Thure Frank Lindhardt (Danish: [ˈtsʰuːɐ ˈle̝nˌhɑːt]; born 24 December 1974) is a Danish actor.
Lindhardt grew up in Roskilde.[1][2] At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's film Pelle the Conqueror. He was educated at the drama school at Odense Theatre in 1998.[2] His breakthrough in Denmark came with his portrayal of a boy with autism in A Place Nearby, co-starring with Ghita Nørby.[1]
Since then, he has played parts in a variety of movies and series, including Into the Wild, Angels in Fast Motion aka Nordkraft, Brotherhood, Love in Thoughts, Sugar Rush, Princess, Rejseholdet, Byzantium and Flame & Citron, a film about the World War II resistance group Holger Danske, in which Lindhardt played Bent Faurschou-Hviid, co-starring with Mads Mikkelsen.[3]
He also played a role as the young Swiss Guard Lieutenant Chartrand in the 2009 film Angels & Demons, directed by Ron Howard.[4]
He co-starred in Ira Sachs's film Keep the Lights On, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. Later in 2012, he was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor as well as an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.[5]
In the third season of Showtime's The Borgias, Lindhardt starred opposite Jeremy Irons, playing Rufio, a ruthless assassin working under Catherina Sforza (portrayed by Gina McKee) to bring about the Borgias' downfall.[6]
In 2012 Lindhardt played a role in the European-Scandinavian TV series The Spiral,[7] and in 2013 he appeared in the feature film Adieu Paris.[8]
In 2014 he received the Lauritzen Award.[9]
In 2015 he played the Danish detective Henrik Sabroe opposite Sofia Helin in season 3 of the Danish-Swedish TV police series The Bridge. He replaced Kim Bodnia as a lead.[10] He reprised the role in the show's fourth and final season, broadcast in early 2018.[11]
In May 2010, he broke up with Silas Holst, his boyfriend of two years.[12] In 2017, he became a father to a daughter.[13]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Negerkys og labre larver | Postbud | |
| Pelle the Conqueror | Student | ||
| 2000 | Her i nærheden | Brian | |
| Juliane | Cykellærling | ||
| 2001 | Far from China | Jeremy | |
| 2002 | One Hell of a Christmas | Mike | |
| Slim Slam Slum | Slim | ||
| Nude, Descending... | RW | ||
| Unit One | Kore | 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | Love in Thoughts | Hans | |
| Farland | Julian | ||
| 2005 | Nordkraft | Steso | |
| Bag det stille ydre | Charlie | ||
| 2006 | Princess | August | Voice |
| 2007 | Pistoleros | Krelle | |
| Into the Wild | Mads | ||
| Daisy Diamond | Actor | ||
| 2008 | Reise nach Amerika | ||
| Flame & Citron | Bent Faurschou-Hviid / Flammen | ||
| Blå mænd | Jesper Jensen | ||
| Lille soldat | John | ||
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Lieutenant Chartrand | |
| De vilde svaner | Prins Albrecht | ||
| Brotherhood | Lars | ||
| Julefrokosten | Frans | ||
| 2010 | Truth About Men | Mads | |
| 2011 | Freddy Frogface | Victor | Voice |
| The Island | Daneel | ||
| 2012 | Keep the Lights On | Erik Rothman | |
| Formentera | Benno | ||
| Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal | Lars | ||
| Gummi T | Ivan Olsen | Voice | |
| Byzantium | Werner | ||
| 2013 | 3096 Days | Wolfgang Přiklopil | |
| Fast & Furious 6 | Firuz | ||
| Adieu Paris | Mika | ||
| The Borgias | Rufio | 10 episodes | |
| 2014 | Itsi Bitsi | Eik's Father | |
| 2015–2018 | The Bridge | Henrik Sabroe | 18 episodes |
| 2016 | Despite the Falling Snow | Dimtri | |
| Kill Command | Damien Bukes | ||
| 2017 | Light Thereafter | Piri | |
| The Last Kingdom | Guthred | 4 episodes | |
| 2018 | Hodja fra Pjort | Hodja | |
| Ditte & Louise | |||
| A War Within | Hansen | ||
| X&Y | |||
| 2019 | ASTRUP - Flammen over Jølster | Nikolai Astrup | |
| 2024 | Jana: Marked for Life | Leo Hansen |
| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
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