Alexandre Willaume

Alexandre Willaume
Born	Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 52) Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark
Education	Danish National School of Performing Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Henriette Willaume Fobian ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2018)​ [1]
Partner	Lillie Østergaard[1]
Children	2

Alexandre Willaume (born 20 December 1972) is a Danish actor having had roles in Home Fires (2016), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and The Last Kingdom (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), COBRA and The Head (2020), The Wheel of Time (2021), and 1899 (2022).

Early life

Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen was born 20 December 1972.[1] in Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] He studied acting at the Danish National School of Performing Arts (Den Danske Scenekunstskole) in Copenhagen from 1996 to 2000.[3]

Willaume was previously married to Henriette Willaume Fobian for 22 years, however, the couple divorced in 2018.[1] As of 2021, Willaume is in a relationship with Lillie Østergaard, who runs a beauty salon in Copenhagen.[1]

Career

Willaume spent several years at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen before realising it was not meant to be, and made him seek television and film roles.[4]

In 2016, Willaume was cast in Marek Novotny for six episodes of the Julie Summers Jambusters based British wartime drama series Home Fires.[5]

In 2017, Willaume starred as Captain Kris in the Luc Besson directed Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, in a cast which included John Goodman, Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, and Rutger Hauer.[6] In the same year, he played a main role of Hans in the film Good Favour which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]

In 2018, he starred in the film Tomb Raider working with Alicia Vikander who played Lara Croft.[8]

In 2019, in the Viaplay series, Hidden: Förstfödd (Hidden : Firstborn), Willaume plays Maersk, and is the only Dane amongst a cast of Norwegians and Swedes, he considered this to be his most interesting work to date.[4] In 2020, he starred as the station commander John Berg, in the Antarctic research mystery series The Head, playing a lead role alongside John Lynch.[9]

In 2021, he guest starred in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time, in a cast which included Rosamund Pike,[10] and appeared in every episode of the Netflix period mystery-science fiction series 1899 in 2022.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Hvileløse hjerte	Himself	Short film
1998	Skyggen	Guy in Bathroom	Film [11]
2000	Efterløn	Lars	Short film[12]
2000	Indien	Mand i port	Short film
2002	P.I.S. - Politiets indsatsstyrke: Pilot	Speaker (voice)	Video
2004	Familien Gregersen	Sixten	Film
2005	Deadline	Lasse	Short film[12]
2006	Sange fra baggrunden	Mads	Film
2008	A Viking Saga: Son of Thor	Oyvind	Film[11]
2008	Superhelt	?	Short film
2009	Winnie og Karina - The Movie	Fængselsbetjent	Film
2009	Fri os fra det onde (Deliver us from Evil)	Roald	Film
2009	De fantastiske 3	Pølsemanden	Short film[12]
2010	Nothing's All Bad	Pornofilmsfotograf	Film
2010	Bølle Bob - Alle tiders helt	Benny	Film
2011	Going Nowhere	Jannik	Short film[12]
2012	As You Were	Lars	Short film[12]
2012	Over the Edge	Roar Panowski Poulsen	Film
2013	The Detectives	Jo	Film
2013	Sorrow and Joy	Skoleinspektør (School inspector)	Film
2014	Listen	Police man	Short film
2016	Hundeliv	Adam	Film
2017	Kein Problem	Kim Langer	Short film [12]
2017	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets	Captain Kris	Film
2017	Good Favour	Hans	Film
2018	Tomb Raider	Lieutenant	Film
2022	Moloch	Jonas	Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Skjulte spor	Victor Mørk	TV series
2000	Rejseholdet	Rocker Dennis	1 episode
2001	Hotellet	Patric	1 episode
2003-2004	Forsvar	Martin Christensen	4 episodes
2005	Klovn	Sonny	1 episode
2008	Deroute	Frederik	4 episodes
2009	Store drømme	Bastian Dollerup	1 episode
2009	Krysters Kartel	Various roles	2 episodes
2009	Forbrydelsen	Stig Dragsholm	2 episodes
2011	Ludvig & Julemanden	Niels Glad	24 episodes
2011	Those Who Kill	Simon	2 episodes
2013–2015	Rita	Jonas Poulsen	16 episodes
2015	Crossing Lines	Anton Nielsen	1 episode
2016	Home Fires	Marek Novotny	6 episodes
2015 - 2017	The Last Kingdom	Kjartan	4 episodes
2018	Deep State	Laurence	(Season 1) - 5 episodes
2019	Hidden: Förstfödd (Hidden : Firstborn)	Mærsk	4 episodes
2019	Follow the Money	Rune	2 episodes
2017–2019	Gidseltagningen	S.P.	16 episodes
2020	COBRA	Edin Tosumbegovic	5 episodes
2020	Equinox	Henrik	6 episodes
2020	The Head	Johan Berg	6 episodes
2021	The Wheel of Time	Thom Merrilin	2 episodes
2022	1899	Anker	8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Zulu Awards	Best Performance in an Advertisement	Pede i WUPTI.com	Nominated	[13]
2017	Bodil Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Hundeliv	Nominated	[13]
2022	Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival	Jury Prize - Best Actor (Horror)	Moloch	Won	[13][14]
		People's Choice - Best Actor	Moloch	Nominated	[13][14]

References

1. "Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
2. "Alexandre Willaume". entertainment.ie. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
3. "Teamplayers Alexandre Willaume". teamplayers.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
4. "Alexandre Willaume". euroman.dk. January 25, 2019.
5. "Home Fires Last Word". juliesummers.co.uk. May 12, 2016.
6. "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Full Cast & Crew". tvguide.com. 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
7. "Good Favour". screenireland.ie. 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
8. "Alexandre Willaume". amazon.co.uk. 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
9. "The Head TV series". rottentomatoes.com. June 12, 2020.
10. "Wheel Of Time: What Happens To Thom At The End Of Episode 4". screenrant.com. November 27, 2022.
11. "Alexandre Willaume filmographi". dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
12. "Teamplayers Alexandre Willaume profile". profile.tagmin.com (in Danish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
13. "Alexandre Willaume Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved December 29, 2022.
14. "Anatomy: Crime and Horror International Film Festival 2022". anatomyfest.weebly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

External links

• Alexandre Willaume at IMDb
• Instagram Alexandre Willaume