- Films
- 11
- Avg rating
- 6.76
- Peak run
- 2013’19
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Esben by the numbers
Average
6.76
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.79
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.66
rating spread
Career
24y
2003 to 2026
Total votes
31.6K
across every film
Best
7.6
Held for Ransom
Worst
6.6
The Kindness of Strangers
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | The Last Resort | Mikkel | · | 275 |
| 2022 | The Joy of Serendipity | Markus | · | 377 |
| 2022 | The Kiss | Anton | 6.6 | 1,243 |
| 2019 |  The Kindness of Strangers | Richard | 6.6 | 5,697 |
| 2019 |  Held for Ransom | Daniel Rye | 7.6 | 5,741 |
| 2019 | The Shamer's Daughter 2: The Serpent Gift | · | 5.5 | 1,175 |
| 2018 |  A Fortunate Man | Lykke-Per | 7.2 | 8,852 |
| 2015 |  Summer of '92 | John 'Faxe' Jensen | 6.8 | 5,278 |
| 2013 | Sorrow and Joy | · | 7.0 | 1,392 |
| 2009 | Aching Hearts | · | · | 983 |
| 2003 | Kick'n Rush | Mikkel | · | 539 |
Better together?
Esben Smed's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Bille August and Esben Smed movies
Takes
On Esben Smed
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