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name: "Nikolaj Arcel"
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tmdb_id: 74752
wikidata_id: "Q2867634"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "25 August 1972"
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updated: "2026-10-01T21:28:01.908861+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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# Nikolaj Arcel

## Identity

Nikolaj Arcel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nikolaj-arcel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nikolaj-arcel
- **IMDb ID:** nm1064048
- **TMDB ID:** 74752
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2867634
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Arcel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2867634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1064048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74752

Writer and director. Born 25 August 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 25 August 1972, Copenhagen, Denmark
- **Active:** 2009–2017
- **Also known as:** Николай Арсель, Ніколай Арсел
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Arcel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2867634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1064048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74752

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Nikolaj Arcel is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He was born in Copenhagen on 25 August 1972 and graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2001.

Arcel co-wrote the screenplay for *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009) with Rasmus Heisterberg. He directed and co-wrote *The Dark Tower* (2017). His other credits include directing and co-writing *A Royal Affair* (2012) and *The Promised Land* (2023), as well as screenplays for several Danish films including the *Department Q* series.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), Fi1m 75, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *What Lies Between Us* (2026), Screenplay
- *The Promised Land* (2023), Director, Writer
- *Riders of Justice* (2020), Idea
- *The Purity of Vengeance* (2018), Screenplay, Writer
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), Director, Screenplay
- *A Conspiracy of Faith* (2016), Screenplay, Writer
- *The Absent One* (2014), Screenplay
- *The Keeper of Lost Causes* (2013), Screenplay, Writer
- *Antboy* (2013), Story
- *A Royal Affair* (2012), Director, Screenplay
- *Ronal the Barbarian* (2011), Script Consultant
- *Truth About Men* (2010), Director, Screenplay
- *Millennium* (2010), series, Screenplay
- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), Screenplay — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md)
- *Journey to Saturn* (2008), Writer
- *Fighter* (2007), Co-Writer
- *Cecilie* (2007), Writer
- *Island of Lost Souls* (2007), Director, Screenplay
- *My Dad Is a Champ* (2005), Script Consultant
- *King's Game* (2004), Director, Screenplay
- *Catch That Kid* (2004), Original Film Writer
- *Scratch* (2003), Script Consultant
- *Catch That Girl* (2002), Writer
- *Woyzeck's Last Symphony* (2001), Director, Screenplay
- *The Monster of Florence*, Director
- *Winter Warriors*, Director, Screenplay
- *My Fairytale Life*, Director, Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Purtity of Vengeance*
- Allen Award 2013: Allen Award (won)
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2009: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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