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name: "Claes Bang"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/claes-bang"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 April 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:19:28.917030+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Claes Bang

Actor. Born 28 April 1967 in Odense, Danmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 April 1967, Odense, Danmark
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Also known as:** 클라에스 방

## Biography

Claes Bang is a Danish actor. He was born Claes Kasper Bang on 28 April 1967 in Odense and graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 1996. He began his career in Danish theatre and television, appearing in series such as Borgen (2010) and The Bridge (2011).

Bang gained international recognition for his leading role as Christian in Ruben Östlund's *The Square* (2017), for which he won the European Film Award for Best Actor. Subsequent credits include *The Northman* (2022) as Fjölnir, the Apple TV+ series *Bad Sisters* (2022) as John Paul 'JP' Williams, the BBC/Netflix series *Dracula* (2020) as the title character, and the film *Bonjour Tristesse* (2025) as Raymond. He is married to actress and director Lis Louis-Jensen.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dfi.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bad Sisters* (2022), Fi1m 78, as John Paul 'JP' Williams — [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Bonjour Tristesse* (2025), Actor

## Also known for

- *The Northman* (2022), Fjölnir the Brotherless
- *The Square* (2017), Christian
- *The Girl in the Spider's Web* (2018), Jan Holster
- *The Wrecking Crew* (2026), Marcus Robichaux
- *Dracula* (2020), Dracula
- *The Bridge* (2011), Claudio
- *The Affair* (2014), Sasha Mann
- *Locked Down* (2021), Essien

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