Nikolaj Arcel
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-08-25 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also known As
Николай Арсель
Ніколай Арсел
Nikolaj Arcel
Biography
Nikolaj Arcel (born 25 August 1972; Copenhagen) is a Danish filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2012 film A Royal Affair, which won two prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival and which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, as well as the 2017 American film The Dark Tower. Arcel was born and raised in Copenhagen. His mother Libby Tata Arcel is a psychologist from the Greek city Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, while his father, Arne Arcel, is an architect from Denmark. His parents divorced when he was seven. His elder sister is actress Nastja Arcel. He attended Bernadotte School in Hel...
Production
2020
as Idea
2007
as Director
2007
as Co-Writer
2004
as Writer
2004
as Director
2008
as Writer
2010
as Director
2010
as Screenplay
2009
as Screenplay
2012
as Screenplay
2012
as Director
2023
as Director
2013
as Story
2014
as Screenplay
2007
as Writer
2002
as Writer
2017
as Screenplay
2017
as Director
2023
as Writer
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as Writer
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as Director
2004
as Original Film Writer
2007
as Screenplay
2016
as Screenplay
2001
as Director
2001
as Screenplay
2013
as Screenplay
2018
as Screenplay
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as Screenplay
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