--- name: "Kim Bodnia" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kim-bodnia" fi1m_id: "kim-bodnia" imdb_id: "nm0091035" tmdb_id: 3398 wikidata_id: "Q707827" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 April 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-23T12:59:40.795875+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." --- # Kim Bodnia ## Identity Kim Bodnia - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kim-bodnia - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** kim-bodnia - **IMDb ID:** nm0091035 - **TMDB ID:** 3398 - **Wikidata ID:** Q707827 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Bodnia, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707827, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0091035/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3398 Actor. Born 12 April 1965 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 April 1965, Frederiksberg, Denmark - **Active:** 2011–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 66 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 73 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $634m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Bodnia, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707827, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0091035/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3398 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Bridge*](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md) (84), [*Killing Eve*](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) (82), [*F1*](https://film.one/film/f1.md) (66) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Kim Bodnia > Kim Bodnia plays large, brusque men who turn out to be listening. His Martin Rohde in *The Bridge* is the ordinary half of one of television's best partnerships, and nothing he has done since has given him as much to do. The scene we keep coming back to in *The Bridge* (2011) has no corpse in it. Two detectives sit in a car; Sofia Helin's Saga Norén asks whether what Kim Bodnia's Martin Rohde has just said was a joke, and Martin explains, without irritation, that it was. Bodnia plays it as a man who has decided to be patient and finds he is enjoying it. He is a big actor with a heavy face and a soft voice, and most of what he does well happens in the space between the two. He trained at the Danish National School of Theatre and came up through Danish cinema, noticed first in *Nightwatch* (1994) and then as Frank, the dealer at the centre of Nicolas Winding Refn's first film *Pusher* (1996). The parts that followed through the 2000s, in Denmark and Norway, were mostly hard men in crime stories: dealers, policemen, people who hurt other people for a living. *The Bridge* changed the size of his audience without changing the kind of man he was asked to be. Since then the work has been international television, Konstantin the handler in *Killing Eve* (2018–2022), a part in *The Witcher* (2021), and Hollywood supporting roles, most recently Kaspar Smolinski, a team principal, in *F1* (2025). Martin is the measure of him. He is warm, lazy, unfaithful and good with people in every way Saga is not, and Bodnia lets us watch him find her funny and then, slowly, find her admirable, so that the second feeling replaces the first over two series without anyone announcing it. He left after those two, and we missed him more than a supporting policeman usually earns. The third series is the weakest, and part of the reason is that Thure Lindhardt's Henrik Sabroe is damaged too; Helin no longer has an ordinary man to play against, and the show runs at one temperature instead of two. The Hollywood work asks less. Our review of *F1* did not mention him, and that is a fair account of how much the film gives him: a paddock to stand in and a Danish accent to be slightly menacing with. He has said that behind the layers there is always a softer side and that is where the real challenge lies, and in the international parts that side does not always get an entrance. He is still good at the layers. It is the thing underneath that needs a Saga to draw it out. Start with the first two series of *The Bridge*, and watch the car scenes twice. He is at his best when the person across from him does not understand the joke, and he has not been given enough of those people since. ## Biography Kim Bodnia is a Danish actor. He trained at the Copenhagen Theatre School and began his career in Danish theatre before making his screen debut in the late 1980s. Bodnia gained recognition for his role as Jens in the 1994 film *Nightwatch* and as Frank in Nicolas Winding Refn’s *Pusher* (1996). He is known internationally for playing Martin Rohde in the series *The Bridge* (2011–2014), Konstantin in *Killing Eve* (2018–2022) and Vesemir in *The Witcher* (2021). He appears as Kaspar Smolinski in the 2025 film *F1*. His awards include two Robert Awards and a Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He received a Golden Nymph Award and a BAFTA nomination for his television work. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *F1* (2025), Fi1m 66, as Kaspar Smolinski — [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md) - *The Witcher* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Vesemir — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md) - *Killing Eve* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Konstantin Vasiliev — [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) - *The Bridge* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Martin Rohde — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md) ## Complete filmography (66) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Momo* (2025), as Beppo - *F1* (2025), as Kaspar Smolinski — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md) - *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024), as Henry Ederle - *Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever* (2023), as Jens - *White Widow* (2023), as Gregor - *The Witcher* (2019), series, as Vesemir — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md) - *One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk* (2019), as Isumataq (Boss) - *Killing Eve* (2018), series, as Konstantin Vasiliev — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) - *The Violin Player* (2018), as Björn Darren - *Christmas on Blood Mountain* (2017), series, as Theis Madsen - *Walter & Alma* (2017), as Walter - *Light Thereafter* (2017), as Arnaud - *The Name of the Game* (2016), as Martin - *Rosewater* (2014), as Javadi (Rosewater) - *Serena* (2014), as Abe Hermann - *The Veil of Twilight* (2014), as Bergtor - *A Very Unsettled Summer* (2013), as Alex - *The Stranger Within* (2013), as Uli - *The Shooter* (2013), as Rasmus Holm Jensen - *All for Two* (2013), as William Lynge - *Rendezvous in Kiruna* (2013), as John le biker - *Love Is All You Need* (2012), as Leif - *Caroline - den sidste rejse* (2012), as Johan - *The Bridge* (2011), series, as Martin Rohde — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md) - *Delhi Belly* (2011), as Vladimir Dragunsky - *Those Who Kill 4 - An eye for an eye* (2011), as Jakov - *Those Who Kill* (2011), series, as Jakov - *Empty Barrels 2: The Brown Gold* (2011), as Vic - *Truth About Men* (2010), as Johnny - *In a Better World* (2010), as Lars - *My Good Enemy* (2010), as Dansklærer - *Inspector Winter* (2010), series, as Benny - *Sebastian's World* (2010), as Kåre - *Empty Barrels* (2010), as Vic - *Nemesis* (2010), as Dahl - *The Christmas Party* (2009), as Buller - *Hvor fanden er Herning?* (2009), series, as Jens, politibetjent - *Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch* (2009), as Harald Blåtand - *Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen* (2009), series, Actor - *Boy Meets Girl* (2008), Actor - *The Candidate* (2008), as Claes Kiehlert - *Terribly Happy* (2008), as Jørgen Buhl - *Nefarious* (2008), as Elkiar - *Der Kommissar und das Meer* (2007), series, as Ingmar Holmgren - *Echo* (2007), as Simon - *Brackish Water* (2007), as Jonas - *The Killing* (2007), series, as Bülow — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md) - *Snapphanar* (2006), series, as Mogens Laumann - *Mick Øgendahl: UNDSKYLD!* (2006), as Michael Larsen - *The Journals of Knud Rasmussen* (2006), as Peter Freuchen - *Lost and Found* (2005), as Philip - *En sånn mann* (2005), as Kim - *The Collector* (2004), as Claus - *Monster Thursday* (2004), as Skip - *The Good Cop* (2004), as Jens · Screenplay - *Falling Sky* (2002), as Johannes - *Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II* (2002), as Harald - *Jolly Roger - Jagten på den forsvundne fremtid!* (2001), as Jolly Roger - *Dragonflies* (2001), as Eddie - *In China They Eat Dogs* (1999), as Harald - *Bleeder* (1999), as Leo - *The Last Viking* (1997), as Sigbard - *Pusher* (1996), as Frank - *Nightwatch* (1994), as Jens - *En afgrund af frihed* (1989), as Bouncer - *The Man Who Stole Portugal*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor. Photo: Kjetil Greger Pedersen. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/8305/gallery-effa87349c34.jpg) Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor. Photo: Kjetil Greger Pedersen. (2012) — Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Kim_Bodnia.jpg/1280px-Kim_Bodnia.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Kim Bodnia](https://film.one/media/person/8305/gallery-885e604313a0.jpg) Kim Bodnia — Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Kim_Bodnia_-_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Kim_Bodnia_-_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Foto : Kjetil Greger Pedersen/Nordiske Mediedager (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/8305/gallery-7aa2d2fb4173.jpg) Foto : Kjetil Greger Pedersen/Nordiske Mediedager (2012) — Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Kim_Bodnia_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Foto: Renate Sæle/Nordiske Mediedager (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/8305/gallery-f6250168483e.jpg) Foto: Renate Sæle/Nordiske Mediedager (2012) — Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Kim_Bodnia_sl%C3%A5r_av_en_prat_%287175675358%29.jpg/1280px-Kim_Bodnia_sl%C3%A5r_av_en_prat_%287175675358%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Kim Bodnia](https://film.one/media/person/8305/gallery-ec9cc4ae8596.jpg) Kim Bodnia — Image via TMDB - ![Foto : Kjetil Greger Pedersen/Nordiske Mediedager (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/8305/gallery-b067a396c967.jpg) Foto : Kjetil Greger Pedersen/Nordiske Mediedager (2012) — Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Slik_bygde_de_%22Broen%22_%287175256032%29.jpg/1280px-Slik_bygde_de_%22Broen%22_%287175256032%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 4 won - Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Drama TV Series 2014: Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Drama TV Series (won), for *The Bridge* - Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Television Role 2014: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Television Role (won), for *The Bridge, season 2* - Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2009: Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Terribly Happy* - Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1995: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Nightwatch* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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