Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Danish actor (born 2000)
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Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (born 13 July 2000)[1] is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix series The Rain and Borgen – Power & Glory.[2][3][4][5] In 2022, Tønnesen starred in the Netflix multilingual mystery-science fiction series 1899.
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen | |
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Tønnesen in 2018 | |
| Born | 13 July 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Other name | Lucas Tønnesen |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | The Rain |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Early life
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has a younger sister, who is an acrobat. At the age of nine, he enrolled in a singing school in Copenhagen, joining a choir and travelling the world.[6] In the summer of 2012, his father sent a recording of him singing to an audition, which landed Tønnesen the leading role in a theatre play called Cirkus Summarum. Following this, Tønnesen expressed a deep interest in acting.[6][7]
Career
Tønnesen began his career in film in the Danish comedy Player.[1] He went on to appear in the film The Keeper of Lost Causes.[8]
In 2014, he made his way into television by playing a regular role in the Danish series Tidsrejsen.[3] In 2015, he starred as Oliver in the short film I Stykker. He resumed his foray into acting in 2018, taking on the role of Rasmus Andersen in the first Netflix Danish series, The Rain at the age of sixteen.[2] The series ran for three seasons, until 2020.[2][3][4][9][10]
Tønnesen went on to star in multiple short films in subsequent years. In 2022, he took on a recurring role in a Netflix co-production series, Borgen – Power & Glory, as Magnus Nyborg Christensen.[5][11] He later starred in the multilingual Netflix mystery-horror series 1899, created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.[12][13][14]
Other ventures
In 2020, Tønnesen became an ambassador for Emporio Armani in the EA Building Dialogues Fashion Show in Milan. He personally met Giorgio Armani at that time.[14][15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Player | Phillip | [1] | |
| The Keeper of Lost Causes | Young Lasse | [8] | ||
| 2015 | I Stykker | Oliver | Short film | |
| 2019 | Sail On, My Love | Villiam | Short film | |
| 2023 | Paradise | Dr. Falter Berg | [16] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tidsrejsen | Oliver | [1][3] | |
| 2018–2020 | The Rain | Rasmus Andersen | Main role; 3 seasons | [2][3][4][9][10] |
| 2022 | Borgen – Power & Glory | Magnus Nyborg Christensen | Recurring role | [5][11] |
| 1899 | Krester | Main role | [12][13][14] |