Jesper Asholt
Jesper Christian Asholt (born May 11, 1960 in Silkeborg , Denmark ) is a Danish actor .
Life
Jesper Asholt grew up as the youngest of three children of a doctor in the Danish town of Bjerringbro . In his youth the family often attended performances at the Aarhus Teater . He gained his first theater experience during his school days at Busbjerg-Spillene , an open-air theater in Ulstrup . Contrary to his father's wish to become either an engineer or a doctor, Asholt opted for a career as an actor. After completing an apprenticeship, he began studying acting at Aarhus Teater in 1987, which he successfully completed in 1991.
After roles in Jonas Elmer's multi-award-winning drama Let's Get Lost (1997) and Jørn Faurschous Albert and the great Rapallo (1998), he had his first major success as a film actor in 1999 with his portrayal of Rud in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's feature film Mifune - Dogma III . His portrayal of the mentally handicapped Rud was praised nationally and internationally by film critics. Asholt already received remarkable reviews during the film premiere at the Berlinale 1999 . AO Scott of the New York Times recognized Asholt's character as "the holy fool of film," while renowned film critic Roger Ebert Asholts managed to "ground a story of infinite secrets from real people." The following year, Asholt was named both Best Supporting Actor with one Bodil was also awarded a Robert for Best Supporting Actor .
As the father of little Allan in Peter Schønau Fog's drama Kunsten at græde i kor , Asholt celebrated his second big success. The literary film adaptation is based on the semi-biographical novel The Art of Weeping in Choir by Erling Jepsen and has won almost 30 national and international film prizes. Asholt himself was again honored with a Robert for Best Supporting Actor and a Bodil for Best Actor .
Asholt is married to the literary editor Nanna Lund. The couple have two children together.
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: Let's Get Lost
- 1998: Albert and the great Rapollo (Albert)
- 1999: Mifune - Dogma III (Mifunes sidste sang)
- 2000: Blinking Lights (Blinking lygter)
- 2004: The prince & I (The Prince & Me)
- 2005: Oskar & Josefine
- 2005: Father to the power of four (Far til fire gi'r aldrig op)
- 2006: Kunsten at græde i kor
- 2008: Grisen
- 2008: Father to the power of four - especially now! (Far til fire - på hjemmebane)
- 2014: 1864 - Love and betrayal in times of war ( 1864 , TV series, 2 episodes)
Web links
- Jesper Asholt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jesper Asholt in the German dubbing index
- Jesper Asholt at Det Danske Filminstitut (Danish)
- Jesper Asholt in the Dansk Film Database (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jeppe Bangsgaard: Jesper Asholt: 11 vigtige år , b.dk , February 16, 2014, accessed on January 18, 2015
- ↑ Stig Reinicke: Mifunes sidste sang gik lige i hjierter , information.dk , February 19, 1999, accessed on January 18, 2015
- ^ AO Scott: FILM REVIEW; A Bare Bones Setting For Moral Comeuppance , nytimes.com , February 25, 2000, accessed January 18, 2015
- ^ Roger Ebert: Mifune , rogerebert.com , April 21, 2000, accessed January 18, 2015
- ↑ Stine Troense: Gom med røde tånegle , b.dk , April 16, 2010, accessed on January 18, 2015
- ↑ Poul Husted: Jesper Asholt: "Jeg spiste fisken i vandkanten, mens solen stod op. Det var helt suverænt" , politiken.dk , February 12, 2014, accessed on January 18, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asholt, Jesper |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asholt, Jesper Christian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Silkeborg , Denmark |