Tobias Lindholm

Tobias Lindholm is a Danish screenwriter and film director. He has written for many films and TV series, becoming known as a writer on the political drama series Borgen. His 2015 film A War was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is also known for directing the films R, A Hijacking (2012), and The Good Nurse (2022).

Early life and education Tobias Lindholm was born in Næstved, Denmark.

He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen in 2007.

Career Lindholm first received attention for his work as a television writer on the popular Danish political drama TV series Borgen (2010–2022), credited on all 20 episodes of the series' first two seasons, either as an episode writer or storyline contributor. In 2011, Lindholm was awarded a special Bodil Award for having two feature films, Submarino (as co-writer) and R (as director and writer) in competition for that year's Best Danish Film, which the latter movie also won.

His hostage drama A Hijacking premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section.

Lindholm has been a frequent collaborator with film director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays for feature films Submarino (2010), The Hunt (2012), and Another Round (2020).

Lindholm directed the 2015 drama A War about a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is captured by the Taliban, and the commander is accused of war crimes. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.

In November 2021, Lindholm struck a first-look deal with global media company Sister, to develop and produce scripted series. The first project, called The Best of Us, is a dramatisation of 9/11 first responders, with Jeremy Strong set to star in it.

In 2025, it was announced that Lindholm co-wrote Torpedo, a new Danish crime thriller, along with director Frederik Louis Hviid.

Personal life Lindholm married film producer Caroline Blanco, with whom he has three sons. As of 2015 they were living in Copenhagen.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer2010 R Submarino 2012 The Hunt A Hijacking 2013 The Hour of the Lynx 2015 April 9th A War 2016 The Commune 2020 Another Round 2022 The Good Nurse

Documentary film Year Title Director Writer 2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded 2014 The Arms Drop

Television Year Title Director Writer Notes 2008 Sommer 3 episodes 2010-2011 Borgen 20 episodes 2016 Follow the Money 2 episodes 2017 Mindhunter "Episode 5" and "Episode 6" 2020 The Investigation 6 episodes