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Nikolaj Arcel

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Nikolaj Arcel
RIDERS OF JUSTICE follows recently-deployed Markus, who is forced to return home to care for his teenage daughter after his wife is killed in a tragic train accident. But when a survivor of the wrecked train surfaces claiming foul play, Markus begins to suspect his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.
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Nikolaj Arcel was born on 25 August 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a writer and director, known for The Promised Land (2023), A Royal Affair (2012) and King's Game (2004).
BornAugust 25, 1972
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BornAugust 25, 1972
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 20 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Known for

    Mads Mikkelsen in The Promised Land (2023)
    The Promised Land
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 2023
    A Royal Affair (2012)
    A Royal Affair
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2012
    King's Game (2004)
    King's Game
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2004
    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Writer

    • What Lies Between Us
      • Writer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Winter Warriors
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production
    • The Monster of Florence
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Mit livs eventyr
      • co-writer
      • Pre-production
    • Fandens Forår
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Mads Mikkelsen in The Promised Land (2023)
      The Promised Land
      7.7
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Mads Mikkelsen in Riders of Justice (2020)
      Riders of Justice
      7.5
      • after idea by
      • 2020
    • Fares Fares and Nikolaj Lie Kaas in Journal 64 (2018)
      Journal 64
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Tom Taylor in The Dark Tower (2017)
      The Dark Tower
      5.6
      • screenplay by
      • 2017
    • Fares Fares and Nikolaj Lie Kaas in Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)
      Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith
      7.0
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Fares Fares, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Johanne Louise Schmidt in Department Q: The Absent One (2014)
      Department Q: The Absent One
      7.1
      • Writer
      • concept (as Arcel)
      • 2014
    • Nicolas Bro, Oscar Dietz, Amalie Kruse Jensen, and Samuel Ting Graf in Antboy (2013)
      Antboy
      5.2
      • storyline
      • 2013
    • Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
      Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
      7.2
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • A Royal Affair (2012)
      A Royal Affair
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Ronal the Barbarian (2011)
      Ronal the Barbarian
      6.5
      • storyline consultant
      • 2011
    • Truth About Men (2010)
      Truth About Men
      6.6
      • writer
      • 2010
    • Millennium (2010)
      Millennium
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
      7.8
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Journey to Saturn (2008)
      Journey to Saturn
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Seducer's Fall (2007)
      Seducer's Fall
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2007

    Director

    • Winter Warriors
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • The Monster of Florence
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Mit livs eventyr
      • director
      • Pre-production
    • Værsgo (2024)
      Værsgo
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Mads Mikkelsen in The Promised Land (2023)
      The Promised Land
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Tom Taylor in The Dark Tower (2017)
      The Dark Tower
      5.6
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • A Royal Affair (2012)
      A Royal Affair
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Truth About Men (2010)
      Truth About Men
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Island of Lost Souls (2007)
      Island of Lost Souls
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2007
    • King's Game (2004)
      King's Game
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Zlatko Buric in Woyzeck's Last Symphony (2002)
      Woyzeck's Last Symphony
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Script and Continuity Department

    • In the Sea (2015)
      In the Sea
      6.8
      Short
      • script supervisor
      • 2015
    • Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist (2009)
      Antichrist
      6.5
      • script consultant
      • 2009
    • Bagland (2003)
      Bagland
      5.6
      • script consultant
      • 2003
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Arcel
    • Born
      • August 25, 1972
      • Copenhagen, Denmark

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      Often writes his movies together with friend and screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg.
    • Quotes
      [why he makes such different films] I have this idea that I wanna make a movie within every genre before I die.

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