Ole Lemmeke
Hair Color: Dark Blonde/GreyEye Color: BlueHeight: 181Weight: 80
Languages:Mother Tongue: DanishFluent in: EnglishFamiliar with: German
Biography
Ole Lemmeke graduated from Statens Teaterskole in 1984. Just two years later he had his big breakthrough at Rialto Theatre in Copenhagen in the play “Orphans” (“De efterladte). This let to numerous engagements at most of the major theatres in Denmark, where Ole Lemmeke played a great variety of both serious and comical roles in the modern as well as the classical repertoire. Frank McGuinness’ Tony-nominated play “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me” (“Gidslernes nat”) brought more acclaim to Ole Lemmeke in the role of a British hostage at Det Danske Teater in 1995. Ole Lemmeke has also made important contributions to several classic plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, Tjekhov, Brecht, Wilde, Anouilh, and Gorkij. At Aalborg Theatre he gave an award-winning performance in the challenging title role (Albert) “Speer” written by David Edgar and directed by Jan Maagaard.
Ole Lemmeke has appeared in several productions at The Royal Theatre in plays by Botho Strauss, Howard Baker, Lars Norén, Yasmina Reza and Christopher Hampton. He has toured The National Theatres in Scandinavia with an international co-production of Henrik Ibsen’s “The Pretenders” (“Kongs-Emnerne”). In 2012 scored what is generally considered his greatest stage success as the controversial gay author and director Herman Bang in the Danish play “Bang & Betty” at Hippodromen, Folketeatret in Copenhagen. For this he received the two highest theatrical honors in Denmark – The Reumert Award and Teaterpokalen – an achievement unsurpassed by any actor.
Most recently he received yet another Reumert for his stand-out performance as the mayor in Gogol’s timeless “The Government Inspector” (also known as “The Inspector General” due to a Danny Kaye-movie loosely based on the play).
In 2007 Ole Lemmeke received a Knighthood of the 1st Class (Ridder af 1. grad) by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II.
Ole Lemmeke made his TV-debut in the forgettable sitcom “Sådan er det bare” followed by a supporting turn in a vintage Danish mini-series named “To som elsker hinanden”. The following year Ole Lemmeke won the Danish Film Critic’ Bodil Award for Best Actor in a leading role due to his stunning film debut as a bisexual man in Morten Arnfreds “Heaven and Hell” (Himmel og helvede) based on Kirsten Thorups acclaimed novel).
Ole Lemmeke then starred in “Dagens Donna”, a modern love story, before entering into two World War 2 dramas: An English Language-production called “A Day in October” (En dag i Oktober) and Morten Henriksen’s acclaimed “The Naked Trees”. The latter won Mr. Lemmeke The Best Actor Award at the Cairo Film Festival, The Danish Academy Award (Robert) and a second Bodil Award for a leading role.
Mr. Lemmeke showed his diversity in films like “Clash of Egos” (Sprængfarlig bombe), “White Night” (Hvid nat) og “The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1” (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1) before returning to director Morten Henriksen in a documetary named “Karen Blixen – Behind Her Mask” (Bag Blixens maske) in 2011.
Most recently Mr. Lemmeke was reunited with Oscar- and Palme d’Or-winner Bille August, who directed Lemmeke on stage at The Royal Theatre 20 years earlier. Bille Augusts filmversion of “A Fortunate Man” (Lykke-Per), one of the very best danish novels of all time, is among the biggest Danish productions of 2018.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
Winner: The Reumert Award for his performance in 'The Government Inspector' at Nørrebro Teater |
Winner: Best Actor of the year. Danish Theater Association |
Winner: The two major theatrical awards in Denmark (The Reumert Award and Teaterpokalen) for his performance as Herman Bang in 'Bang og Betty' at Hippodromen, Folketeatret. |
Received knighthood from Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. |
Nominee: The Zulu Award (Best Supporting Actor) for Jonas Elmer's box office hit "Nynne". |
Received the prestigious Lauritzen Award for his lead performance as "Speer" (Aalborg Teater). |
Winner: Bodil Awards: Best Actor 'De nøgne træer' |
Winner: Best Actor at The Cairo International Film Festival for his lead performance in 'De nøgne træer' |
Winner: Robert: Best Actor 'De nøgne træer' |
Winner: Bodil Award: Best Actor in a leading rolle 'Himmel og Helvede' |
Film
Lykke Per | Delft | Bille August | Nordisk Film |
Kærlighed og andre katastrofer | Supporting | Sofie Stougaard | Film og Lydholm |
Bag Blixens maske | Supporting | Morten Henriksen | No Exit Production |
De unge år: Erik Nietzsche | Supporting | Jacob Thuesen | Zentropa Film |
Hvid Nat | Laubjerg | Jannik Johansen | Nimbus Film |
Clash of Egos / Sprængfarlig bombe | Christian | Tomas Villum Jensen | Nordisk Film |
Nynne | Poul Erik Ø | Jonas Elmer | Angel Films |
Afgrunden | Filminstruktøren | Torben Skjødt Jensen | Point of No Return |
Besat | Søren | Anders Rønnow Klarlund | Zentropa |
Magnetisøren's femte vinter | Friedrich Meisner | Morten Henriksen | Magic Hour Film |
The Russian Singer | Jack Andersen | Morten Arnfred | Nordisk Film |
De Nøgne Træer | Holger Mikkelsen | Morten Henriksen | Magic Hour Film |
Planetens Spejle | Adam Morgenstern | Jytte Rex | Locomotion Kofod Schiller |
Dagens Donna | Lasse Johanson | Stefan Henzelman | Dansk Filmindustri |
A Day in October | Larsen | Kenneth Madsen | Panorama Film |
Himmel og Helvede | Jonni | Morten Arnfred | Metronome Film |
Short films
Susanne Sillemann | Rolf | Cæcilia Holbek Trier | Crone Film |
The Man from the Deep | Supporting | Martin Hagbjer | |
Manden fra Dybet | Lead | Martin Hagbjerg | |
Skyernes skygge rammer mig | Lead | Jonas Cornell | Zentropa |
Hænderne op | Far | Morten Henriksen | Magic Hour Film |
Skæbnetimen | Allan | Eva Bjerregaard | Crone Film |
Skæbnetimen | Supporting | Eva Bjerregaard | Crone Film |
Pigen med de grønne øjne | Lead | Helge Sten-Knudsen | Metronome Film |
En hård dags nat | Lead | Elisabeth Rygaard | Film & Lyd |
Television
Sygeplejeskolen | Poul Clement | SF Studios |
Rita | Bjarne Ulriksen | Lars Kaalund | TV2 |
Badehotellet | Redaktør Bruun | Hans Fabian Wullenweber | TV2 |
The Killing / Forbrydelsen | Flemming Rossing | DR |
Normalerweize | Various Roles | Fine & Mellow Productions |
Anna Pihl | Mark Engberg | Mikkel Nørgaard | TV2 |
Detaljer | Lead | Bille August | DR |
The Hotel | Frank Lassen | Morten Arnfred | TV2 |
De udvalgte | Allan Ruud | Henrik Ruben Genz | DR |
Unit One / Rejseholdet | Hans Henrik Kirschner | Jannik Johansen | DR |
Toast | Arne | Rhea Lehmann | DR |
Hjerteflimmer | Lars | Rhea Lehmann | DR |
Den hemmelige Tunnel /Julekalender | Ooz | Esben Højlund Carlsen | DR |
Taxa | Supporting | Jørgen Faurskou | DR |
Tusindfryd | Mikkel's Father | Vibeke Gad | DR |
To som elsker hinanden | Gottschalck | Anne-Lise Hovmann | DR |
Elskere | Lead | Stephan Henzelmann | TV2 |
En Musical | Lead | Piv Bernth | DR |
Boksning | Johnny | Ib Thorup | DR |
Frygtens Marked | Supporting | Sven Abrahamsen | DR |
Sådan er det bare | Peter | DR |
ådan er det bare | Lead | Ebbe Langberg | DR |
Guldlighteren | Lead | Ebbe Langberg | DR |
Fars Penge | Supporting | Aase Smith | DR |
Theater
The Government Inspector | The Mayor | Madeleine Røn Juul | Nørrebro Teater |
Livsens Ondskab | Clausen, Menneske Mortensen | Christoffer Bredahl | Nørrebro Teater |
The Royal Physician’s Visit | Reventlow | Emmet Feigenberg | Betty Nansen Theater |
King Arthur | Merlin | Heinrich Christensen | The Royal Theater |
The Ferry Queen | Puck | Aniara Amos | The Royal Opera |
Bang og Betty | Herman Bang | Christoffer Bredahl | Folketeatret |
Bang og Betty | Herman Bang | Christoffer Bredahl | Folketeatret |
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