31 Danish male television actors

Jens Albinus is a Danish actor and director.

Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk is a Danish actor. He is known for his role as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish television political drama Borgen, and as Euron Greyjoy in the television series Game of Thrones.

Claes Kasper Bang is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square. For that role he won the European Film Award for Best Actor, being the first Dane to do so. In 2019 he played the role of Sasha Mann for the final season of The Affair. He rose to international recognition by starring as Count Dracula in the BBC/Netflix series Dracula (2020).

Kim Bodnia is a Danish actor, writer, and director. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series The Bridge. He became internationally known for his lead role as the drug dealer "Frank" in Nicolas Winding Refn's 1996 directorial debut Pusher. Today he is best known as Konstantin in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 2018 BBC America spy thriller TV series Killing Eve.

Klaus Bondam is a Danish actor and politician.

Lars Brygmann is a Danish actor.

Zlatko Burić is a Croatian–Danish actor. He was born in Osijek where he was educated at the Dramski Studio in 1972. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Burić belonged to the experimental theater group Kugla Glumište together with Željko Zorica-Sis and Damir Bartol-Indos.

Casper Lindholm Christensen is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including Casper & Mandrilaftalen, the Danish airing of Shooting Stars and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, and the Danish version of Deal or No Deal. He also had a leading role in the Danish sit-coms Langt fra Las Vegas and Klovn (Clown/Fool).

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993. He became widely known for his role as Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough role in Denmark was in the film Nightwatch (1994).

Dejan Čukić is a Serbian-Danish actor. He appeared in the Wallander TV film series as Lars in The Ghost, based on the novel by Henning Mankell. He also played Cardinal Giulano della Rovere in the TV drama series Borgia.

Søren Elung Jensen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1960 and 1999. He was born in Odense. He died from lung cancer on 22 January 2017 in Hellerup. He was 88.

Michael Ehlert Falch is a Danish singer, guitarist, author and actor.

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard is a Danish actor. In 2012 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival for his portrayal of King Christian VII in A Royal Affair, his feature film debut, while still studying at the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance.

Poul Glargaard, born Rasmussen was a Danish actor. He joined the Aarhus Theater in 1966 and the Aalborg Theater later, entering film in 1968. He has also appeared in numerous TV programmes in Denmark. He was also a successful comedian and entertainer, and dubber. Many audio-dramas voiced by him and originally released in the 1980s and 90s remain popular to this day, and some have even reach a cult status, that only became bigger after his death.

Paul Falck Hagen was a Danish film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1952 and 1999. He is most known for playing Mr. Clausen in the television series Huset på Christianshavn, which aired between 1970 and 1977.

John Hahn-Petersen was a Danish theatre, TV and movie actor. He made his debut in 1955 and starred in a number of productions, including Matador, Landsbyen, and Taxa.

Holger Juul Hansen was a Danish actor.

Werner Jannick Heyking was a Danish actor who was active in television films and serials during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Nikolaj Lie Kaas is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film The Boys from St. Petri in 1991 as Otto, the rebel son of a traitor.

Morten Kirkskov is a Danish actor, theatre director and writer. He was appointed artistic director of the Royal Danish Playhouse for the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in 2015.

Preben Kristensen is a Danish actor. He first came to attention as one of the musical comedy trio Linie 3 in 1979.

Søren Dyrberg Malling is a Danish actor.

Anders "Anden" Matthesen is a Danish stand-up comedian, actor and rapper. He is known for creating a wide array of memorable characters and stereotypes which he uses as alter-egos in performances.

Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen is a Danish actor. He has played Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series The Killing, Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of Sherlock, the Russian president Viktor Petrov in the American House of Cards on Netflix, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels. In 2011, he won the Reumert Prize of Honour.

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, he rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy, Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer in the television series Rejseholdet (2000–2004), Niels in Open Hearts (2002), Svend in The Green Butchers (2003), Ivan in Adam's Apples (2005) and Jacob Petersen in After the Wedding (2006).

Peter Mygind is a Danish actor and television personality. He has had roles in films including the World War II drama Flame & Citron as well as several TV series such as Borgen, Unit One, Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom and the police drama series Anna Pihl, as the roommate of the title character. Mygind hosted the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (2011) and the quiz show Boom Boom. In 2005, he participated in Vild Med Dans, the Danish production of Dancing with the Stars.

Søren Louis Pilmark Nielsen is a Danish actor. Alongside Natasja Crone Back, Pilmark is notable for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.

Lars Kristian Ranthe is a Danish film and television actor.

Morten Sasse Suurballe is a Danish actor, best known for playing Detective Chief Inspector Lennart Brix in the three television series The Killing in which he played alongside Sofie Gråbøl.

Ole Svane Thestrup was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political drama series Borgen.

Ulrich Thomsen is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series Banshee (2013-2016).