--- name: "Jens Albinus" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jens-albinus" fi1m_id: "jens-albinus" imdb_id: "nm0016850" tmdb_id: 6121 wikidata_id: "Q1341671" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 January 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-17T22:19:54.547396+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." --- # Jens Albinus ## Identity Jens Albinus - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jens-albinus - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jens-albinus - **IMDb ID:** nm0016850 - **TMDB ID:** 6121 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1341671 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Albinus, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341671, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016850/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6121 Actor. Born 3 January 1965 in Bogense, Danmark. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 January 1965, Bogense, Danmark - **Active:** 1998–2015 - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 54 (1), 2000s 71 (1), 2010s 79 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 63 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Crime 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $40m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Albinus, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341671, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016850/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6121 ## Coming up - *The Closed Book* (2027-10-01), as Solicitor Larsen ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Idiots*](https://film.one/film/the-idiots.md) (54) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jens Albinus is a Danish actor and director. Born on 3 January 1965 in Bogense, he trained at the acting school of Aarhus Theatre from 1985 to 1989 and remained with the theatre until 1994. He is known for his role as Stoffer in Lars von Trier's *The Idiots* (1998). He has appeared in other von Trier films including *Dancer in the Dark* (2000) as Morty, *The Boss of It All* (2006) as the Boss/Kristoffer/Svend E, and *Nymphomaniac: Vol. I* (2013). Other credits include *Borgen* (2010–) as Jon Berthelsen and the series *The Eagle* (2004–2006). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dfi.dk.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Deutschland* (2015), Fi1m 74, as Henrik Mayer — [page](https://film.one/tv/deutschland.md) - *Borgen* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Jon Berthelsen — [page](https://film.one/tv/borgen.md) - *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), Fi1m 71, as Morty — [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md) - *The Idiots* (1998), Fi1m 54, as Stoffer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-idiots.md) ## Complete filmography (59) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Closed Book* (2027), as Solicitor Larsen - *Rivalerne* (2026), series, as Robert Gade - *Holy Meat* (2026), as Father Iverson - *Man Up!* (2025), as Thomas Løwert - *Et indslag fra kysten* (2025), as Journalisten - *Other People's Money* (2025), series, as Lars Kruuse - *The Danish Woman* (2025), series, as Jens Jørgensen - *Danske tv-seriers bedste* (2024), series, as Sig selv - *37 Sekunden* (2023), series, as Carsten Andersen - *There's No Place Like Home* (2023), as Far - *Borgen - Power & Glory* (2022), series, as Jon Berthelsen - *Zurück ans Meer* (2021), as Kjell Mortensen - *My Little Sister* (2020), as Martin - *The Audition* (2019), as Christian - *A Fortunate Man* (2018), series, as Eberhardt Sidenius - *X&Y* (2018), as Jens - *The House That Jack Built* (2018), Thanks - *Lifeboat* (2018), as Erik - *A Fortunate Man* (2018), as Eberhardt Sidenius - *Halvmand* (2016), as Jens - *Point Blank* (2016), as Frank Dudek - *Long Story Short* (2015), as Max - *Deutschland* (2015), series, as Henrik Mayer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/deutschland.md) - *Rosita* (2015), as Ulrik - *The Idealist* (2015), as Blicher - *Silent Heart* (2014), as Michael - *Nymphomaniac: Vol. I* (2013), as S - *Sprinter - Haltlos in die Nacht* (2012), as Henk - *Truth About Men* (2010), as Kunstfilm-mand - *Borgen* (2010), series, as Jon Berthelsen — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/borgen.md) - *Everything Will Be Fine* (2010), as Jakob Falk - *This Is Love* (2009), as Chris - *Antichrist* (2009), Thanks — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md) - *The Coach* (2009), as Coach - *The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1* (2007), as Troels Højbjerg - *Der Kommissar und das Meer* (2007), series, as Lasse Wallin - *Daisy Diamond* (2007), as Kunde - *The Boss of It All* (2006), as The Boss of it All / Kristoffer / Svend E - *The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey* (2004), series, as Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson - *In Your Hands* (2004), as Carsten - *Better Times* (2004), series, as Radioreporter - *Dogville: The Pilot* (2003), as Chuck - *Dogville* (2003), Thanks — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/dogville.md) - *Facing the Truth* (2002), as Richard Malmros - *Far from China* (2001), as John - *Wag the Dogma* (2001), Actor - *Skjulte spor* (2000), series, as Tom Jacobsen - *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), as Morty — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md) - *The Bench* (2000), as Kim - *Zacharias Carl Borg* (2000), as Zacharias - *Yours Forever* (1999), as Jeppe - *The Blue Monk* (1998), as Teologistuderende - *The Idiots* (1998), as Stoffer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-idiots.md) - *Bryggeren* (1996), series, as HC Andersen - *Portland* (1996), as Carsten - *Anton* (1996), as Teacher - *The Kingdom* (1994), series, as Dr. Parok - *Last Round* (1993), as Tjener - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Wolfgang Prickel ## Gallery - ![Jens Albinus](https://film.one/media/person/87855/gallery-3ecb40d3dfa8.jpg) Jens Albinus — Shades Of Laks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Lulu_-_Jens_Albinus.jpg/1280px-Lulu_-_Jens_Albinus.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jens Albinus](https://film.one/media/person/87855/gallery-943108a60e3e.jpg) Jens Albinus — Image via TMDB - ![Jens Albinus](https://film.one/media/person/87855/gallery-7d70fc0abe33.jpg) Jens Albinus — Image via TMDB - ![Jens Albinus](https://film.one/media/person/87855/gallery-8bdaa3dd8025.jpg) Jens Albinus — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won - Reumert prize for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2020: Reumert prize for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won) - Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2003: Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Facing the Truth* - Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2003: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Facing the Truth* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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