Niels Arden Oplev (; born 26 March 1961) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
Life and career Oplev was born in Oue, Denmark. His 1996 film Portland was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.
He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the 2009 Swedish film based on Stieg Larsson's novel of the same title, and won critical acclaim internationally. The film broke box office records in Europe, grossing over 100 million US dollars. Oplev decided to not continue directing the second and third parts of the Millennium Trilogy due to time constraints.
In April 2011, Oplev was set to direct the war film The Last Photograph (2026). As announced on 30 November 2012, Oplev directed the pilot of a 13-episode mini-series based on the Stephen King novel Under the Dome for CBS.
He directed Dead Man Down, a 2013 film starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard and F. Murray Abraham.
He was at one point set to direct The Keep based again on the novel with the same name, and Good People based on the novel by Marcus Sakey.
In 2015, USA Network aired Mr. Robot, and Oplev directed the pilot episode, which went on to win two Emmy nominations.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer 1996 Portland 2001 Chop Chop 2006 We Shall Overcome 2008 Worlds Apart 2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2013 Dead Man Down 2014 Speed Walking 2017 Flatliners 2019 Daniel 2022 Rose
Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 2013 Under the Dome Episode "Pilot";Also producer 2015 Mr. Robot Episode "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov" 2016 Game of Silence Episode "Pilot" 2017 Midnight, Texas Episode "Pilot" 2018 FBI Episode "Pilot" 2022 Vikings: Valhalla Episode "The Greenlanders" 2023 The Turkish Detective 2 episodes 2024–2026 NCIS: Origins 6 episodes
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