Ole Bornedal


Ole Bornedal is a Danish film director, actor and producer.

Life and career

Bornedal was born in Nørresundby, Denmark. He wrote and directed Nattevagten, a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina. Other Danish films include The Substitute, Just Another Love Story, and Deliver Us from Evil. He directed the English-language film The Possession and was one of the producers of the horror film Mimic. In 2014 he wrote and directed the epic historical drama 1864, the most expensive Danish TV series in history, chronicling the Second Schleswig War through the story of two brothers.
He is married to the Danish actress, Helle Fagralid, and has three children.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
1994Nattevagten
1997Mimic
1997Nightwatch
2002I Am Dina
2007The Substitute
2007Just Another Love Story
2009Fri os fra det onde
2012The Possession
2017Dræberne fra Nibe
2018Så længe jeg lever
2021The Shadow in My Eye
2023Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Television
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1995Sprængt nakkeTV short
1996Charlot og CharlotteMiniseries
2010Vores krigEpisode "Kære Elena og Niels"
20141864Miniseries

TV movies
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
1989The Dreamer
1993I en del af verden
1993Masturbator
1999Dybt vand