Jakob Cedergren (born 10 January 1973) is a Swedish-born Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1998. He starred in the film ''

Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might. Origin Th ...

'', which was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films ...

section at the

2005 Cannes Film Festival The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Belgian film '' L'Enfant'' by Dardenne brothers. ...

. In 2009, he portrayed the Danish Prince Carl/King

Haakon VII Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VI ...

of Norway in the Norwegian TV-miniseries '' Harry & Charles''. Maria Bonnevie played his wife, Maud. Since 2010 he has been starring in the Swedish crime series ''The Sandhamn Murders''.

Selected filmography

* '' Stealing Rembrandt'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Offscreen'' (2006) * '' The Killing'' (2007) * ''

Arn – The Knight Templar ''Arn: The Knight Templar'' ( sv, Arn: Tempelriddaren) is an epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released to cinemas in Sweden on 17 December 2007 and the sequel, ''Arn � ...

'' (2007) * '' Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

Terribly Happy ''Terribly Happy'' ( da, Frygtelig lykkelig) is a 2008 Danish crime film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name from 2004. Plot Copenhagen policeman Robert Hansen has been reassigned by his supervisor, th ...

'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Submarino'' (2010) * ''

Morden i Sandhamn ''Morden i Sandhamn'' (English: ''Sandhamn Murders'') is a Swedish television crime drama series. It is based on the books of the same name by writer, Viveca Sten. The series is broadcast on TV4, which has presented eight seasons from 20 D ...

'' (2010-2018) * '' Sorrow and Joy'' (2013) * '' The Squad'' (2015) * ''

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'' aka ''Sadie'' (2016) as Alex * '' The Guilty'' (2018)

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* 1973 births Living people Danish male film actors Best Actor Bodil Award winners 21st-century Danish male actors Danish people of Swedish descent {{Denmark-actor-stub