{{Short description|Danish actor (born 1984)}} {{Infobox person | name = Esben Smed | image = Agent Esben Smed 3 (Berlinale 2023).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = premiere of the television series Agent at the Berlinale 2023 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Odder, Jutland, Denmark | occupation = Actor | years_active = | spouse = | children = | website = }} '''Esben Smed''' (born 13 July 1984) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Sommeren '92'' (2015), ''A Fortunate Man'' (2018), and ''Daniel'' (2019), as well as the television series ''Follow the Money'' (2016–2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/daniel-review-1234698373/|title=‘Daniel’: Film Review|website=Variety|date=2020-07-08|first=Jessica|last=Kiang}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016–2019 || ''Follow the Money'' || Nicky Rasmussen || |- |2024 |''Families like Ours'' |Nikolaj | |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2003 || ''Kick'n Rush'' || Mikkel || |- | 2009 || ''Aching Hearts'' || Leif || |- | 2013 || ''Sorrow and Joy'' || Klipperen || |- | 2015 || ''Jeanne d'Arc'' || Werner || short |- | 2015 || ''Sommeren '92'' || John "Faxe" Jensen || |- | 2017 || ''Letters for Amina'' || Janus || |- | 2018 || ''A Fortunate Man'' || Peter Andreas Sidenius || |- | 2018 || ''Ditte & Louise'' || Esben || |- | 2019 || ''Daniel'' || Daniel Rye || |- | 2019 || ''The Kindness of Strangers'' || Richard || |- | 2022 || ''The Kiss'' || Anton || |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 2016 | Bodil Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | ''Sommeren '92'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | Berlin International Film Festival | Shooting Stars Award | | {{won}} |- | Robert Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Television Role | ''Follow the Money'' | {{won}} |- | 2019 | Robert Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | ''A Fortunate Man'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4" | 2020 | Zulu Awards | Best Actor | ''A Fortunate Man'', ''Daniel'' | {{nom}} |- | Bodil Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | ''A Fortunate Man'', ''Daniel'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | Robert Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | ''Daniel'' | {{won}} |- | Best Actor in a Leading Television Role | ''Follow the Money'', ''A Fortunate Man'' | {{nom}} |- |}
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