{{Short description|Danish actor (born 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person |name = Thure Lindhardt |image = Thure Lindhardt (cropped).jpg |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|24|df=y}} |birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark |occupation = Actor |years_active = 1987–present }}
'''Thure Frank Lindhardt''' ({{IPA|da|ˈtsʰuːɐ ˈle̝nˌhɑːt|lang}}; born 24 December 1974) is a Danish actor.
==Life and career== Lindhardt grew up in Roskilde.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Enggaard |first=Michael |date=24 December 2014 |title=Fødselsdagsportræt af Thure Lindhardt 40 år |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE7314650/foedselsdagsportraet-af-thure-lindhardt-40-aar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430024730/https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE7314650/foedselsdagsportraet-af-thure-lindhardt-40-aar/ |archive-date=30 April 2024 |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da}}</ref> At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's film ''Pelle the Conqueror''. He was educated at the drama school at Odense Theatre in 1998.<ref name=":1" /> His breakthrough in Denmark came with his portrayal of a boy with autism in ''A Place Nearby'', co-starring with Ghita Nørby.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Washuus |first=Dorte |date=22 December 2014 |title=Stor kunst med udgangspunkt i et drenget smil |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/stor-kunst-med-udgangspunkt-i-et-drenget-smil |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Kristeligt Dagblad |language=da |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429055408/https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/stor-kunst-med-udgangspunkt-i-et-drenget-smil |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since then, he has played parts in a variety of movies and series, including ''Into the Wild'', ''Angels in Fast Motion'' aka ''Nordkraft'', ''Brotherhood'', ''Love in Thoughts'', ''Sugar Rush'', ''Princess'', ''Rejseholdet'', ''Byzantium'' and ''Flame & Citron'', a film about the World War II resistance group Holger Danske, in which Lindhardt played Bent Faurschou-Hviid, co-starring with Mads Mikkelsen.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helena |first=Lindblad |date=14 August 2018 |title=Sommarkommentar 14 augusti: Thure Lindhardt byter karriärsnack mot en existentiell appell |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/sommarkommentar-14-augusti-thure-lindhardt-byter-karriarsnack-mot-en-existentiell-appell/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv |issn=1101-2447 |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817061229/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/sommarkommentar-14-augusti-thure-lindhardt-byter-karriarsnack-mot-en-existentiell-appell// |url-status=live }}</ref>
He also played a role as the young Swiss Guard Lieutenant Chartrand in the 2009 film ''Angels & Demons'', directed by Ron Howard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dannemand |first=Henrik |date=8 May 2009 |title=Man skal Thure noget |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/aok/man-skal-thure-noget |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116035200/https://www.berlingske.dk/aok/man-skal-thure-noget |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Berlingske |language=da}}</ref>
He co-starred in Ira Sachs's film ''Keep the Lights On'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. Later in 2012, he was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor as well as an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/bernie-beasts-and-moonrise-get-a-boost-from-2012-gotham-nominations|title=HitFix|website=www.hitfix.com|access-date=19 October 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230001/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/bernie-beasts-and-moonrise-get-a-boost-from-2012-gotham-nominations|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the third season of Showtime's ''The Borgias'', Lindhardt starred opposite Jeremy Irons, playing Rufio, a ruthless assassin working under Catherina Sforza (portrayed by Gina McKee) to bring about the Borgias' downfall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Curt |last2=Patrol |first2=Show |date=29 March 2013 |title=‘The Borgias’ exclusive: Meet Rufio, the Dark Shadow |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/29/the-borgias-exclusive-meet-rufio-the-dark-shadow-2/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430024940/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/29/the-borgias-exclusive-meet-rufio-the-dark-shadow-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2012, Lindhardt played a role in the European-Scandinavian TV series ''The Spiral'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spiral |url=https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/spiral |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Danish Film Institute |language=da |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129155639/https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/spiral |url-status=live }}</ref> and in 2013 he appeared in the feature film ''Adieu Paris''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adieu Paris |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/241189/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Cineuropa |language=en |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708232511/https://cineuropa.org/en/film/241189/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2014, he received the Lauritzen Award.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 September 2014 |title=Thure Lindhardt vinder Lauritzen-pris |url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/film/thure-lindhardt-vinder-lauritzen-pris |website=DR |access-date=27 December 2014 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233552/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/film/thure-lindhardt-vinder-lauritzen-pris |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2015, he played the Danish detective Henrik Sabroe opposite Sofia Helin in season 3 of the Danish-Swedish TV police series ''The Bridge''. He replaced Kim Bodnia as a lead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caroline |first=Frost |date=22 December 2015 |title='The Bridge' Star Thure Lindhardt On The Challenge Of Replacing Kim Bodnia, And What's Really Going On Between Henrik And Saga |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/22/the-bridge-thure-lindhardt-sofia-helin_n_8860598.html |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128205551/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/22/the-bridge-thure-lindhardt-sofia-helin_n_8860598.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He reprised the role in the show's fourth and final season, broadcast in early 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carstensen |first=Af Ivar |date=1 January 2018 |title=Thure Lindhardt tilbage på »Broen«: Man skal ramme en nerve, folk kan relatere til |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/thure-lindhardt-tilbage-paa-broen-man-skal-ramme-en-nerve-folk-kan-relatere-til |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240430060037/https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/thure-lindhardt-tilbage-paa-broen-man-skal-ramme-en-nerve-folk-kan-relatere-til |archive-date=30 April 2024 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Berlingske |language=da}}</ref>
== Personal life == In May 2010, he broke up with Silas Holst, his boyfriend of two years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lotte |first=Scharff |date=23 September 2012 |title=Bruddet med Thure tog hårdt på mig |url=https://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/bruddet-med-thure-tog-haardt-paa-mig |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170243/https://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/bruddet-med-thure-tog-haardt-paa-mig |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=22 October 2019 |work=BT}}</ref> In 2017, he became a father to a daughter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madsen |first1=Maria Christine |date=13 December 2017 |title=Thure Lindhardt er blevet far for første gang |url=https://www.bt.dk/kendte/dansk-stjerneskuespiller-er-blevet-far-for-foerste-gang |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217103834/https://www.bt.dk/kendte/dansk-stjerneskuespiller-er-blevet-far-for-foerste-gang |archive-date=17 December 2017 |access-date=22 October 2019 |website=BT |language=da}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{BLP sources|date=April 2024|section}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |rowspan=2|1987 |''Negerkys og labre larver'' |Postbud | |- |''Pelle the Conqueror'' |Student | |- |rowspan=2|2000 |''Her i nærheden'' |Brian | |- |''Juliane'' |Cykellærling | |- |2001 |''Far from China'' |Jeremy | |- |rowspan=4|2002 |''One Hell of a Christmas'' |Mike | |- |''Slim Slam Slum'' |Slim | |- |''Nude, Descending...'' |RW |- |''Unit One'' |Kore |2 episodes |- |rowspan=2|2004 |''Love in Thoughts'' |Hans | |- |''{{ill|Farland (film)|de|3=Farland|lt=Farland}}'' |Julian | |- |rowspan=2|2005 |''Nordkraft'' |Steso | |- |''Bag det stille ydre'' |Charlie | |- |2006 |''Princess'' |August |Voice |- |rowspan=3|2007 |''Pistoleros'' |Krelle | |- |''Into the Wild'' |Mads | |- |''Daisy Diamond'' |Actor | |- |rowspan=4|2008 |''Reise nach Amerika'' | | |- |''Flame & Citron'' |Bent Faurschou-Hviid / Flammen | |- |''Blå mænd'' |Jesper Jensen | |- |''Lille soldat'' |John | |- |rowspan=4|2009 |''Angels & Demons'' |Lieutenant Chartrand | |- |''De vilde svaner'' |Prins Albrecht | |- |''Brotherhood'' |Lars | |- |''Julefrokosten'' |Frans | |- |2010 |''Truth About Men'' |Mads | |- |rowspan=2|2011 |''Freddy Frogface'' |Victor |Voice |- |''The Island'' |Daneel | |- |rowspan=5|2012 |''Keep the Lights On'' |Erik Rothman | |- |''Formentera'' |Benno | |- |''Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal'' |Lars | |- |''Gummi T'' |Ivan Olsen |Voice |- |''Byzantium'' |Werner | |- |rowspan=4|2013 |''3096 Days'' |Wolfgang Přiklopil | |- |''Fast & Furious 6'' |Firuz | |- |''Adieu Paris'' |Mika | |- |''The Borgias'' |Rufio |10 episodes |- |2014 |''Itsi Bitsi'' |Eik's Father | |- |2015–2018 |''The Bridge'' |Henrik Sabroe |18 episodes |- |rowspan=2|2016 |''Despite the Falling Snow'' |Dimtri | |- |''Kill Command'' |Damien Bukes | |- |rowspan=2|2017 |''Light Thereafter'' |Piri | |- |''The Last Kingdom'' |Guthred |4 episodes |- |rowspan=4|2018 |''Hodja fra Pjort'' |Hodja | |- |''Ditte & Louise'' | | |- |''A War Within'' |Hansen | |- |''X&Y'' | | |- |2019 |''ASTRUP - Flammen over Jølster'' |Nikolai Astrup | |- |2024 |''Jana: Marked for Life'' |Leo Hansen | |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindhardt, Thure}} Category:1974 births Category:Danish male film actors Category:Living people Category:People from Roskilde Category:Danish gay actors Category:Male actors from Copenhagen Category:20th-century Danish LGBTQ people Category:21st-century Danish LGBTQ people