Biography

Danish Film Director Kristian Levring has produced a distinct body of work. With films ranging from thriller, through period drama, Shakespearean re-imagining and a Western, Levring has crafted an expression that is as visually stunning and unique as it is eclectic.

Born in 1957 in Copenhagen, Kristian Levring graduated from the National Danish Film School in 1984 as an editor but he soon switched to directing. In 1988 he began a very successful carrier directing TV commercials. Then in 1995, together with Lars Von Trier, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen and Thomas Vinterberg, Levring was one of the co-founders of the world renowned Dogme95 movement. In 2008 the four co-founders were awarded a European Film Award for their Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema.

In 2000 Levring premiered his own award winning Dogme film The King Is Alive as part of the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The film starred Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer and Romane Bohringer. Two years later The Intended, co-written with Janet McTeer, premiered in Toronto starring McTeer and Academy Award® winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker.

Levring returning to directing in 2005 with the highly acclaimed Fear Me Not starring Ulrich Thomsen. This Danish language psychological drama was among others selected for San Sebastian International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2013 Levring co-wrote and directed a Western, The Salvation (film). The film starred Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jonathan Pryce and Eric Cantona. The film made its world premiere as part of the official selection at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival before a worldwide release to critical acclaim.

Levring resides in Hampstead, North London.

He is represented worldwide by Frank Wuliger at The Gersh Agency, Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gavin Makinson