- Films
- 41
- Avg rating
- 6.75
- Peak run
- 2002’04
- 7+ run
- 4 films
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
Nikolaj by the numbers
Average
6.75
37 rated films
Vote weighted
6.82
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
35y
1991 to 2025
Total votes
1.21M
across every film
Best
7.7
Adam's Apples
Worst
6.1
The Last King
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Frankenstein | Chief Officer Larsen | 7.4 | 341K |
| 2025 |  The Last Viking | Anker | 7.1 | 17,780 |
| 2024 | Way Home | Christian | 6.4 | 2,104 |
| 2022 | Fathers and Mothers | Tommy | 5.8 | 1,629 |
| 2020 |  Riders of Justice | Otto | 7.5 | 78,009 |
| 2019 | Collision | Leo | 6.5 | 1,127 |
| 2018 |  Journal 64 | Carl Mørck | 7.4 | 22,667 |
| 2017 | You Disappear | Frederik Halling | 6.0 | 1,221 |
| 2016 |  Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith | Carl Mørck | 7.0 | 25,116 |
| 2016 | The Last King | Orm | 6.1 | 8,269 |
| 2015 |  Men & Chicken | Gregor | 6.7 | 16,255 |
| 2014 |  Department Q: The Absent One | Carl Mørck | 7.1 | 29,263 |
| 2014 | A Second Chance | Tristan | 6.8 | 7,507 |
| 2013 | Mad Ship | Tomas Sorenson | · | 258 |
| 2013 | The Shooter | Thomas Borby | 5.6 | 1,935 |
| 2013 |  Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes | Carl Mørck | 7.2 | 36,707 |
| 2012 | Almost Perfect | Gordon Dennis | 5.9 | 1,633 |
| 2011 | Freddy Frogface | Orla Frøsnapper | · | 768 |
| 2011 | Beast | Valdemar | · | 640 |
| 2011 | A Funny Man | Dirch Passer | 6.8 | 3,218 |
Better together?
Nikolaj Lie Kaas's regulars
- Mads MikkelsenCo-star · 6 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.45
- Nicolas BroCo-star · 6 films · 6.78 avg▲+0.16
- Anders Thomas JensenDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.18
- Ulrich ThomsenCo-star · 4 films · 6.98 avg▲+0.43
- Søren PilmarkCo-star · 4 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.20
- Christoffer BoeDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.62
- Susanne BierDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.27 avg▲+0.52
- Fares FaresCo-star · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.46
- Tomas Villum JensenCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.21
- Lasse Spang OlsenDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.59
- Line KruseCo-star · 3 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.06
- David DencikCo-star · 3 films · 6.67 avg▲+0.10
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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