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name: "Nikolaj Scherfig"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "26 October 1961"
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average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T14:17:36.269796+00:00"
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# Nikolaj Scherfig

Writer. Born 26 October 1961 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 26 October 1961, Copenhagen, Denmark
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12328986, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771055/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/202588

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Bridge*](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md) (84)

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## Biography

Nikolaj Scherfig is a Danish screenwriter. Born in Copenhagen on 26 October 1961, he graduated from the screenwriting programme at the National Film School of Denmark in 1989.

He has written for numerous Danish television series and films. His credits include episodes of the crime series *Rejseholdet* (2000) and *The Bridge* (2011–2018), for which he contributed to the storyline and writing across multiple seasons. He has also written screenplays for Christmas calendars such as *Jesus & Josefine* (2003) and *Mikkel og guldkortet* (2008), and served as script consultant on features including *Pusher* (1996).

Scherfig worked as a film consultant at the Danish Film Institute from 2003 to 2006. He is the grandson of author Hans Scherfig.

*Sources: imdb.com, dfi.dk, danskefilm.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Bridge* (2011), Fi1m 84, Story, Writer, Script Consultant — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Guldfeber* (2023), series, Script Consultant
- *Twisted* (2022), Story
- *Fenris* (2022), series, Writer
- *The Shift* (2022), series, Writer
- *Toscana* (2022), Story
- *Scandinavian Star* (2020), series, Screenplay
- *The Other World* (2016), series, Writer
- *Heartless* (2014), series, Writer
- *The Bridge* (2011), series, Writer, Story, Script Consultant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md)
- *Lost in Africa* (2010), Story
- *Mikkel og guldkortet* (2008), series, Writer, Creator
- *Oskar and Josefine* (2005), Screenplay
- *Jesus & Josefine* (2003), series, Writer, Idea, Creator
- *Olsen Gang Junior* (2001), Writer
- *Unit One* (2000), series, Writer
- *The Spider* (2000), series, Script Consultant
- *Under overfladen* (1999), Writer
- *Isle of Darkness* (1997), Writer
- *Under New York* (1997), Script
- *Taxa* (1997), series, Writer
- *Eye of the Eagle* (1997), Writer
- *Pusher* (1996), Script Consultant
- *Den store kul-tur* (1996), Co-Writer

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