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Nikolaj Arcel

Nikolaj Arcel

Director

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 Hellerup and secondary school at Øster Borgerdyd Gymnasium. He then enrolled at the National Film School of Denmark from where he graduated as film director in 2001. His graduation project, the short film Woyzeck's Last Symphony, won the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Arcel made his debut in 2004 with the political thriller King's Game, which won him the award for Best Director at the Danish Film Academy Awards. It was followed by the adventure film Island of Lost Souls in 2007 and the generational comedy Truth About Men in 2010. After experiencing an international breakthrough with A Royal Affair, he moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in filmmaking there. He directed the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower. The film began principal photography in early 2016, and it was released on 4 August 2017. Arcel will be directing the movie Fables for Warner Bros. In 2022, he reunited with Mikkelsen for The Promised Land.

Born: August 25, 1972 (Age 52) in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Nikolaj Arcel  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector, Screenplay2012
Movie
5.4
WritingStory2013
Movie
5.8
WritingWriter2002
Movie
5.4
WritingOriginal Film Writer2004
Movie
5.4
WritingWriter2007
Movie
7.1
WritingScreenplay2016
Movie
7.1
WritingScreenplay2013
Movie
6.3
WritingCo-Writer2007
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector, Author, Screenplay2007
Movie
7.5
WritingScreenplay2018
Movie
5.9
WritingWriter2008
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector, Writer2004
Movie
7.2
WritingScreenplay2014
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector, Screenplay2017
Movie
7.9
WritingScreenplay2009
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector, Screenplay2010
Movie
7.7
WritingIdea2020
Movie
7.9
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Writer2023
Movie
DirectingDirector, Writer
Short Film
6.6
DirectingDirector, Screenplay2001
Limited Series
8.1
WritingScreenplay
2 Episodes
2010-2010
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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