Lars Simonsen (born 19 September 1963) is a Danish actor. He graduated from

Aarhus Teater The Aarhus Theatre (Danish: ''Aarhus Teater'') in Aarhus, is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark. The present theatre house was constructed in the late 19th century, as a replacement for the old theatre, nicknamed "''Svedekassen''" (The Swe ...

in 1990. In theatre roles, he has appeared at Odense Teater, , , Husets Teater and

Betty Nansen Teatret Betty Nansen Teatret (Betty Nansen Theatre) is a theatre situated on Frederiksberg Allé in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from the actress Betty Nansen, who managed it from 1917 until her death in 1943. Histo ...

, among others. Plays he has worked on include ''Snart kommer tiden'', ''Den gerrige'', ''Hagbard og Signe'', ''Maskerade'', ''Pinocchios aske'', ''Helligtrekongers aften'' and ''Primadonnaer på prøve''. Lars Simonsen won the Robert Prize for best actor in 1985 and 1998 for the films ''

Tro, håb og kærlighed ''Twist and Shout'' ( da, Tro, håb og kærlighed) is a 1984 Danish drama film directed by Bille August. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival where Lars Simonsen won the award for Best Actor. The film saw a release in ...

'' and ''

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''. He won the award for Best Actor at the

14th Moscow International Film Festival The 14th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 28 June to 12 July 1985. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' Come and See'' directed by Elem Klimov, the American film ''A Soldier's Story'' directed by Norman Jewison an ...

for his role in ''

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''. From TV, he is best known from the series ', but he has also had a role in '' Mordkommisjonen''.

Filmography

Films

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simonsen, Lars 1963 births Best Actor Robert Award winners Danish male film actors Danish male television actors Living people People from Odense