Elias Munk

Elias Græsbøll Munk-Petersen (born 21 May 1992) is a Danish actor. He is also a writer, who wrote his first novel The Stupidity of Youth at the age of 17. Munk has written several other short stories since.

He was selected as Northern Light Talent at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. Munk's career in Denmark kicked off with a lead role in the feature film For My Brother by Brian Bang. This led to a lead role in the short fiction story Exit Neverland by Chadi Abdul-Karim. That story was nominated for a Robert award and won the ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival award for best short story. In 2014, Munk played lead in the short story When the Sun Shines that won the Guldægget Award for best short story, with Munk also winning the Guldægget Award for best actor. The success of the short movie led to the making of the feature film that premiered in Denmark at the CPH PIX Film Festival in October 2016. In the same year, at the Subtitle Film Festival, Munk won a shared award for Outstanding Performance with Laura Kjær for their roles in When The Sun Shines.

Filmography

Actor Year Title Role Notes 2013 Exit Neverland Daniel Nominated – Robert Award for Best Short Fiction 2014 Zombiehagen Kæresten For my brother Aske 2015 Ødeland Arek Jeanne d'Arc Spielberg Go Go Berlin: Electric Lives Group Leader Sommeren '92 Troels Rasmussen 2016 Stærkere Jonas Hansen Når solen skinner SofusWinner - Subtitle Film Festival for Outstanding Performance Gælden Johnny (Ung) Vindmøllernes Sus Kenni 2019 De dødes tjern Harald

Director 2014: Kadie Elder First Time He Kissed a Boy (Short movie) 2015: Go Go Berlin: Electric Lives (Short movie)