Claes Cem Constantine

Claes Cem Constantine is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and songwriter who has spent over two decades learning by doing, on stages across Scotland, Germany, and the United States, in recording studios in Nashville, and on film sets in Thailand. He grew up between Nicaragua, the Caribbean, India, and Denmark, a childhood spent moving through communities of artists and humanitarian workers that gave him an instinct for human stories and the people who carry them.

Trained in both the Carmohn and Ivana Chubbuck acting methods, he has played lead roles in several short films, including Fåkt! (2025). As a filmmaker, his short film HAV, The Sea (2024) has screened at international festivals across three continents.

In 2025 he founded White Elephant Pictures, a Thailand & Denmark co-production company.

He is preparing his debut feature film, A Girl Named Melody, a music-driven road movie set in Thailand, built on 20 years of creative experience and a story only he could tel