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name: "Esben Høilund Carlsen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/esben-hilund-carlsen"
fi1m_id: "esben-hilund-carlsen"
imdb_id: "nm0137827"
tmdb_id: 1026274
wikidata_id: "Q12310561"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "3 August 1941"
died: "9 September 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T02:40:39.237205+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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# Esben Høilund Carlsen

## Identity

Esben Høilund Carlsen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/esben-hilund-carlsen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** esben-hilund-carlsen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0137827
- **TMDB ID:** 1026274
- **Wikidata ID:** Q12310561
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12310561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1026274

Producer. Born 3 August 1941 in Broager. Died 9 September 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 3 August 1941, Broager
- **Died:** 9 September 2011
- **Also known as:** Esben Højlund Carlsen
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12310561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1026274

## Biography

Esben Høilund Carlsen (also credited as Esben Højlund Carlsen) was a Danish film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He trained at Den Danske Filmskole from 1966 to 1968 and began his career with short films before directing features.

His directorial credits include *Nitten røde roser* (1974), *Slingrevalsen* (1981) and *Rainfox* (1984). He served as executive producer on the Norwegian film *Zero Kelvin* (1995) and as producer on *Kristin Lavransdatter* (1995). He also appeared as an actor in several Danish films, including *Land of Plenty* (1983).

Carlsen held positions as a film consultant at the Danish Film Institute (1977–1980), facts chief at TV 2 and director of Norsk Film A/S. He died in 2011.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Zero Kelvin* (1995), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-kelvin.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Five to Six* (2004), Actor
- *Den hemmelige tunnel* (1997), series, Director, Original Music Composer
- *Zero Kelvin* (1995), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-kelvin.md)
- *Kristin Lavransdatter* (1995), Producer
- *The Last Lieutenant* (1993), Producer
- *Eddie Holm's Second Life* (1986), Director
- *Rainfox* (1984), Director
- *Land of Plenty* (1983), as Dyrlæge
- *Stepping Out* (1981), as Lufthavnsansat · Director
- *Black Pete – No, You're It* (1980), Actor
- *The Gangster's Apprentice* (1976), Director
- *Only the Truth* (1975), Actor
- *Nineteen Red Roses* (1974), Writer, Director
- *I morgen, min elskede* (1971), Actor
- *Tegneserie*, Director, Writer

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