Alexandre Willaume (born 20 December 1972) is a Danish actor having had roles in Home Fires (2016), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and The Last Kingdom (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), COBRA and The Head (2020), The Wheel of Time (2021), and 1899 (2022).
Alexandre Willaume | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen 20 December 1972 Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Education | Danish National School of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Henriette Willaume Fobian
(m. 1996; div. 2018) |
| Partner | Lillie Østergaard[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editAlexandre Willaume-Jantzen was born 20 December 1972.[1] in Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] He studied acting at the Danish National School of Performing Arts (Den Danske Scenekunstskole) in Copenhagen from 1996 to 2000.[3]
Willaume was previously married to Henriette Willaume Fobian for 22 years, however, the couple divorced in 2018.[1] As of 2021, Willaume is in a relationship with Lillie Østergaard, who runs a beauty salon in Copenhagen.[1]
Career
editWillaume spent several years at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen before realising it was not meant to be, and made him seek television and film roles.[4]
In 2016, Willaume was cast in Marek Novotny for six episodes of the Julie Summers Jambusters based British wartime drama series Home Fires.[5]
In 2017, Willaume starred as Captain Kris in the Luc Besson directed Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, in a cast which included John Goodman, Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, and Rutger Hauer.[6] In the same year, he played a main role of Hans in the film Good Favour which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
In 2018, he starred in the film Tomb Raider working with Alicia Vikander who played Lara Croft.[8]
In 2019, in the Viaplay series, Hidden: Förstfödd (Hidden : Firstborn), Willaume plays Maersk, and is the only Dane amongst a cast of Norwegians and Swedes, he considered this to be his most interesting work to date.[4] In 2020, he starred as the station commander John Berg, in the Antarctic research mystery series The Head, playing a lead role alongside John Lynch.[9]
In 2021, he guest starred in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time, in a cast which included Rosamund Pike,[10] and appeared in every episode of the Netflix period mystery-science fiction series 1899 in 2022.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hvileløse hjerte | Himself | Short film |
| 1998 | Skyggen | Guy in Bathroom | Film [11] |
| 2000 | Efterløn | Lars | Short film[12] |
| 2000 | Indien | Mand i port | Short film |
| 2002 | P.I.S. - Politiets indsatsstyrke: Pilot | Speaker (voice) | Video |
| 2004 | Familien Gregersen | Sixten | Film |
| 2005 | Deadline | Lasse | Short film[12] |
| 2006 | Sange fra baggrunden | Mads | Film |
| 2008 | A Viking Saga: Son of Thor | Oyvind | Film[11] |
| 2008 | Superhelt | ? | Short film |
| 2009 | Winnie og Karina - The Movie | Fængselsbetjent | Film |
| 2009 | Fri os fra det onde (Deliver us from Evil) | Roald | Film |
| 2009 | De fantastiske 3 | Pølsemanden | Short film[12] |
| 2010 | Nothing's All Bad | Pornofilmsfotograf | Film |
| 2010 | Bølle Bob - Alle tiders helt | Benny | Film |
| 2011 | Going Nowhere | Jannik | Short film[12] |
| 2012 | As You Were | Lars | Short film[12] |
| 2012 | Over the Edge | Roar Panowski Poulsen | Film |
| 2013 | The Detectives | Jo | Film |
| 2013 | Sorrow and Joy | Skoleinspektør (School inspector) | Film |
| 2014 | Listen | Police man | Short film |
| 2016 | Hundeliv | Adam | Film |
| 2017 | Kein Problem | Kim Langer | Short film [12] |
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Captain Kris | Film |
| 2017 | Good Favour | Hans | Film |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider | Lieutenant | Film |
| 2022 | Moloch | Jonas | Film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Skjulte spor | Victor Mørk | TV series |
| 2000 | Rejseholdet | Rocker Dennis | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Hotellet | Patric | 1 episode |
| 2003-2004 | Forsvar | Martin Christensen | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Klovn | Sonny | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Deroute | Frederik | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Store drømme | Bastian Dollerup | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Krysters Kartel | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Forbrydelsen | Stig Dragsholm | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Ludvig & Julemanden | Niels Glad | 24 episodes |
| 2011 | Those Who Kill | Simon | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Rita | Jonas Poulsen | 16 episodes |
| 2015 | Crossing Lines | Anton Nielsen | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Home Fires | Marek Novotny | 6 episodes |
| 2015 - 2017 | The Last Kingdom | Kjartan | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Deep State | Laurence | (Season 1) - 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Hidden: Förstfödd (Hidden : Firstborn) | Mærsk | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Follow the Money | Rune | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Gidseltagningen | S.P. | 16 episodes |
| 2020 | COBRA | Edin Tosumbegovic | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Equinox | Henrik | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | The Head | Johan Berg | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | The Wheel of Time | Thom Merrilin | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | 1899 | Anker | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Zulu Awards | Best Performance in an Advertisement | Pede i WUPTI.com | Nominated | [13] |
| 2017 | Bodil Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Hundeliv | Nominated | [13] |
| 2022 | Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival | Jury Prize - Best Actor (Horror) | Moloch | Won | [13][14] |
| People's Choice - Best Actor | Moloch | Nominated | [13][14] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Alexandre Willaume". entertainment.ie. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Teamplayers Alexandre Willaume". teamplayers.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alexandre Willaume". euroman.dk. January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Home Fires Last Word". juliesummers.co.uk. May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Full Cast & Crew". tvguide.com. 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Good Favour". screenireland.ie. 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alexandre Willaume". amazon.co.uk. 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Head TV series". rottentomatoes.com. June 12, 2020.
- ^ "Wheel Of Time: What Happens To Thom At The End Of Episode 4". screenrant.com. November 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alexandre Willaume filmographi". dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Teamplayers Alexandre Willaume profile". profile.tagmin.com (in Danish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Alexandre Willaume Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Anatomy: Crime and Horror International Film Festival 2022". anatomyfest.weebly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.