About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1970-09-29
Place of birth:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Website:
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Nicolas Winding Refn

Overview

Nicolas Winding Refn (Danish: [ˈne̝kolɑs ˈve̝nte̝ŋˈʁæfn̩]; born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer.

He directed the Pusher trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama Bronson (2008), and the adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009). In 2011, he directed the action drama film Drive (2011), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Refn's subsequent films were the stylistically driven action film Only God Forgives (2013) and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016).

In 2019, he directed his first television series, Too Old to Die Young (2019), which premiered on Amazon Prime. After Amazon's Too Old to Die Young, Refn's next project took him to Netflix and saw him returning to his native Copenhagen for the first time since Pusher 3, which was the setting for his magical realism series, Copenhagen Cowboy. In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Dario Argento: Panico Actor Self 58
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2023 Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds Actor Self 59
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2023 Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn Actor Self 58
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2015 Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn Actor 58
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2015 Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Actor Self 59
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2015 My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Actor Self 59
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2013 Jodorowsky's Dune Actor Self - Filmmaker 69
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2012 Drive Without a Driver Actor Self N/A
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2012 Pusher Actor Dutch Bob 57
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2012 NWR Actor Self 59
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2006 Gambler Actor Himself (Jang) 58
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2005 Chinaman Actor The Doctor 59
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1996 Pusher Actor Brian 65
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Glubsk, Sultens Gud Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 Beauty Is Not a Sin Directing Director 58
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2023 Circus Maximus Directing Director 59
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2022 Touch of Crude Directing Director 58
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2019 Rematch Directing Director 59
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2016 The Neon Demon Directing Director 64
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2016 Hennessy X.O: Odyssey Directing Director N/A
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2013 Only God Forgives Directing Director 58
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2011 Drive Directing Director 75
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2009 Valhalla Rising Directing Director 60
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2009 Bronson Directing Director 67
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2005 Pusher III Directing Director 64
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2004 Pusher II Directing Director 65
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2003 Fear X Directing Director 58
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1999 Bleeder Directing Director 61
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1996 Pusher Directing Director 65
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Her Private Hell Directing Director N/A
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The Avenging Silence Directing Director N/A
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The Avenging Silence Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Beauty Is Not a Sin Writing Writer 58
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2023 Copenhagen Cowboy Writing Writer 69
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2022 Touch of Crude Writing Writer 58
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2016 The Neon Demon Writing Screenplay 64
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2016 The Neon Demon Writing Story 64
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2013 Only God Forgives Writing Writer 58
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2010 Pusher Writing Writer 58
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2009 Valhalla Rising Writing Writer 60
Fair
2009 Bronson Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2005 Pusher III Writing Writer 64
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2004 Pusher II Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2003 Fear X Writing Writer 58
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1999 Bleeder Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1996 Pusher Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
The Avenging Silence Writing Writer N/A
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The Avenging Silence Writing Screenplay N/A
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Her Private Hell Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2023 The Famous Five Production Executive Producer 68
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2019 Too Old to Die Young Production Executive Producer 72
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2016 The Neon Demon Production Producer 64
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2014 Dying of the Light Production Executive Producer 53
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2012 Black's Game Production Executive Producer 58
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2004 Pusher II Production Producer 65
Fair
1999 Bleeder Production Producer 61
Fair
1996 Pusher Production Producer 65
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Witchfinder Production Producer N/A
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Her Private Hell Production Producer N/A
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What Have You Done to Solange? Production Producer N/A
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Maniac Cop Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
2021 Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess Crew Presenter 58
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