About Dan Laustsen
Born 1954. Dan Laustsen is a Danish cinematographer.
Dan Laustsen, , (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish cinematographer, known for collaborations with directors Chad Stahelski and Guillermo del Toro, for which he earned three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Life and career Laustsen was born in Aalborg, to Aage Aarup Laustsen and Ellen Laustsen.
He studied at the National Film School of Denmark from 1976 to 1979.
He is a member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Filmography Film
Television Year Title Director Notes 1986 Guldregn Søren Kragh-Jacobsen All 6 episodes 1990 Strømerliv Peter Ringgaard Documentary series 1999 Dybt vand Ole Bornedal TV movie 2009 Please Help the World Mikkel Blaabjerg Poulsen TV short 2013 Wallander Lisa Ohlin Episode "The Sad Bird"
Miniseries Year Title Director Notes 1993 Den korsikanske biskopen Søren Kragh-Jacobsen 1996 Charlot og CharlotteOle Bornedal Episode "Gud ser alt - osse selvom man ikke tror på ham" 2014 1864
Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 1984 Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation Kirsten Stenbæk Documentary short 1987 Ansigt til ansigtAnne Wivel 1991 Giselle 1994 Om Søren Kierkegaard 2011 Bag Blixens maske Morten Henriksen With Jon Bang Carlsen, Morten Søborg and Jan Weincke
Awards and nominations Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
American Society of Cinematographers
Robert Awards
Other awards
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Danish cinematographer
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Dan Laustsen was born on 15 June 1954 in Aalborg.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dan Laustsen. https://biography.guide/dan-laustsen/
MLA: "Dan Laustsen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dan-laustsen/.
Chicago: "Dan Laustsen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dan-laustsen/.
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