Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career began in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film The Boys from St. Petri in 1991 as Otto, the rebel son of a traitor.
Kaas has hosted the on Danish TV three times (2009, 2011, 2012).
The son of actor Preben Kaas and actress/writer Anne Mari Lie,bt.dk – Nikolaj Lie Kaas: Mine forældres selvmord er et traume der vil følge mig altid. Written by Karina Svensgaard, 2 November 2012 Kaas and his wife have two daughters. Their daughter starred in the lead role of Clara for the Danish juvenile fantasy film, Wild Witch (2018).
In 2002 and 2012, Kaas won the Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.information.dk – Nikolaj Lie Kaas er rørt over Robert-pris
In 2012, Kaas received the Lauritzen Award.bt.dk – Sidse Babett og Nikolaj Lie Kaas scorede den store pris
In 2003, Kaas was named as one of European film's "Shooting Stars" by the European Film Promotion.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1991 The Boys from St. Petri Otto Hvidmann 1994 Carl, My Childhood Symphony Carl 3 1996 Jacob 1998 The Idiots Jeppe 1999 Possessed Morten In China They Eat Dogs Martin Disney's Tarzan Tarzan Voice only 2000 Max Spacy Flickering Lights Stefan 2001 Leo Truly Human P. Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Jolly Roger Theobalt 2002 Old Men in New Cars Martin Open Hearts Joachim 2003 The Green Butchers Bjarne/Eigil Stealing Rembrandt Kiosk-Karsten Reconstruction Alex David Dogville: The Pilot Tom 2004 Brothers Jannik 2004 Brother Bear Kenai Voice only 2005 The Sun King Tommy Adam's Apples Holger Murk Jacob Allegro Alex in the zone 2006 Clash of Egos Claus Volter The Ugly Duckling and Me Ugly Voice only Pu-239 Tusk 2007 Just Another Love Story Sebastian 2008 The Candidate Jonas Bechmann 2009 Angels & Demons Mr. Gray/assassin At World's End Adrian Gabrielsen aka Ved verdens ende 2010 Parterapi Anders The Whistleblower Jan Van Der Velde 2011 Beast Valdemar A Funny Man Dirch Passer Freddy Frogface Freddy Frogface Voice only 2012 Forbrydelsen Matthias Borch Gordon Dennis 2013 The Keeper of Lost Causes Carl MørckSvendprisen Award for Best Male Actor 2014 A Second Chance Tristan The Absent One Carl Mørck 2015 Child 44 Ivan Sukov Men and Chicken Gregor Thanatos 2016 Follow the Money/Bedrag Sander Søndergren TV series A Conspiracy of Faith Carl Mørck 2017 You Disappear Frederik Halling 2018 The Purity of Vengeance Carl Mørck Britannia Divis / The Outcast TV series2019 Collision Leo Molgard Face to FaceSebastian / Bjarke TV series 2020 Riders of Justice Otto2022 The Kingdom Filip Naver 5 episodes 2024Families like OursJacobThe Best YearsMike1 episodeWay HomeChristian 2025The Last VikingAnkerFrankensteinChief Officer Larsen
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