Sofie Gråbøl

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Sofie Gråbøl

Acting 58 July 30, 1968

Frederiksberg, Danmark

Sofie Gråbøl (Danish pronunciation: [sofiːˀə ˈɡ̊ʁɔb̥øl]; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a series of films, starting with the lead role in the 1986 film…

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The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

7.1 2018 Movie
The Undoing

The Undoing

7.4 2020 TV Show
The Chestnut Man

The Chestnut Man

7.5 2021 TV Show
The Killing

The Killing

8.0 2007 TV Show
Fortitude

Fortitude

6.8 2015 TV Show
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

6.9 1994 Movie
Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

7.6 1992 TV Show
The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All

6.6 2006 Movie
Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

7.8 2019 TV Show
The Last Viking

The Last Viking

7.3 2025 Movie
Flickering Lights

Flickering Lights

7.2 2000 Movie
Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

7.3 1987 Movie

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Sofie Gråbøl (Danish pronunciation: [sofiːˀə ˈɡ̊ʁɔb̥øl]; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a series of films, starting with the lead role in the 1986 film version of Tove Ditlevsen's novel Barndommens gade and at 17 playing alongside Max von Sydow in Pelle the Conqueror. On television she has starred in Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie. Gråbøl had become known in Denmark for playing emotional roles, but she achieved international fame as the cool and distant lead character Detective Inspector Sarah Lund in three series of Forbrydelsen (The Killing). Forbrydelsen played on BBC4 with great success, winning a BAFTA award, and bringing Gråbøl celebrity status in the UK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sofie Gråbøl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    What Lies Between Us

    Movie Sarah

  2. 2025
    Yesterday I Lived Forever

    Movie The Golden Woman

  3. 2025
    The Last Viking

    Movie Margrethe

  4. 2025
    Grevinde Danner

    Movie Grevinde Danner (stemme)

  5. 2024
    Danske tv-seriers bedste

    TV show Sig selv

  6. 2023
    Prisoner

    TV show Miriam

  7. 2022
    Attachment

    Movie Chana

  8. 2022
    The Shift

    TV show Ella

  9. 2022
    Melvin Kakooza Show

    TV show Sig selv

  10. 2022
    Dansk films bedste

    TV show Sig selv

  11. 2022
    Rose

    Movie Inger

  12. 2021
    The Venus Effect

    Movie Gitte

  13. 2021
    The Chestnut Man

    TV show Marie Hølst

  14. 2021
    Wild Men

    Movie Anne

  15. 2020
    The Undoing

    TV show Catherine Stamper

  16. 2020
    Us

    TV show Freja

More credits
  1. 2020
    Building Happiness

    Movie Self

  2. 2019
    Resin

    Movie Maria

  3. 2019
    Gentleman Jack

    TV show Queen Marie

  4. 2018
    X&Y

    Movie Sofie

  5. 2018
    That Time of Year

    Movie Barbara

  6. 2018
    The House That Jack Built

    Movie Lady 3

  7. 2018
    Liberty

    TV show Kirsten

  8. 2017
    Tæt på sandheden

    TV show Medvirkende i sketch

  9. 2017
    The Day Will Come

    TV show Lærer Lilian

  10. 2016
    The Other World

    TV show Dronningen

  11. 2016
    The Day Will Come

    Movie Lærer Lilian Hammershøj

  12. 2015
    Goodbye Theresienstadt

    Movie Narration (da)

  13. 2015
    Fortitude

    TV show Governor Odegard

  14. 2014
    Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

    Movie Self

  15. 2014
    In Real Life

    Movie Mille

  16. 2013
    The Hour of the Lynx

    Movie Helen

  17. 2012
    From The Killing to Borgen: The Danish Secret of Success

    Movie Self

  18. 2009
    Skavlan

    TV show Self - Guest

  19. 2008
    Det Sjove Køn

    Movie

  20. 2007
    Daisy Diamond

    Movie Sofie Gråbøl

  21. 2007
    The Substitute

    Movie Carls Mor

  22. 2007
    The Killing

    TV show Sarah Lund

  23. 2006
    The Boss of It All

    Movie Kisser

  24. 2005
    True Spirit

    Movie Lærke