Ole Bornedal (born 26 May 1959) is a Danish film director, actor and producer."Ole Bornedal", The New York Times
Life and career Bornedal was born in Nørresundby, Denmark. He wrote and directed Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake (Nightwatch) in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina. Other Danish films include The Substitute (2007), Just Another Love Story (2007), and Deliver Us from Evil. He directed the English-language film The Possession (2012) and was one of the producers of the horror film Mimic. In 2014 he wrote and directed the epic historical drama 1864, the most expensive Danish TV series in history, chronicling the Second Schleswig War through the story of two brothers.
He is married to the Danish actress, Helle Fagralid, and has three children.
Filmography Film YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer 1994 Nattevagten 1997 Mimic Nightwatch 2002 I Am Dina 2007 The Substitute Just Another Love Story 2009 Fri os fra det onde 2012 The Possession 2017 Dræberne fra Nibe 2018 Så længe jeg lever 2021 The Shadow in My Eye 2023 Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
Television YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes 1995 Sprængt nakke TV short 1996 Charlot og Charlotte Miniseries 2010 Vores krig Episode "Kære Elena og Niels" 2014 1864 Miniseries
TV movies YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer 1989 The Dreamer 1993 I en del af verden Masturbator 1999 Dybt vand
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