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David Dencik

David Dencik

Actor, also producer · Born October 31, 1974 (51) · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Berlinale award winner

Karl David Sebastian Dencik (born 31 October 1974) is a Swedish-Danish actor. He has acted in both Swedish and Danish films, and has also had major roles in English-language films and series including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Top of the Lake (2017), McMafia (2018), Chernobyl (2019), and the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021). Dencik is a two-time Robert Award winner, for Best Actor in a Leading Role for A Soap (2006) and Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role for The Chestnut Man (2021). He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Perfect Patient (2019). He is also a seven-time Bodil Award nominee. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Dencik, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 31, 1974 (51)
From
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 110 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 64% in 30 days

What are David Dencik's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Morality
25%
Self
18%
Survival
15%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 7 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 18

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 8

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 19

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 16
Shadow
5 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Dread
19
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
6
Thrilling
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous8

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 David Dencik's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Dencik'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

110 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Father's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Clayface(2026)

    as Marcos Jabo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Star City(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Maxim Tarasov

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Dante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Helge (voice)

  • The Assassin(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jasper de Voogdt

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Beginnings(2025)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Other People's Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Niels Jensen

  • Vem fan är Hugo Alfvén? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dirigent

  • Don't Be Afraid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Magnus Rentorp

  • Families Like Ours(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Token (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Pressure Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lars Norén

  • Together 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Peter Steen

  • Huset(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Henrik

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as David Dencik

  • The Kiss(2022)

    as Dr. Faber

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Adult Behavior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nathan

  • En midsommarnattsmardröm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Håkan

  • Attachment(2022)

    as Lev

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Diorama(2022)

    as Björn

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Black Crab(2022)

    as Colonel Raad

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Ipcress File(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Colonel Stok

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    as Valdo Obruchev

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Chestnut Man(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Simon Genz

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Love & Anarchy(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Filip

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Waiting for the Barbarians(2019)

    as The Clerk

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Idioten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Furst Mysjkin/Idioten

  • The Kindness of Strangers(2019)

    as Lars

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Face to Face(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rylander

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Quick(2019)

    as Thomas Quick

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Chernobyl(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mikhail Gorbachev

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Quicksand(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Peder Sander

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Rig 45(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mikkel

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • McMafia(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Boris Godman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Snowman(2017)

    as Vetlesen

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Niels Bohr

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Day Will Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Inspektør Hartmann

  • Across the Waters(2016)

    as Arne Itkin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Day Will Come(2016)

    as Inspektør Hartmann

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Satisfaction 1720(2016)

    as Dr. Mabuse

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bedrag(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Simon Absolonsen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Gentlemen & Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Last Panthers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Guillaume van Reeth

  • Regression(2015)

    as John Gray

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Kidnapping Mr. Heineken(2015)

    as Ab Doderer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Men & Chicken(2015)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Henry Morgan

  • Serena(2014)

    as Buchanan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Absent One(2014)

    as Ulrik Dybbøl

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Speed Walking(2014)

    as Pelli

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Homesman(2014)

    as Thor Svendsen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Stockholm Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Coletho

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

    as Rikard

  • We Are the Best!(2013)

    as Klara's Father

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Top of the Lake(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alexander "Puss"

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Odjuret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Åklagaren

  • Call Girl(2012)

    as Aspen Thorin

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • All That Matters Is Past(2012)

    as Ruud

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Affair(2012)

    as Ove Høegh-Guldberg

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation(2012)

    as Tomas Tideman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hinsehäxan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The King

  • War Horse(2011)

    as Base Camp Officer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    as Young Gustaf Morell

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Room 304(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Happy End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Richard

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

    as Toby Esterhase

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Rosa Morena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jacob

  • Rebounce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Marcel

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cardinal Orsini

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Den som dræber(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lars Werner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Lykke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 18 episodes · as Anders Assing

  • Those in Power: The Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Cornelis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fred Åkerström

  • Miss Remarkable & her Career (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Boyfriend (voice)

  • Wallander: The Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Leo

  • Millennium(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Janne Dahlman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Left Wing Gang(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Niels Jørgensen

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Brotherhood(2009)

    Producer · as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Original (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jon

  • Love and Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Christian A. Madsen

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2009)

    as Janne Dahlman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Livvagterne(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Those Half Hidden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Abbe

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kasper Schmidt

  • Not Like Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Taxidriver

  • The Candidate(2008)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Sommer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bjørn

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Zelko

  • Daisy Diamond(2007)

    as Jens

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lysets nøgle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Christian

  • How Soon Is Now? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Göran

  • Lögnens pris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Josef

  • Outside Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shmuli

  • Lögnens pris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Josef

  • All About My Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Henning

  • The Killing(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as VVS mand

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Emmalou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Eric

  • Nynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Svensk politi

  • Istedgade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • A Soap(2006)

    as Veronica

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Anna Pihl(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyv

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Laser Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Ausonius

  • Bare Holger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Holger

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Freddy

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bud fra Årstiderne

  • Wallander(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Ørnen(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Babylon Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Stefan

  • Reconstruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bartender

  • The Kingdom(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bosse

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 109 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

$82M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day Will Come (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Clayface (2026)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2014 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s33 · acting2010s49 · acting2020s26 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 3% of 33 roles
031318

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2007.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Dencik's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 35; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Room 304 (2011)

69th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. 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.

Is David Dencik's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles56–92 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles10–69 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles36–64 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles25–58 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles42–87 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Dencik work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Dencik's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Trine Dyrholm shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles