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Claes Bang

1967 - Today

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Claes Kasper Bang (Danish: [ˈkʰlɛˀs ˈpɑŋˀ]; born 28 April 1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and for the role of Fjölnir in Robert Eggers's 2022 film The Northman. In 2019, he played the role of Sasha Mann for the final season of The Affair, and he rose to further international recognition by starring as Count Dracula in the BBC/Netflix series Dracula (2020). For his role in The Square, he became the first Dane to win the European Film Award for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Claes Bang is the 6,050th most popular actor (down from 3,906th in 2024), the 581st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Danish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Claes Bang ranks 6,050 out of 13,578. Before him are Ricky Schroder, Shailene Woodley, Amy Steel, Daphne Zuniga, Steve Railsback, and Kate Barry. After him are Ashleigh Ball, Judith Barsi, Amira Casar, Jack Thompson, Robert Pastorelli, and Marta Abba.

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Among people born in 1967, Claes Bang ranks 291. Before him are Sasha Mitchell, Klaus Tschütscher, John Romero, Jhumpa Lahiri, Fyodor Bondarchuk, and Kate Barry. After him are Yukiko Okada, Gaston Browne, Álex Pina, Timur Vermes, Yoko Shimomura, and José Padilha.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Claes Bang ranks 581 out of 1,032. Before him are Emmelie de Forest (1993), Niels Holst-Sørensen (1922), Margrete Auken (1945), Otto Liebe (1860), Bent Peder Rasch (1934), and Bjørn Lomborg (1965). After him are Michael Rasmussen (1974), Jesper Christiansen (1978), Birthe Kjær (1948), Søren Malling (1964), Gunnar Asmussen (1944), and Whigfield (1970).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Claes Bang ranks 32. Before him are Paprika Steen (1964), Vivi Bach (1939), Thure Lindhardt (1974), Nils Asther (1897), Betty Nansen (1873), and Peter Mygind (1963). After him are Søren Malling (1964), Jens Albinus (1965), Lili Bech (1883), Karl Dane (1886), Bodil Jørgensen (1961), and Deepika Padukone (1986).

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