Christian Tafdrup
Born (1978-04-08) April 8, 1978
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1993–present
Notable work

Christian Tafdrup (born 8 April 1978) is a Danish actor, film director, and screenwriter. As a director, he is best known for his directorial debut Parents (2016) that won the 2017 Robert Award for Best Director, as well as his critically acclaimed psychological thriller horror drama Speak No Evil (2022).[1][2][3]

Filmography

As actor

YearFilmRole Notes
1993Pretty BoyNick Film
1998Strisser på SamsøSpahic TV series
2002DebutantenHamlet Short film
2003 OBLS TV series documentary
Baby Håndlanger Film
2005 The Big Day Lars
Veninder Ung fyr
Nynne Man at restaurant
2006 A Soap Kunde 1
After the Wedding Christian Refner
Gustne Gensyn Various roles TV series
Princess Charlie Film
Daisy Diamond Thomas Lund
2007 Tjenesten - nu på tv Various roles TV series
2008 Sommer Reservelægen
Album Martin Lund Jensen
Crying for Love Oscar Film
I'll Come Running Søren
2009-2010 Park Road Sune Holm TV series
2011 Alla Salute!
Anstalten Oliver
2012 Lærkevej - Til døden os skiller Sune Holm Film
The Killing Thorsten Seifert TV series
2013 Borgen Alexander Hjort
2013-2014 Kødkataloget Søren
2015 Bankerot Læge
Juleønsket Atlas Berg
2016 Simon Talbots Sketch Show Cucumber
Parents Real estate agent Also director
The Other World Mikkel TV series
2017 Never Again a Tomorrow Studio host Film
A Terrible Woman James Film; also director
Tinka's Christmas Adventure Fileas TV series
2018 Nipskanalen Christian
Parterapi Peter
Herrens Veje Mikkel
2019 Tinka and the King's Game Filias
2018-2020 Hånd i hånd Øystein
2020 Grow Jarl
2022 Tinka and the Mirror of the Soul Fileas
2023 Meter i sekundet Sebastian Film; post-production

As director and screenwriter

YearFilm Notes
1999The Copier Short film
2002 Debutanten
2008 Awakening
2016 Parents Film
2017 A Terrible Woman
2018-2020 Parterapi TV series
2022 Speak No Evil Film

Selected awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Buster International Children's Film Festival Best Short Film Awakening Won [4]
2008 Odense International Film Festival Best Children's Film Won
2009 Robert Awards Best Long Fiction/Animation (shared with Peter Reichhardt & Leila Vestgaard) Won
2009 L.A. Outfest Outstanding Narrative Short Film Won
2009 Brest European Short Film Festival Best Short Film Won
2014 Robert Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role Borgen Won
2016 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival Best European Fantastic Feature Film Parents Won [5]
2017 Bodil Awards Best Screenplay Won [6]
2017 Robert Awards Best Director Won [7][8]
2018 Best Screenplay (shared with Mads Tafdrup) A Terrible Woman Won [4]
2022 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Best Director Choice Speak No Evil Won [9]
2022 MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa Best European Feature Film Won [10][11]

References

  1. LePire, Bobby (22 January 2022). "Speak No Evil (Gæsterne) | Film Threat". Film Threat. Retrieved 26 September 2022. Thanks to a smart screenplay, excellent, stylish direction, and an outstanding cast from top to bottom, the entire production will unnerve and shake up all watching.
  2. Catsoulis, Jeannette (8 September 2022). "'Speak No Evil' Review: Impolite Company". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. Couch, Aaron (2023-04-17). "James McAvoy, Blumhouse Reteam for Horror Thriller 'Speak No Evil'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "Christian Tafdrup | Movie and Film Awards". AllMovie. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. "The Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival Announces Jam Packed Lineup For 2016".
  6. Christensen, Claus (4 March 2017). "Debutanternes aften ved Bodil-uddelingen". Filmmagasinet Ekko (in Danish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. Westersø, Rikke Struck (5 February 2017). "Robert-priser: Der kommer en dag er årets danske spillefilm". underholdning.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. Iversen, Rasmus Stenbæk (5 February 2017). "Der kommer en dag er årets film". Der kommer en dag er årets film (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. Kwak Myeong-dong (July 15, 2022). "제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 작품상 '혼자가 아닌'(부천 초이스), '신체모음.zip'(코리안 판타스틱) 수상" [26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Best Picture 'Not Alone' (Bucheon Choice), 'Body Collection.zip' (Korean Fantastic)]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  10. filmSPOT. ""Speak no Evil" e "Vórtice" ganham no Motelx" ["Speak no Evil" and "Vortex" win at Motelx]. filmSPOT (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. MOTELX. "Speak No Evil - Filmes // MOTELX - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa". MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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