihl, Taxa and Nynne
Karen-Lise Mynster Also in Nikolaj og Julie and Hotellet
Mira Wanting Also in Taxa, Regel nr. 1 and Take the Trash
Henrik Birch Also in Borgen, Anna Pihl and Taxa
Thomas Levin Also in Borgen, Taxa and Regel nr. 1
Pernille Fischer Christensen Directed En Soap (2006), directed A Soap (2006)
Thomas W. Gabrielsson Also in The Bridge, Borgen and Nynne
Known for
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The Wrecking Crew 2026
Jungle Child 2011
The Northman 2022
The Great Arch 2025
The Master and Margarita 2024
Filmography 40
73 credits on file
Television 23
Media & music
Photos 2
Awards
About this person
In 2019, he played the role of Sasha Mann for the final season of The Affair, and he rose to further international recognition by starring as Count Dracula in the BBC/Netflix series Dracula (2020). For his role in The Square, he became the first Dane to win the European Film Award for Best Actor. Bang has also developed a music career under the moniker of This Is Not America.
What they share with Claes
Stephen RootAround the same time: The Wrecking Crew released
Temuera MorrisonAround the same time: The Wrecking Crew released
Jacob BatalonAround the same time: The Wrecking Crew released
Morena BaccarinAround the same time: The Wrecking Crew released
Elizabeth DebickiAlso in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2020)
Peter JöbackAlso in Diorama (2022)