Photo: Lis Kasper Bang / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Claes Bang is proof that a great role can arrive at exactly the right moment. He'd built a long, respectable career in Danish theatre and television before The Square detonated at Cannes in 2017 and won him the European Film Award for Best Actor. What I admire is that he didn't squander that late breakthrough, he followed it with Robert Eggers's The Northman and a string of international work. There's a controlled, slightly menacing precision to his presence that I find compelling. For an Odense-born actor who waited decades for his moment, the composure he carries onscreen feels entirely earned.
Overview
Claes Kasper Bang (Danish: [ˈkʰlɛˀs ˈpɑŋˀ]; born 28 April 1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and for the role of Fjölnir in Robert Eggers's 2022 film The Northman.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Claes Bang
- Name (Japanese)
- クレス・バング
- Reading
- くれす・ばんぐ
- Born
- April 28, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Odense, Denmark
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / voice actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2017 European Film Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from Denmark →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.