Sidse Babett Knudsen
Acting
Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress. Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has been considered one of the top Danish actresses of her generation. In 2000, she again won both best actress awards for the comedy romance Den Eneste Ene (English title: The One and Only). In 2016, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Courted (L'Hermine). Knudsen has also received award nominations for her roles in Monas Verden (Mona's World) and Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding). Knudsen achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV series Borgen.
Born: November 22, 1968 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Filmography (56)
The Family Plan 2
2025
The Great Arch
2025
13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
Prime Target
2025
An Ordinary Case
2024
Sons
2024
Club Zero
2023
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
Agent
2023
Oh My Goodness!
2023
Borgen - Power & Glory
2022
Roadkill
2020
Limbo
2020
Ted Lasso
2020
Wildland
2020
The Translators
2019
The Exception
2019
The Accident
2019
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
In Fabric
2018
50 Nuances de Grecs
2018
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
The Eternal Road
2017
150 Milligrams
2016
Inferno
2016
Westworld
2016
A Hologram for the King
2016
Courted
2015
The Duke of Burgundy
2015
1864: Brødre i krig
2014
1864
2014
Speed Walking
2014
Almost Perfect
2012
Borgen
2010
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
Therapy
2010
The Apple & The Worm
2009
Above the Street, Below the Water
2009
Take the Trash
2008
With Your Permission
2007
After the Wedding
2006
Fakiren fra Bilbao
2004
Villa Paranoia
2004
Dogville: The Pilot
2003
Dogville
2003
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
Chop Chop
2001
Mona's World
2001
Miracle
2000
Max
2000
The One and Only
1999
Mifune
1999
Let's Get Lost
1997
Taxa
1997
The Simpsons
1989