{{short description|Danish actor }} {{Expand Danish|topic=bio|Peter Gantzler|date=November 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} '''Peter Gantzler''' is a Danish actor. He is perhaps best known for his parts in ''Taxa'' and ''Italian for Beginners''.
==Early life and education== Peter Gantzler originally studied Danish at the University of Copenhagen, but changed to the Danish National School of Theatre, whence he graduated in 1990.
==Career== Gantzler has performed in various theatres in the Copenhagen area, but is primarily known from television and movies.
== Filmography == *''Rocking Silver'' (1983) *''Mord i mørket'' (1986) *''Kaj's fødselsdag'' (1990) *''Operation Cobra'' (1995) *''Davids bog'' (1996) *''Smilla's Sense of Snow'' (1997) *''Når mor kommer hjem'' (1998) *''Mimi og madammerne'' (1998) *''Pizza King'' (1999) *''In China They Eat Dogs'' (1999) *''Help! I'm a Fish'' (voice in Danish language original - 2000) *''Italian for Beginners'' (2000) *''Anja & Viktor'' (2001) *''At klappe med een hånd'' (2001) *''Min søsters børn'' (2001) *''Listetyven'' (2002) *''Bjergkuller'' (2002) *''Campingvognen'' (2002) *''Min søsters børn i sneen'' - (2002) *''Til højre ved den gule hund'' (2003) *''Fakiren fra Bilbao'' (2004) *''Store planer'' (2005) *''Solkongen'' (2005) *''Steget efter'' (2005) *''Dommeren'' (2005) *''Direktøren for det hele'' (2006) *''Små mirakel och stora'' (2006) *''Tempelriddernes skat'' (2006) *''A Viking Saga'' (2007) *''33 Scenes from Life'' (2008)
== Television == *''Mørklægning'' (1992) *''Kald mig Liva'' (1992) *''Tre ludere og en lommetyv'' (1993) *''Taxa'' (1997) *''Hjerteflimmer'' (1998) *''Turbulent sone'' (2000) *''Skjulte spor'' (2000) *''Den serbiske dansker'' (2001) *''Er du skidt, skat?'' (2003) *''Krøniken'' (2004-2005) *''The Last Kingdom'' (2015) *''Sommerdahl'' (2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/tv/dr2/blev-erstattet-i-sommerdahl-nu-er-peter-gantzler-i-gang-med-en-ny-tv-serie|title=Blev erstattet i Sommerdahl: Nu er Peter Gantzler i gang med en ny tv-serie|first=Majken|last=Munk|work=Billed Bladet|date=4 July 2023|access-date=13 November 2024|language=da}}</ref> * ''Blinded'' (''Fartblinda'') (2022)
== Awards == *2001: Best actor (Valladolid International Film Festival), Robert for best supporting actor, best actor (Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema) - all for the portrayal of Jørgen Mortensen in ''Italian for Beginners''.
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0304644}}
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