Esben Smed

Esben Smed

Born: July 13, 1984
in Odder, Danemark

Movies for Esben Smed...

Title: Agent
Character: Joe
Released: July 9, 2023
Type: TV
As an agent for some of the top names in music and film, Johan’s job is to solve his clients’ private and professional problems. Chronically overstretched, but never short of ideas, he teeters breathlessly between ingenious plans and absolute chaos.
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Title: Families Like Ours
Released: January 1, 2023
Type: TV
In a not-too-distant future, Denmark faces total evacuation due to rising water levels. As the nation prepares to leave their homes, high school student Laura must choose between her divorced parents and the boy she’s fallen in love with.
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The Kiss
Title: The Kiss
Character: Anton
Released: October 15, 2022
Type: Movie
A romantic drama set in Denmark in 1913, the story follows Anton, a noble and conscientious young man whose top priority is to complete his training as a cavalry officer. During a training session, he orders his platoon to help Baron von Løvenskjold and finds himself invited to a ball at the castle, where he meets the baron’s beautiful daughter Edith who has been in an accident and ended up in a wheelchair.
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Lykkelige omstændigheder
Title: Lykkelige omstændigheder
Released: October 6, 2022
Type: Movie
When Karoline has an unwanted pregnancy, she makes a plan to give the baby to her childless sister – for a large amount of money in return.
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The Kindness of Strangers
Title: The Kindness of Strangers
Character: Richard
Released: December 12, 2019
Type: Movie
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
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Held for Ransom
Title: Held for Ransom
Character: Daniel Rye
Released: August 29, 2019
Type: Movie
HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.
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Title: A Fortunate Man
Character: Lykke-Per
Released: December 26, 2018
Type: TV
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Ditte & Louise
Title: Ditte & Louise
Character: Esben
Released: September 13, 2018
Type: Movie
Ditte and Louise are two middle-aged actresses who realize that the only thing the industry has left to offer them are roles like mothers or as elderly prostitutes. That is why Ditte makes a radical decision: She dresses up like a man.
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A Fortunate Man
Title: A Fortunate Man
Character: Lykke-Per
Released: August 30, 2018
Type: Movie
On his quest for happiness, Per decides to leave Jutland and an upbringing in a strict religious home. He runs from his family and his patriarch father, and sets sail towards Copenhagen to become an engineer. Parallel to his studies, he works on a visionary energy project based on wind and wave energy, a project so much ahead of its time, that professors consider him insane and far too self-confident. However, Per’s project becomes a success and he marries the beautiful Jakobe who is a part of a wealthy Jewish family. One would imagine that Per’s happiness now is made. But Per’s childhood keeps haunting him and his dogmatic family cannot accept his new life. Despite his luck and success, Per is unable to fully cut the strings to his strict religious background, and he now fears that he will repeat his father’s patriarchist behavior.
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Letters to Amina
Title: Letters to Amina
Character: Janus
Released: March 9, 2017
Type: Movie
Janus has just left a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt. His only reason to live has been letters from his high school friend Amina. When the letters suddenly stop, Janus is sure that something terrible has happened to her. To make sure she is alright, he sets out to find her.
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Title: Follow the Money
Character: Nicky
Released: January 3, 2016
Type: TV
'Follow the Money' is a crime drama that explores what happens to people who are corrupted by greed and ambition. The series shows viewers the complex world of economic crime that takes place in banks, the stock exchange, and in boardrooms.
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Summer of '92
Title: Summer of '92
Character: John 'Faxe' Jensen
Released: August 27, 2015
Type: Movie
The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.
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Aching Hearts
Title: Aching Hearts
Character: Leif
Released: March 13, 2009
Type: Movie
Set in the early 1960s, the story revolves around high school sweethearts Jonas and Agnete, their friendships and families, trials and tribulations.
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Kick 'n Rush
Title: Kick 'n Rush
Character: Mikkel
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: Movie
The story revolves around Jakob, Bo and Mikkel - three friends who spend their days lusting over unattainable women and engaging in a variety of illegal activities (i.e. they'll rent a movie and then break into a house to watch it). After he's assigned to work with Mathilde on a school project, Jakob finds himself falling for the girl - despite the fact that Mikkel has been secretly lusting after her for years...