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Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Actor · Born May 22, 1973 (53) · Rødovre, Denmark

Berlinale award winner

Nikolaj Lie Kaas (born 22 May 1973) is a prominent Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s and who is still actively working today. He is the son of actor Preben Kaas and actor and writer Anne Mari Lie and father of two.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 22, 1973 (53)
From
Rødovre, Denmark
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Nikolaj Lie Kaas' films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Survival
18%
Bonds
17%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 9 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 22

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 20

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 30 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 30
Hero
8 of 30
Shadow
7 of 30
Trickster
3 of 30
Threshold guardian
2 of 30
Shapeshifter
1 of 30
Mentor
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Dread
14
Melancholic
17
Absurd
12
Thrilling
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nikolaj Lie Kaas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nikolaj Lie Kaas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dirch - Danmarks Store Komiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Frankenstein(2025)

    as Chief Officer Larsen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Viking(2025)

    as Anker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Way Home(2024)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Families Like Ours(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Best Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike

  • Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Robert gæst

  • Fathers and Mothers(2022)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dronning i 50 år (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vært

  • Dansk films bedste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sig selv

  • Riders of Justice(2020)

    as Otto

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Face to Face(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Collision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Leo

  • Journal 64(2018)

    as Carl Mørck

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hos Hans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Britannia(2017)

    Show 27 episodes · as Divis

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Zulu Comedy Galla 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Vært

  • You Disappear(2017)

    as Frederik Halling

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith(2016)

    as Carl Mørck

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Last King(2016)

    as Orm

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bedrag(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sander

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Child 44(2015)

    as Ivan Sukov

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Men & Chicken(2015)

    as Gregor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Absent One(2014)

    as Carl Mørck

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Second Chance(2014)

    as Tristan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes(2013)

    as Carl Mørck

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mad Ship(2013)

    as Tomas

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Thomas Borby

  • Almost Perfect(2012)

    as Gordon Dennis

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Beast(2011)

    as Valdemar

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Zulu Comedy Galla 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Nikolaj Lie Kaas

  • A Funny Man(2011)

    as Dirch Passer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Fir Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Grantræet (voice)

  • Freddy Frogface(2011)

    as Orla Frøsnapper / Tryllekunster / Klovn

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Whistleblower(2010)

    as Jan Van Der Velde

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • ZULU Comedy Galla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vært

  • Varg Veum - Skriften på veggen(2010)

    as Kniven

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Anders

  • At World's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Adrian

  • Zulu Comedy Galla 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Host

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    as Assassin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Candidate(2008)

    as Jonas Bechmann

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Der Kommissar und das Meer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Aron Bjarke

  • Varg Veum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kniven

  • Just Another Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sebastian

  • Mr. Poxycat & Co (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • The Killing(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mathias Borch

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Pu-239(2006)

    as Tusk

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sprængfarlig bombe(2006)

    as Claus Volter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Murk(2005)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Adam's Apples(2005)

    as Holger

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Sun King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tommy

  • Brothers(2004)

    as Jannik

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Fairytaler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 31 episodes · as voice

  • Dogville: The Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Tom

  • Dogville(2003)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Reconstruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alex

  • Rembrandt(2002)

    as Carsten

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Green Butchers(2003)

    as Bjarne / Eigil

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Open Hearts(2002)

    as Joachim

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Old Men in New Cars(2002)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Jolly Roger(2001)

    as Ærkeenglen Theobalt

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wag the Dogma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Truly Human (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as P

  • Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Flickering Lights(2000)

    as Stefan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Unit One(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Eik

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Spider(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Spacy

  • In China They Eat Dogs(1999)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hvem vil være millionær? Classic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show as Nikolaj Lie Kaas

  • Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Morten

  • The Idiots(1998)

    as Jeppe

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Taxa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dan

  • Davids bog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jacob

  • The Kingdom(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Filip Naver

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Carl, My Childhood Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Carl 3

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Ung tysk soldat (uncredited)

  • The Boys from St. Petri(1991)

    as Otto Hvidmann

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Angels & Demons (2009)

$486M worldwide

Highest rated

Riders of Justice (2020)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Frankenstein (2025)

Film career

19912026

Peak 2004 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting77 of 79: 76 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 79: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 79: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 79: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s10 · acting2000s31 · 29 acting · 2 crew2010s27 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 36% of 36 roles
9803081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2003–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  2. 2003
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nikolaj Lie Kaas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 38; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Jolly Roger (2001)

80th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Killing (2007)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nikolaj Lie Kaas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles69–88 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles20–69 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles32–83 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles32–78 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles61–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nikolaj Lie Kaas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nikolaj Lie Kaas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anders Thomas Jensen shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers