Kim Bodnia is a Danish actor, writer, and director who rose to fame from the television series The Bridge. He also appeared in many acclaimed movies including Nattevagten, In China They Eat Dogs and Delhi Belly. The actor won the Danish Film Award and Monte-Carlo Golden Nymph award for Best Actor in television series The Bridge.
Who Is Kim Bodnia?
Kim Bodnia was born on 12th April 1965, in Copenhagen, Denmark to father Arne Bodnia. He belongs to mixed ethnicity and holds Danish nationality.
He went to Esperaerde Junior School in Espergaerde, where he also joined the theater. He later graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1991.
Career: Movies And TV Shows
Kim Bodnia made his acting debut from the 1989 Danish movie En afgrund af frihed. Later on, he appeared in movies including Nightwatch, Pusher, The Last Viking, and Bleeder. In 2006, he landed the first role in television series Snapphanar.
Bodnia gained attention after his role in a television series The Bridge from 2011-13. He also won the Danish Film Award and Monte Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph award for Best Actor in the project. He appeared as Vladimir Dragunsky in Hindi movie Delhi Belly and its remake Settai.
Bodnia along with Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, and Darren Boyd has been appearing in a British Spy Series Killing Eve since 2018. For his role in the series, he was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
The actor also included in the cast of the Netflix series The Witcher along with Henry Cavil, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra.
Besides, Bodnia likewise worked as a writer for the 2004 movie The Good Cop. He was a writer and director for the 35-minute short film Escape- Flugten fra ensomheden.
Net Worth of Kim Bodnia
Kim Bodnia has collected a heavy amount from his decades-long acting career. As per various online sources, he has an estimated net worth of $2 million, as of 2020.
Bodnia makes a major source of his income from his work in movies and TV shows. The actor also appeared in many box offie hit films; some of the are mentioned below.
Movie | Released Year | Star-Cast | Budget | Box-Office |
In a Better World | 2010 | Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, and Markus Rygaard | $5.5 million | $9.629 million |
Delhi Belly | 2011 | Imran Khan, Vir Das, and Kunaal Roy Kapur | $5.4 million | $22 million |
Love Is All You Need | 2012 | Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, and Molly Blixt Egelind | $7.1 million | $10.016 million |
Married Two Times
Kim Bodnia first married an actress Lotte Andersen. The detail about their married life is not revealed. The couple also has has a son Louis Bodnia born on 29th December 1993.
The actor later involved in a relationship with Rikkie Lousie Andersson after his divorce. The couple got married in 2013, in a private wedding ceremony.
They are also blessed with three children, two sons Charile (2003) and Miles (2005) and a daughter Nomi (2007).
The two are now living a blissful married life. They reside in Copenhagen along with three kids.