--- name: "Troels Lyby" canonical: "https://film.one/person/troels-lyby" fi1m_id: "troels-lyby" imdb_id: "nm0527937" tmdb_id: 6123 wikidata_id: "Q1797728" roles: ["Actor"] born: "15 October 1966" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:19:54.129962+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." --- # Troels Lyby ## Identity Troels Lyby - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/troels-lyby - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** troels-lyby - **IMDb ID:** nm0527937 - **TMDB ID:** 6123 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1797728 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troels_Lyby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1797728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527937/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6123 Actor. Born 15 October 1966 in Solbjerg, Danmark. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 15 October 1966, Solbjerg, Danmark - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troels_Lyby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1797728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527937/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6123 ## 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 Troels Lyby is a Danish actor. He was born on 15 October 1966 in Solbjerg, Denmark, and trained at the acting school at Odense Theatre from 1990 to 1994. He appeared as Henrik in Lars von Trier's *The Idiots* (1998). His breakthrough came with the role of Jørgen in Hella Joof's *Shake It All About* (2001). He has since appeared in films including *Accused* (2005), *The Keeper of Lost Causes* (2013) and *What We Become* (2015), and in the television series *The Killing* (2007) as Erik Salin. Lyby won the Robert Award for best supporting actor in 2002 for *Shake It All About* and the Robert Award for best actor in 2006 for *Accused*. He has also worked extensively in theatre. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dfi.dk.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Idiots* (1998), Fi1m 54, as Henrik — [page](https://film.one/film/the-idiots.md) ## Complete filmography (50) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Class Reunion 4: Friends for Life* (2026), as Thomas - *Madklubben: Hjemme Igen* (2025), as Jacob - *Maybe Baby 2* (2024), as Jan - *Hugo - Görings jødiske ven* (2024), series, as Hugo Rothenberg - *Alle Mod Alle* (2023), series, as Sig selv - *Nordland ’99* (2022), series, as Christian - *Food Club* (2020), as Jacob - *The Sommerdahl Murders* (2020), series, as Nick Jansen - *Enten Eller* (2020), series, as Claus - *A Worthy Man* (2018), as Erik - *Uro* (2018), Actor - *Tinkas Christmas Adventures* (2017), series, as Storm - *The Reunion 3: The Baptism* (2016), as Thomas - *What We Become* (2015), as Dino - *Ditte & Louise* (2015), series, as Sig selv - *The Reunion 2: The Funeral* (2014), as Thomas - *The Keeper of Lost Causes* (2013), as Hardy - *Dicte* (2013), series, as Henrik Mølgaard - *Julestjerner* (2012), series, as Big J - *Over the Edge* (2012), as The Boss - *Jarls Quizshow* (2012), series, as Sig selv - *The Reunion* (2011), as Thomas - *Anstalten* (2011), series, as Arnold - *The Left Wing Gang* (2009), series, as Hans Nielsen - *Storm* (2009), Actor - *Headhunter* (2009), as Troels - *Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms* (2008), as Jimmy (voice) - *Take the Trash* (2008), as Theodor - *Sommer* (2008), series, as Svend Andersen - *The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1* (2007), as Bent - *The Gold of Valhalla* (2007), as Asbjørn - *The Killing* (2007), series, as Erik Salin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md) - *Fidibus* (2006), as Dahlager - *Skymaster* (2006), Actor - *Below the Belt* (2006), Actor - *Jul i Valhal* (2005), series, as Asbjørn - *Accused* (2005), as Henrik - *Count to 100* (2004), as Lars - *Better Times* (2004), series, as Søren - *Defense* (2003), series, as Claus 'CC' Christensen - *Annas dag* (2003), as Ole - *Okay* (2002), as Kristian - *How Bad Can It Be?* (2002), series, as Henrik - *Shake It All About* (2001), as Jørgen - *The Serbian Dane* (2001), as Per Toftlund - *The Spider* (2000), series, as Walter - *The Idiots* (1998), as Henrik — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-idiots.md) - *Let's Get Lost* (1997), as Thomas - *Strisser på Samsø* (1997), series, as Christian Hammer - *Debut* (1995), Actor ## Gallery - ![Troels Lyby and Ann Eleonora Jørgensen in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Vrede" (Fury) by Joanna Murray-Smith. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/87857/gallery-1f17f3578f0c.jpg) Troels Lyby and Ann Eleonora Jørgensen in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Vrede" (Fury) by Joanna Murray-Smith. (2015) — Gudmund Thai, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Vrede_%28Folketeatret%29.jpg/1280px-Vrede_%28Folketeatret%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Troels Lyby](https://film.one/media/person/87857/gallery-a1f6734e10c2.jpg) Troels Lyby — Gudmund Thai, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Vrede_-_Troels_Lyby.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2006: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won) - Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2002: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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