Introduction
Ole Bornedal (born 26 May 1959) is a Danish film director, actor and producer.
Bornedal was born in Nørresundby, Denmark. He wrote and directed Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake (Nightwatch) in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina. Other Danish films include The Substitute (2007), Just Another Love Story (2007), and Deliver Us from Evil. In 2012, he directed the English-language film The Possession. He was one of the producers of Mimic.
He is married to the Danish actress, Helle Fagralid, and has three children.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | I en del af verden | TV | |
| Masturbator | TV | ||
| 1994 | Nattevagten | Director, screenplay | Film |
| 1995 | Sprængt nakke | TV | |
| 1996 | Charlot og Charlotte | TV series | |
| 1997 | Mimic | Producer | |
| Nightwatch | Story, director, screenplay | American film | |
| 1999 | Dybt vand | TV | |
| 2002 | Jeg er Dina | Screenplay, director | Danish-Swedish-Norwegian film. English title: I Am Dina |
| 2007 | Vikaren | Director, screenplay | Film. English title: The Substitute |
| Just Another Love Story | Director of photography, director, screenplay | ||
| 2009 | Fri Os Fra Det Onde | Director, screenplay | |
| 2012 | The Possession | Director | American film |
| 2014 | 1864 | Director | TV series |