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Michael Brostrup

Michael Brostrup

Actor · Born January 15, 1965 (61) · Denmark

Michael Brostrup was born on 15 January 1965 in Denmark. He is an actor, known for Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013), The Promised Land (2023) and Department Q: The Absent One (2014).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 15, 1965 (61)
From
Denmark
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 40% in 30 days

What are Michael Brostrup's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Self
23%
Bonds
21%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Morality
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Bittersweet
1
Cold
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Brostrup's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Brostrup's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Eternal(2023)

    as Anita's Father

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Maybe in March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Oxen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sune Krogh Jensen

  • The Promised Land(2023)

    as Workman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Huset(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Vagthavende

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Chrysanthemum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jan

  • The Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Waiter

  • The Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Kaare, chef på kræftcenteret

  • A Taste of Hunger(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Øst for hav, vest for sund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Niels

  • Enforcement(2020)

    as Captain Hedegaard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Grøn Ford Taunus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Thor

  • The Day We Died(2020)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Sommerdahl Murders(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Skipper Nikolaj

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Darkness: Those Who Kill(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Retsmediciner

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Pros and Cons(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as SØIK-betjent

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • Journal 64(2018)

    as Børge Bak

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Winter Brothers(2017)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • You Disappear(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Where the Windmills Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • My 50/50 Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellebæk

  • Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith(2016)

    as Børge Bak

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bedrag(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Departementschef

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • April 9th(2015)

    as Oberst Hartz

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Absent One(2014)

    as Børge Bak

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Legacy(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Henning

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Tarok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes(2013)

    as Børge Bak

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Drugs & Taxation(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Overgang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dad

  • The Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as PET betjent i bil

  • Liv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Noah

  • A Real Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jonas's dad

  • The Bridge(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jørgen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Left Wing Gang(2009)

    Show as Anders Elkjær

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Klovn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jens nabo

  • Carl, My Childhood Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1994 to 2024; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

A Taste of Hunger (2021)

$173K worldwide

Highest rated

Winter Brothers (2017)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Enforcement (2020)

Film career

19942024

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Michael Brostrup's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Eternal (2023)

51st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Promised Land (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael Brostrup work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Brostrup's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Sears shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles