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Elias Munk

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Elias Munk
Born (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32)
NationalityDanish
Alma materNew York Film Academy[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer
Years active2013–present

Elias Græsbøll Munk-Petersen (born 21 May 1992) is a Danish actor. He is also a writer, who wrote his first novel The Stupidity of Youth at the age of 17[2] and a lot of short-stories. Elias was selected as Northern Light Talent at the Berlinale Filmfestival 2015. His career in Denmark kicked off with a lead role in the feature film For My Brother by Brian Bang. This led to a lead role in the short fiction story Exit Neverland by Chadi Abdul-Karim.[3][4] That story was nominated for a Robert Award and won the European Independent Filmfestival for best short story. In 2014 Elias played lead in the short story When the Sun Shines that won Guldægget Award for best short story and Elias won the Guldægget Award for best actor. The success of the short movie led to the making of the feature film that premiered in Denmark at the CPH PIX filmfestival October 2016. Same year, at the Subtitle Film Festival, Elias won a shared award for Outstanding Performance with Laura Kjær for their roles in When The Sun Shines.

Filmography

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Actor

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Exit Neverland Daniel Nominated – Robert Award for Best Short Fiction
2014 Zombiehagen Kæresten
For my brother Aske
2015 Ødeland Arek
Jeanne d'Arc Spielberg
Go Go Berlin: Electric Lives Group Leader
Sommeren '92 Troels Rasmussen
2016 Stærkere Jonas Hansen
Når solen skinner Sofus Winner - Subtitle Film Festival for Outstanding Performance
Gælden Johnny (Ung)
Vindmøllernes Sus Kenni
2019 De dødes tjern Harald

Director

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  • 2014: Kadie Elder First Time He Kissed a Boy (Short movie)
  • 2015: Go Go Berlin: Electric Lives (Short movie)

References

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  1. ^ "Elias Munk". IMDb. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Elias Munk interview in English". European Talent Network. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Danske skuespillere i høj kurs". 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Skuespillerdrøm for 22-årige Elias". stiften.dk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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