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Johannes Lassen

Johannes Lassen

Actor · Born May 7, 1970 (56) · Copenhagen, Denmark

Johannes Lassen graduated from The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, 2007 in Odense where after he immediately landed very good roles on various theatre stages in Denmark. He portrayed Wilhelm Dinesen in Ole Bornedal's highly anticipated drama-series "1864" on DR1 in autumn 2014 and a film version was released in Danish cinemas early 2015. His other film credits include Nicolo Donato's critically acclaimed "Brotherhood" from 2010 and the award winning youth drama "Rebounce" by Heidi Maria Faist from 2011. He portrayed the lead in the Danish TV-drama - "Below the Surface", shown all around the world and this performance got him The Golden Nymph Award 2018 as the best male lead in a TV-series. Johannes was nominated for his role in the 2rd season for C21 International Performance Award. Johannes did a role alongside his friend Pilou Asbæk and Josh Lucas in the feature film "The Guardian Angel" (2018) by the award winning Finnish Director Arto Halonen. In 2017 he landed a great role in the Swedish Viaplay TV-drama - "The Lawyer", a role he carried over with him to the second season of this show, which will air in early 2020. Johannes can be seen in the Danish TV show "ALFA" which aired mid 2020 on TV2. Johannes Lassen's stage work includes roles in both classical and contemporary plays, such as "Jesus & Josefine" (2007) and "Treasure Island" (2008) at Odense Theatre, "Kærlighed og menneskerester" at Theatre Momentum (2007) and "Otto er et Næsehorn" (2008), "Odysseus" (2009) at Folketeatret in Copenhagen and furthermore in "BCNU" (Be seeing You) at Theatre Grob (2011). In 2020 his stage work will provide us with his take on Frank Farmer in the internationally acclaimed musical "The Bodyguard".

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Born
May 7, 1970 (56)
From
Copenhagen, Denmark
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 100% in 30 days

What are Johannes Lassen's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Self
22%
Bonds
16%
Society
16%
Survival
11%
Ideas
9%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Hopeful
1
Dread
1
Triumphant
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Johannes Lassen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johannes Lassen'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

24 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Secrets(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Supervisor Emil

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Strøm

  • Fallen(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Hunted wild - Celebrities on the run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sig selv

  • Grow(2020)

    Show as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Mellem førerhunde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Manden

  • Darkness: Those Who Kill(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as David

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Wonderful Copenhagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Cafégæst

  • Murderous Trance(2018)

    as Petersen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Markos Jez

  • Tæt på sandheden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Medvirkende i sketch

  • Fri for Flemming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Julian

  • You Disappear(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Below the Surface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Philip Nørgaard

  • Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith(2016)

    as Læge

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bedrag(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Johan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Summer of '92(2015)

    as Kent Nielsen

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 1864 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dinesen

  • 1864: Brødre i krig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Wilhelm Dinesen

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Stefan Jakobson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

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

    as Lærer / Teacher

  • Brotherhood(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Father of Four: Living Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ditlev

  • Kessler - The Viking Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2006 to 2024; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Summer of '92 (2015)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Summer of '92 (2015)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Grow (2020)

Film career

20062024

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s4 · acting

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.

Who does Johannes Lassen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johannes Lassen's MovieCove titles; Cyron Melville shares the most, 2.