Søren Malling

Søren Dyrberg Malling (Danish: [ˈsœːɐ̯n̩ ˈmæle̝ŋ]; born 3 February 1964) is a Danish actor.

Søren Malling
Malling in 2011
Born	(1964-02-03) 3 February 1964 (age 59) Kjellerup, Denmark
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Petrine Agger

Career

Raised in Kjellerup, Malling trained at Skuespillerskolen at Odense Teater in 1992. He is best known for his role as Inspector Jan Meyer in the Danish TV crime thriller Forbrydelsen.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010 Malling played Torben Friis in another Danish series, Borgen,^[1] and later had a major role in 1864, resulting in him achieving international recognition.^[2]

In his spare time Malling plays tennis. He is married to actress Petrine Agger [af; da], who played his character's wife Hanne in Forbrydelsen. Agger also appears in Borgen.^[3]

In 2013, he received the Lauritzen Award.^[4] Malling won a Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Kjeld at the 2017 Robert Awards.^[5]

Filmography

Film

• Når mor kommer hjem [da; de] (1998) – Løber
• Mifunes sidste sang (1999) – Palle Alfon
• Polle Fiction [da; sv] (2002) – Karsten Kørelærer
• Charlie Butterfly [da] (2002) – Brandmand
• Anklaget (2005) – Forsvarer
• Rene hjerter [da] (2006) – Bent
• Anja og Viktor – Brændende kærlighed [da] (2007) – Tommy Jensen
• De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1 [ca; da; fr] (2007) – Hans Jørgen
• Blå mænd [da; fr] (2008) – Varberg
• Den du frygter (2008) – Søren Karlsen
• Vølvens forbandelse [da; de; pl] (2009) – Poppo
• Sorte Kugler [da] (2009) – Læge
• Winnie & Karina – The Movie [da] (2009) – Jacob Davantier
• Storm (2009) – Simon
• Julefrokosten (2009) – Torben
• Everything Will Be Fine (2010) – Karl
• All for One (2011)
• A Royal Affair (2012)
• A Hijacking (2012)
• A War (2015)
• Men & Chicken (2015)
• The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
• The Idealist (2015)
• Heartstone (2016)
• Parents (2016)
• Word of God (2017)
• Redbad (2018)
• The Vanishing (2018)
• Domino (2019) – Lars Hansen
• The Promised Land (2023) – Paulli
• Gooseboy [da] (2019) – Togmand

Television

• Bryggeren, episode 12 (1997) – Arbejder
• Taxa, episode 31 (1998) – Mette tidligere chauffør
• Rejseholdet, episode 6 (2000) – Betjent Madsen
• Hotellet, episode 17 (2000) – Kristoffer Hansen
• Skjulte spor, episode 12–16, 18, 21–24 (2001) – Jacob Melander
• Nikolaj og Julie, episode 14 (2003)
• Forsvar, episode 4 (2003) – Steen Abelskov
• Er du skidt, skat?, episode 1 (2003) – Kurt Eierbäch
• Fjernsyn for voksne, episode 2 (2004)
• Ørnen, episode 9 (2005) – Nikolaj Groholskij
• Teatret ved Ringvejen [da] (2006) – Carsten
• Forbrydelsen (2007) – Jan Meyer
• Deroute (2008) – Steffen fra Hvidevareproffen
• Blekingegade [da] (2009) – Peter Kvist
• Borgen (2010–2022) – Torben Friis
• Wallander, "The Dogs of Riga" (2012) – Major Kàrlis Liepa
• 1864 (2014) – Johan
• Dicte (2016) – Tonni
• Below the Surface II (2017) – Hvalsø
• The Investigation (2020) – Jens Møller Jensen

Animation

• Æblet & Ormen [da; fr; sv] (2009) – Kirsebær

References

1. Gilbert, Gerard (5 January 2012). "Nothing Like A Dane". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
2. Caroline Frost (27 May 2015). "'1864' Star Soren Malling on the Strange Sensation Of Being Mobbed in UK, And Why Danish Drama Hits The Spot". Huffpost Entertainment. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
3. "Søren Malling: Det letteste er at gå fra hinanden". tv.tv2.dk (in Danish). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
4. "Birthe Neumann og Søren Malling får Lauritzen-priser". fyens.dk. 25 September 2013.
5. Westersø, Rikke Struck (5 February 2017). "Robert-priser: Der kommer en dag er årets danske spillefilm". underholdning.tv2.dk. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

External links

• Søren Malling at IMDb