JAKOB HØJLEV JØRGENSEN
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Jakob is a classically trained actor from the National Theatre School of Denmark (1997). He has been working in a wide range of Danish TV series, theatre and film productions. He has been starring in several feature films by the two Oscar-winning directors Thomas Vinterberg and Bille August: The Hunt, The Commune, A Lucky Man and the upcoming Ehrengard. In addition to working in front of the camera, Jakob has spent hours and hours on the Danish theatre stages. To name just a few characters, he was Uncle Vanya in Uncle Vanya, the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and 34 other characters in Doug Wright’s one man play I Am My Own Wife for which he received the Lauritzen's Grant for Outstanding Performance. Jakob has played recurring characters in the Danish Nordic Noir series Follow the Money and the comedy series Try Hard. In 2023 he will be shooting projects for both HBO and Netflix. . |
