Carsten Bjørnlund

Acting

Carsten Bjørnlund

Born

1973-06-28 (53)

Place of birth

Frederiksberg, Danmark

Known for

Acting

Credits

47 titles

Known for

The Killing poster
8.0

The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.

The Killing

2007

Rita poster
7.5

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Rita

2012

The Thing poster
6.3

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

The Thing

2011

The Legacy poster
7.4

The death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.

The Legacy

2014

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey poster
6.8

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe, from Berlin and Copenhagen to Oslo and other locations including Iceland. The series has enjoyed particular success in Australia, where it airs on SBS and is available on DVD with English subtitles.

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

2004

Sommer poster
7.6

Sommer is a Danish TV-drama aired on DR1 in 2008. The series was created by Jesper W. Nielsen and Karina Dam

Sommer

2008

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

Woman Unknown poster
NR

Marie, a former housekeeper, plans an extravagant dinner party for her engagement to the household's patriarch. As preparations unfold, hidden aspects of her past begin to surface, threatening to disrupt the celebration.

Woman Unknown

2027

Fathers and Mothers poster
5.6

Follows Piv and Ulrik, who are trying to become part of the parent group in their daughter's new school class, going to great lengths to be admitted.

Fathers and Mothers

2022

Schule am Meer - Elternfreuden poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Schule am Meer - Elternfreuden

2025

Schule am Meer – Küssen verboten poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Schule am Meer – Küssen verboten

2025

Schule am Meer – Frischer Wind poster
4.0

Katharina Hendriks loves her job as headmistress of a vocational school. However, cutbacks threaten to spoil her job, as does the arrival of her brother Erik as a guest teacher. Their visions clash and this has consequences not only for the atmosphere, but also for the pupils.

Schule am Meer – Frischer Wind

2022

Nothing Ventured poster
NR

This is the story of a red suitcase and how its dramatic journey, over the course of a day, forever changes a young woman's life. A Danish crime short film in 4 chapters, shot on 4 different analog film formats: 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, and 65mm.

Nothing Ventured

2024

Schule am Meer - Unter einem Dach poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Schule am Meer - Unter einem Dach

2025

Schule am Meer - Familienbande poster
NR

The Flensburg vocational school is in a crisis mood: unless a miracle happens at the open day, the gastronomy class is threatened with extinction! Principal Katharina and her teaching staff have to come up with an idea to get the necessary registrations. What could be more obvious than relying on the show talent of guest lecturer Erik? The food blogger's idea of processing a beef from head to tail promises to be a live spectacle. However, the free spirit goes it alone. Without consulting the structured director, he invites her sister, celebrity chef Antje Beringer, to be his star guest! Now Katharina, who has broken up with her, has to face an involuntary reunion.

Schule am Meer - Familienbande

2023

2010s · 11 titles

The Thing poster
6.3

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

The Thing

2011

An Affair poster
5.4

A newly appointed high school teacher begins her job hoping for a fresh start, but her life takes an unsettling turn when a troubled student becomes fixated on her. As boundaries blur and personal and professional lines are tested, the situation escalates, forcing her to confront the consequences of desire, power, and responsibility.

An Affair

2018

Man Divided poster
6.4

Year 2095. The world is ravaged by ecological disaster. Oceans have risen and all natural freshwater is gone. Fang Rung has undergone molecular fission in order to send his other half, code name Gordon Thomas, back in time to the year 2017. Gordon goes in search of scientist Mona Lindkvist whose ground-breaking research was lost before it could save the world. When Fang Rung loses contact with Gordon he sees no alternative but to travel back to 2017 himself trying to locate his other half before the world's balances are irreparably damaged. It's a race against time for Fang Rung to save himself and the world.

Man Divided

2017

The Shooter poster
5.2

The five days when Copenhagen was held in a panic grip by an intelligent activist and former elite shooter, who takes to arms when a woman journalist writes about the government’s broken promises in an environmental question.

The Shooter

2013

Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals poster
3.0

Boys On Film showcases short works from around the world that challenge genre, initiate discussion and explore issues of sexuality in beautiful ways. Volume 11: We Are Animals contains eight complete films: Dominic Haxton's "We Are Animals" starring Daniel Landroche, Clint Napier, and Drew Droege; "Burger" from director Magnus Mork; Shaz Bennett's "Alaska Is A Drag" starring Martin L. Washington Jr., Spencer Broschard, and Barret Lewis; Carlos Augusto de Oliveira's "Three Summers" starring Morten Kirkskov and Simon Munk; Nicholas Verso's "The Last Time I Saw Richard" starring Toby Wallace, Cody Fern, and Brian Lipson; Eldar Rapaport's "Little Man" starring Daniel Boys, Darren Evans, and Jamie Thompson; Rodrigo Barriuso's "For Dorian" starring Ron Lea and Dylan Harman; and Bryan Horch's "Spooners" starring Walter Replogle and Ben Lerman.

Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals

2014

All Inclusive poster
5.5

After finding out that her husband cheated on her, Lise and her two daughters Ditte and Sigrid decides to go on vacation to Malta. The two sisters are very different and tries to cheer the mother up in very different ways. All inclusive is a movie about love and figuring out how to be a family.

All Inclusive

2014

I stykker poster
2.0

During an apocalypse brought about by artificial intelligence, electrician Victor finds himself separated from his girlfriend Sara in an underground bunker.

I stykker

2015

ID:A poster
5.9

A woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, she races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia.

ID:A

2011

Nothing's All Bad poster
6.4

Follows the lives of four longing souls. Ingeborg who feels unattractive and young Jonas who is so attractive that he can literally sell some of what he's got. Anna, a young beautiful woman with a physical disability, and Anders, a tender man with a psychological disability. Four people yearning for love, four people, each hoping for a better tomorrow.

Nothing's All Bad

2010

Weihnachten im Schnee poster
3.5

A family celebrates Christmas in a Norwegian log cabin. Old conflicts and a tragic secret cloud the mood.

Weihnachten im Schnee

2019

Out of Bounds poster
5.9

A desolate, windswept island. Stella and Oskar, a young couple, visit Stella's father Nathan who lives alone with his labrador. Stella is pregnant and looking forward to having a baby, but Oskar appears to have doubts. When Oskar falls prey to Nathan's provocations and feels bewildered by the relationship between father and daughter, a clash between the two men is inevitable, and Stella is caught in between.

Out of Bounds

2011

2000s · 6 titles

The Inheritance poster
6.4

A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Christoffer take over management of the family industry which is in danger of bankruptcy. He is torn between his chosen life and his sense of duty to his family and its past. When he chooses to step in as manager his family life and self-respect languish.

The Inheritance

2003

Aftermath poster
5.3

A young married couple has to deal with their emotional breakdowns after the death of their only daughter.

Aftermath

2004

Three Summers poster
4.9

Jørgen lives abroad, but every summer he comes back to Denmark with his wife. He invites, as usual, his neighbours and their teenager son, Thomas, for dinner at his place. Only, this time there is a strange tension in the air between the adults. After dinner, Jørgen and Thomas go to the beach for a walk. They discover that both have secret problems, and the fact they cannot talk about them is creating great stress. As they disclose their secrets to each other, a friendship starts. But through the course of the next two summers their relationship develops in a way they would never have expected.

Three Summers

2006

Oneway-Ticket to Korsør poster
4.0

Rasmus defends his Ph.D in Danish literature entitled "The Romantic Idiot", but with his special qualifications there are not many jobs around. To reduce his study loan he settles for a temporary teaching job at an adult education programme in the provincial town of Korsør. Here, Rasmus meets a complex group of people and takes part in their lives. He falls dramatically in love with one of his pupils, Signe, who dreams of having a child with her partner, Camilla. Playing the role of a romantic idiot in Korsør just isn't plain sailing for Rasmus.

Oneway-Ticket to Korsør

2008

Comeback poster
9.0

An elderly theater director returns to Copenhagen in order to reconnect with his estranged son.

Comeback

2008

True Spirit poster
7.4

Poul is a struggling magician looking for just the right trick to take him to the big time. To get the money to acquire 'The Sawed-in-Half Lady' from Frankfurt he makes a deal with Arne, a shifty insurance agent. Using his magic skills, Poul pretends to be a clairvoyant exorcist, while Arne supplies the clients. Then Poul meets Lærke, the owner of the 'Spiritual Universe' store, and he realises there really is more between heaven and earth and that a whole woman is better than two half ones.

True Spirit

2005

Series credits

The Killing poster
8.0

The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.

The Killing

2007

The Killing poster
8.0

The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.

The Killing

2007

Rita poster
7.5

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Rita

2012

The Legacy poster
7.4

The death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.

The Legacy

2014

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey poster
6.8

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe, from Berlin and Copenhagen to Oslo and other locations including Iceland. The series has enjoyed particular success in Australia, where it airs on SBS and is available on DVD with English subtitles.

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

2004

Sommer poster
7.6

Sommer is a Danish TV-drama aired on DR1 in 2008. The series was created by Jesper W. Nielsen and Karina Dam

Sommer

2008

Skjulte spor poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Skjulte spor

2000

Anna Pihl poster
7.6

A policewoman is doing her best at the job, but struggles to be there for her son.

Anna Pihl

2006

White Sands poster
6.3

To solve the brutal murder of a young German surfer, two officers are secretly sent to the tourist paradise Hvide Sande on Denmark's west coast. No one in the city trusts the police, so they go undercover as a happily married couple from the big city.

White Sands

2021

Defense poster
10.0

Court drama about a Copenhagen law office and the cases and personal entanglements of its small group of attorneys.

Defense

2003

Those Who Kill poster
7.0

Based on an original idea by best-selling Danish novelist Elsebeth Egholm, the series follows the inquiries of a special unit at Copenhagen's police force, consisting of detective inspector Katrina Ries Jensen and forensic psychiatrist Thomas Schaeffer. The pair specialise in serial killers that do not fit within traditional behavioural patterns.

Those Who Kill

2011

Ditte & Louise poster
6.3

Two actresses in their forties meet at a casting. Since they are both struggling to get jobs they decide to team up and make their own thing. But it's uphill, and they're certainly over the hill, in the eyes of the industry. Despite their differences, the two women become friends.

Ditte & Louise

2015

Nærkontakt poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nærkontakt

2017

Pagten poster
8.0

Pagten is a Danish television series.

Pagten

2009

Album poster
3.8

Across three decades – the 1970s to the turn of the millennium – the lives of three boys – Lars Rolsted, Jon Olufsen, and Martin Lund Jensen – are explored, teeming with grandparents, Marxists, expatriate Danes, stolen kisses, rockers, pushers and welfare clients, yuppies and small, polite suburban punks.

Album

2008

Barracuda Queens poster
5.8

When they fall deep into debt, a group of young women in an affluent Stockholm suburb turns to robbing their neighbors' houses. Inspired by real events.

Barracuda Queens

2023

One Trillion Dollars poster
7.4

By way of a one-trillion-dollar inheritance, John Fontanelli becomes the richest man in the world. This inheritance comes with a prophecy: he is to restore humankind’s lost future. Powerful opponents are intent on preventing this endeavor.

One Trillion Dollars

2023

Herr und Frau Bulle poster
3.3

No synopsis available yet.

Herr und Frau Bulle

2018

Liberty poster
4.5

Christian moves to Tanzania with his do-good parents and tries to find his way in a community of ex-pats and Africans.

Liberty

2018

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hvide Sande

2022

The Executioner poster
7.0

UN human rights lawyer Morten Topsøe is sent to Cambodia to catch war criminals. He falls in love with a woman who, at the age of 15, was an executioner during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror. Ultimately, Topsøe finds himself torn between the fight for justice and the protection of his loved one.

The Executioner

2013