Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Spectre.

In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: Did Somebody Laugh? (1978), The Bench (2000), and Manslaughter (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: Barbara (1997).

In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crime against the members of the royal family, and it does not fit with modern ideas.

Filmography Film Year Title Role(s) Director(s) 1976 Strømer Young Officer Anders Refn 1977 Mind Your Back, Professor Journalist Jens Okking Havoc Steffensen Ole Roos 1978 Winterborn Anders Astrid Henning-Jensen Did Somebody Laugh? Unemployed Man Henning Carlsen Wanna See My Beautiful Navel? Fashion Photographer Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Who Kills Who? Christian Li Vilstrup 1979 Charly & Steffen Eigil Henning Kristiansen 1980 It's a World Full of Children Morten Aase Schmidt Children of the Thralls Jannik Hastrup Sorry We're Here Aage Hans Kristensen 1981 Have You Seen Alice? Bjarne Brita Wielopolska 1983 The Traitors The Boy Ole Roos 1987 Hip Hip Hurrah! Viggo Johansen Kjell Grede 1988 Emma's Shadow Poul Søren Kragh-Jacobsen 1989 The Knight of Justice Father Jesper W. Nielsen 1990 A Modern Woman Michael Nordgreen Stefan Henszelman Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg Officer at Watteau Square Kjell Grede 1992 Sofie Hans Højby Liv Ullmann 1993 The Russian Singer Castensen Morten Arnfred 1994 Carl, My Childhood Symphony Schreiber Erik Clausen 1995 White Lies Kristian Mats Arehn Summer Flemming Kristian Petri 1996 Watch Me Fly Hans-Jørgen Vibeke Gad Hamsun Otto Dietrich Jan Troell The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the Dane Hemming I / Loki Laila Hodell The White Lioness Konovalenko Pelle Berglund 1997 Credo Brother 1 Susanne Bier Barbara Judge Nils Malmros 1998 Albert Shoemaker Jørn Faurschou 1999 Sophie's World Søren Kierkegaard Erik Gustavson In China They Eat Dogs Bartender Lasse Spang Olsen 2000 The Bench Kaj Per Fly Anna Johansen Erik Wedersøe Italian for Beginners Olympia's Father Lone Scherfig 2001 One-Hand Clapping H.C. Krøyer Gert Fredholm The Greatest Thing Theatre Manager Thomas Robsahm Count Axel Col. Lejpstrup Søren Fauli 2002 Okay Læge Jesper W. Nielsen Minor Mishaps Søren Kreiberg Annette K. Olesen Treasure Planet Scroop(Voice; Danish dub) Ron Clements& John Musker 2003 Inheritance Holger Andersen Per Fly Baby Eddy Linda Wendel Nasty Brats JB Giacomo Campeotto Make Believe Piips Kjell Grede 2005 The Interpreter Nils Lud Sydney Pollack Manslaughter Carsten Per Fly 2006 Shaking Dream Land George Martina Nagel Pure Hearts Bag Man Kenneth Kainz Casino Royale Mr. White Martin Campbell 2008 Flame & Citron Wilhelm Faurschou Hviid Ole Christian Madsen One Shot Lennart Linda Wendel Everlasting Moments Sebastian Pedersen Jan Troell Quantum of Solace Mr. White Marc Forster 2009 Storm Anthony Weber Hans-Christian Schmid The Young Victoria Christian Friedrich, Baron Stockmar Jean-Marc Vallée Original Bruno Alexander Brøndsted & Antonio Tublén This Is Love Koller Matthias Glasner 2010 A Family Rickard Rheinwald Pernille Fischer Christensen The Debt Dr. Bernhardt / Dieter Vogel John Madden 2011 Melancholia Little Father Lars von Trier Julie Master Linda Wendel 2012 The Last Sentence Torgny Segerstedt Jan Troell 2013 Sex, Drugs & Taxation Judge Bergsøe Christoffer Boe Uncle Rolle Nymphomaniac Jerôme's Uncle Lars von Trier 2015 Me and Kaminski Manuel Kaminski Wolfgang Becker Spectre Mr. White Sam Mendes 2016 The King's Choice Haakon VII Erik Poppe 2017 Robin Pierre Antonio Tublén 2018 Before the Frost Jens Michael Noer 2020 Into the Darkness Karl Skov Anders Refn Little Butterfly Ernst Søren Kragh-Jacobsen 2022 Out of the Darkness Karl Skov Anders Refn More Than Ever Emily Atef The Little Alien Helge (Voice) Amalie Næsby Fick 2023 Munch Dr. Daniel Jacobson 2025 Honey Marcel Natasha Arthy Sentimental Value Michael Joachim Trier 2026 Home Ejner Marijana Jankovic The Price of Peace Karl Skov Anders Refn