Screenwriter, director. Born 6 April 1972. Self-taught.
Anders Thomas Jensen won an Oscar in 1999 for his short fiction film 'Election Night' and has since written more than 25 features in a wide variety of genres, including collaborations with directors Susanne Bier, Lone Scherfig, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and Nikolaj Arcel. Jensen wrote the screenplay for Susanne Bier's 'In a Better World' (2010), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011, and he also scripted Bier's 'After the Wedding', which received an Oscar nomination in 2007.
Jensen's own feature films as director, characterised by dark humour and comical contrasts, comprise 'Flickering Lights' (2000), 'The Green Butchers' (2003), 'Adam's Apples' (2005), 'Men & Chicken' (2015) and 'Riders of Justice' (2020).
In 2003, Jensen was awarded an Honorary Bodil Award for his overall achievement in Danish film.
Anders Thomas Jensen won an Oscar in 1999 for his short fiction film 'Election Night' and has since written more than 25 features in a wide variety of genres, including collaborations with directors Susanne Bier, Lone Scherfig, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and Nikolaj Arcel. Jensen wrote the screenplay for Susanne Bier's 'In a Better World' (2010), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011, and he also scripted Bier's 'After the Wedding', which received an Oscar nomination in 2007.
Jensen's own feature films as director, characterised by dark humour and comical contrasts, comprise 'Flickering Lights' (2000), 'The Green Butchers' (2003), 'Adam's Apples' (2005), 'Men & Chicken' (2015) and 'Riders of Justice' (2020).
In 2003, Jensen was awarded an Honorary Bodil Award for his overall achievement in Danish film.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent | 2023 | Roberts gæst | TV series |
| The Promised Land | 2023 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| The Marco Effect | 2021 | Consultant | DK/Feature |
| Riders of Justice | 2020 | Direction, Script, Idea | DK/Feature |
| Daniel | 2019 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Minkavlerne | 2019 | Screenplay | TV series |
| The Dark Tower | 2017 | Screenplay | Feature |
| Men & Chicken | 2015 | Direction, Story, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| A Second Chance | 2015 | Screenplay, Story | DK/Feature |
| The Shamer's Daughter | 2015 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Land of Mine | 2015 | Consultant | DK/Feature |
| People Get Eaten | 2015 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| The Salvation | 2014 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| All for Two | 2013 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Tomgang | 2013 | Screenplay | TV series |
| Love Is All You Need | 2012 | Screenplay, Story | DK/Feature |
| In a Better World | 2010 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Donkeys | 2010 | Character developer | Feature |
| At World's End | 2009 | Script | DK/Feature |
| The New Tenants | 2009 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| The Duchess | 2009 | Script | Feature |
| Antichrist | 2009 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Fear Me Not | 2008 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Til døden os skiller | 2007 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Hvid nat | 2007 | Script | DK/Feature |
| After the Wedding | 2006 | Script, Writer | DK/Feature |
| Clash of Egos | 2006 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Red Road | 2006 | Character developer | DK/Feature |
| Adam's Apples | 2005 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| The sun king | 2005 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Mørke | 2005 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Dear Wendy | 2005 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Brothers | 2004 | Script, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| The Green Butchers | 2003 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Skagerrak | 2003 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Stealing Rembrandt | 2003 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Open Hearts | 2002 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Gamle mænd i nye biler | 2002 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | 2002 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Grev Axel | 2001 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Flickering Lights | 2000 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Dykkerne | 2000 | Script | DK/Feature |
| The King Is Alive | 2000 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Zacharias Carl Borg | 2000 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| En sjælden fugl | 1999 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Mifunes sidste sang | 1999 | Script | DK/Feature |
| In China They Eat Dogs | 1999 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Election Night | 1998 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Baby Doom | 1998 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Albert | 1998 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Nøglebørn | 1998 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Wolfgang | 1997 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| David's book | 1997 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Ernst og lyset | 1996 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Café Hector | 1996 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Hvileløse hjerte | 1996 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Music | Year | Film | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smut når det gør ondt | 1998 | Baby Doom | Songwriter |
| Flashback | 1998 | Baby Doom | Composer |
