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Esben Dalgaard

Esben Dalgaard

Actor · Born July 3, 1976 (50) · Danmark

He is educated from the Royal Danish Acting School, and has also been studying at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. He has been a steady member of the Danish Royal Theatre. He is working as a lead actor in both film and television. He is both a writer and a host. Has been writing 7 books, and has among other events hosted the "Knæk Cancer" show on TV2. He is also giving lectures and talks. Right now the lecture is called: Hello Cancer - Welcome. Esben is married and has two kids.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 3, 1976 (50)
From
Danmark
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 61 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 106% in 30 days

What are Esben Dalgaard's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
23%
Self
17%
Survival
13%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Coming of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · 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 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Warm
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Esben Dalgaard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Esben Dalgaard'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

61 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Min sidste gave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Esben Dalgaards

  • Ordet er mit - Julespecial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Advokat

  • Ordet er mit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sig selv

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Mogens Glistrup

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

    as Krudt Kaj

  • Chorus Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jørgen Ryg

  • Julehjertets hemmelighed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · as Erik Lindestrup

  • Tinka and the mirror of the soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · as Grot

  • Nordland ’99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Noller

  • Felix og Åmanden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor's Assistant · as Felixs far

  • Carmen Curlers(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Walther

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • All for Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Prostatalæge

  • The Crumbs: It's tough being 11 years old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor's Assistant · as Krummefar

  • ZULU Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Linse på tur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • The Chestnut Man(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Steen Hartung

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • 12 uger i helvede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • En vej ud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Den bedste tid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Hu hej vilde dyr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Knæk Cancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Vært

  • På tværs af Danmark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Dine fulde fem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • The Good Traitor(2020)

    as Einar Blechingberg

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Værtens Bedste Brætspil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Tinka og Kongespillet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · as Grot

  • Riising Late Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Domino(2019)

    as Policeman #1

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 21 episodes · as Henrik Berg

  • Hacker(2019)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Darkness: Those Who Kill(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as John Bülow

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kloak Mark

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Couple Trouble(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Anders Dybdal Jensen

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Land of Glass(2018)

    as Lars

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sæt pris på Danmark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sig selv

  • Med på noderne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • The Stranger(2017)

    as Casper

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    Show 16 episodes · as Esben Garnov

  • The Ex-Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Preben

  • In the Blood(2016)

    as Rune

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mand

  • Bedrag(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Møller

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Wishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · as Karsten

  • Rastløs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Claus

  • Krejlerkongen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sig selv

  • The Shamer's Daughter(2015)

    as Rikert

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Time travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Hertug Sculabia

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

    Show 16 episodes · as Dion

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Erasmus

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

    as Erasmus

  • On the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Martins chef

  • When Animals Dream(2014)

    as Bjarne

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Reunion 2: The Funeral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Soldat

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Sjit Happens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kender du typen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Live from Bremen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Forskellige roller

  • Livvagterne(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Eriksen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Skjulte spor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Journalist

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

When Animals Dream (2014)

$112K worldwide

Highest rated

The Chestnut Man (2021)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

20002026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting61 of 61: 58 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew3 of 61: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

61 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2020s26 · 26 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Esben Dalgaard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Hacker (2019)

57th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Chestnut Man (2021)

Midcredits 84th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 33. 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 Esben Dalgaard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Esben Dalgaard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mikkel Boe Følsgaard shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers