Acting
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Born Nov 22, 1968 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress.
Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has been considered one of the top Danish actresses of her generation. In 2000, she again won both best actress awards for the comedy romance Den Eneste Ene (English title: The One and Only). In 2016, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Courted (L'Hermine). Knudsen has also received award nominations for her roles in Monas Verden (Mona's World) and Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding).
Knudsen achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV series Borgen.
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Acting
Kill Jackie
2026
Drama · Crime
What Lies Between Us
2026
Drama
The Family Plan 2
2025
Action · Comedy
The Great Arch
2025
Drama · History
13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
War · Action · Thriller
Prime Target
2025
Drama · Action & Adventure
An Ordinary Case
2024
Drama · Crime
Sons
2024
Thriller · Drama
Danske tv-seriers bedste
2024
Club Zero
2023
Drama · Comedy · Mystery
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023
Documentary
WOACA
2023
Horror
Agent
2023
Drama · Comedy
Oh My Goodness!
2023
Comedy
Borgen - Power & Glory
2022
Drama · War & Politics
Roadkill
2020
War & Politics · Drama
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
Documentary
Limbo
2020
Drama · Comedy
Ted Lasso
2020
Drama · Comedy
Wildland
2020
Crime · Drama · Family
The Translators
2019
Mystery · Thriller
The Exception
2019
Thriller · Mystery · Drama
The Accident
2019
Drama
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
Fantasy · Adventure
Captain Bimse
2019
Adventure · Family
In Fabric
2018
Horror · Fantasy · Comedy
50 Nuances de Grecs
2018
Animation · Comedy
Holly på Sommerøen
2018
Animation
Vitello
2018
Family · Animation
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Eternal Road
2017
History · Drama · War
150 Milligrams
2016
Drama
Inferno
2016
Mystery · Thriller
Westworld
2016
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Western
A Hologram for the King
2016
Comedy · Drama
Courted
2015
Comedy · Crime · Drama
The Duke of Burgundy
2015
Drama · Romance
1864: Brødre i krig
2014
War · Drama
1864
2014
Drama · War & Politics
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
Documentary
Speed Walking
2014
Drama
Almost Perfect
2012
Comedy · Romance
Borgen
2010
Drama
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
Comedy · Family
Therapy
2010
Comedy
The Apple & The Worm
2009
Family · Animation
Above the Street, Below the Water
2009
Drama · Romance
Take the Trash
2008
Comedy
With Your Permission
2007
Comedy · Drama
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006
Comedy
After the Wedding
2006
Drama
Fakiren fra Bilbao
2004
Adventure · Family
Villa Paranoia
2004
Comedy · Drama
Proof
2004
Crime · Drama
Dogville: The Pilot
2003
Drama
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
Adventure · Animation · Family
Klonkadonka!
2002
Animation
Chop Chop
2001
Comedy
Mona's World
2001
Comedy
Miracle
2000
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Max
2000
Crime
The One and Only
1999
Comedy · Romance
Mifune
1999
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Motello
1998
Comedy
Thérapie russe
1997
Romance
Station "Knock on Wood": The Gufol Mystery
1997
Family · Crime
Let's Get Lost
1997
Drama · Comedy
Taxa
1997
Drama
Fanny Farveløs
1997
Strisser på Samsø
1997
Drama · Crime
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
Drama
Juletestamentet
1995
Family · Drama
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy