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Anders Thomas Jensen

Anders Thomas Jensen

Director & actor · born 6 April 1972 · Frederiksværk, Danmark

Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972 in Frederiksværk) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. Jensen won the Oscar for his 1998 film Election Night. He also received Oscar nominations in the live-action short category for his films Ernst & The Light (1996) and Wolfgang (1997). From the end of the 1990s and into the new millennium he wrote the screenplays for most of the Danish movie blockbusters of the period, including Mifune's Last Song (co-written with Søren Kragh-Jacobsen), In China They Eat Dogs, Open Hearts, Stealing Rembrandt, and Brothers. In 2000 Anders Thomas Jensen for the first time directed a feature film: the action-comedy Flickering Lights, and since then directed The Green Butchers and Adam's Apples. In 2005 he received the Nordisk Film Award (1000 Danish kroner times the age of Nordisk Film).

Where to start: Adam's Apples (2005).

As director 12

As actor 3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Anders Thomas Jensen movie?

By viewer score, Adam's Apples (2005) at 7.5/10.

What are Anders Thomas Jensen’s most popular movies?

Riders of Justice, Adam's Apples, The Green Butchers.

How many movies has Anders Thomas Jensen made?

15 films on TMDB, 12 as director, 3 as actor.

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