Claes Kasper Bang (Danish: [ˈkÊ°lɛˀs ˈpÉ'Å‹Ë€]; born 28 April
1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the
leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square.
For that role he won the European Film Award for Best Actor, being the
first Dane to do so. In 2019 he played the role of Sasha Mann for the
final season of The Affair. He rose to international recognition by
starring as Count Dracula in the BBC/Netflix series Dracula
(2020).Bang was born in Odense on the Danish island of Funen. After
his parents’ divorce, he mostly lived with his father and moved
around many times; he ended up attending several different schools
while growing up. During his third year at high school, Bang
participated in a musical called Hair which sparked his interest in
acting, and after he left school, he continued to do amateur theatre.
At the age of 23, he made an application to the Danish National School
of Theatre after discovering that the age limit for applying is 25. He
was unsuccessful but applied again the next year and was accepted five
days before his 25th birthday. He attended the school in 1992 and
graduated with a diploma in 1996. His first theatre role after
graduation was at Børneteatret Skægspire in the play Tudseakvariet,
and he received his first breakthrough role in the Danish 1997
television show Taxa. He has worked mainly on stage and television in
Denmark.From 2001 to 2004, he was a permanent member of the cast at
Aalborg Teater. In 2002, he asked the theatre director for permission
to perform a monologue called Ondskaben, which is based on Jan
Guillou’s novel Evil. After leaving the theatre in 2004, Bang bought
the rights to the work so he could perform the monologue at other
theatres. He has performed the monologue almost 400 times, including
an English language version in Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Germany, and
South Africa.Bang starred in numerous Danish television series and
films early in his career. From 2006 to 2008, he gained wide
recognition (particularly in Germany) for his role in the Danish
police drama Anna Pihl. He subsequently starred in several German
language roles both on television (Küstenwache, SOKO Wismar, Notruf
Hafenkante, Sibel & Max, and Cologne P.D.) and in film (Jungle Child,
Rettet Raffi!, Alle unter einer Tanne, and Ãœberleben an der
Scheidungsfront).
1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the
leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square.
For that role he won the European Film Award for Best Actor, being the
first Dane to do so. In 2019 he played the role of Sasha Mann for the
final season of The Affair. He rose to international recognition by
starring as Count Dracula in the BBC/Netflix series Dracula
(2020).Bang was born in Odense on the Danish island of Funen. After
his parents’ divorce, he mostly lived with his father and moved
around many times; he ended up attending several different schools
while growing up. During his third year at high school, Bang
participated in a musical called Hair which sparked his interest in
acting, and after he left school, he continued to do amateur theatre.
At the age of 23, he made an application to the Danish National School
of Theatre after discovering that the age limit for applying is 25. He
was unsuccessful but applied again the next year and was accepted five
days before his 25th birthday. He attended the school in 1992 and
graduated with a diploma in 1996. His first theatre role after
graduation was at Børneteatret Skægspire in the play Tudseakvariet,
and he received his first breakthrough role in the Danish 1997
television show Taxa. He has worked mainly on stage and television in
Denmark.From 2001 to 2004, he was a permanent member of the cast at
Aalborg Teater. In 2002, he asked the theatre director for permission
to perform a monologue called Ondskaben, which is based on Jan
Guillou’s novel Evil. After leaving the theatre in 2004, Bang bought
the rights to the work so he could perform the monologue at other
theatres. He has performed the monologue almost 400 times, including
an English language version in Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Germany, and
South Africa.Bang starred in numerous Danish television series and
films early in his career. From 2006 to 2008, he gained wide
recognition (particularly in Germany) for his role in the Danish
police drama Anna Pihl. He subsequently starred in several German
language roles both on television (Küstenwache, SOKO Wismar, Notruf
Hafenkante, Sibel & Max, and Cologne P.D.) and in film (Jungle Child,
Rettet Raffi!, Alle unter einer Tanne, and Ãœberleben an der
Scheidungsfront).
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