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. He directed the
English-language film The Possession (2012) and was one of the
producers of the horror film Mimic. In 2014 he wrote and directed the
epic historical drama 1864, the most expensive Danish TV series in
history, chronicling the Second Schleswig War through the story of two
brothers.He is married to the Danish actress, Helle Fagralid, and has
three children.
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. He directed the
English-language film The Possession (2012) and was one of the
producers of the horror film Mimic. In 2014 he wrote and directed the
epic historical drama 1864, the most expensive Danish TV series in
history, chronicling the Second Schleswig War through the story of two
brothers.He is married to the Danish actress, Helle Fagralid, and has
three children.
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