Amanda Collin
Amanda Collin | |
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| File:Amanda Collin 2017.jpg Collin in 2017 | |
| Born | 4 March 1986 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Amanda Collin (born 4 March 1986), also known as Amanda Bjerre-Petersen, is a Danish actress. She is known for A Terrible Woman (2017), Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016), Splitting Up Together (2016), Raised by Wolves (2020–2022), and House of the Dragon (2024).
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Amanda Collin (aka Amanda Bjerre-Petersen) was born on 4 March 1986[1] in Rungsted, Hørsholm, Denmark.[2]
She trained in the Meisner technique at the William Esper Studio in New York City from 2009 to 2011.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]From 2015 to 2016, Collin was part of the Mungo Park Theatre ensemble, where she played in Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales, Boys Don't Cry and Hamlet.[citation needed] In 2017, Collin was nominated for the Danish equivalent of the Academy Award, the Robert Award, for her supporting role of Rakel, the religious mother of two kidnapped children in the Danish box office hit Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith directed by Hans Petter Moland.[citation needed]
Collin played the leading role of Marie in the film A Terrible Woman, and won both the Robert Award and the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2018.[4]
In 2019 Collin appeared in Daniel Borgman's Resin, for which she was nominated for a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[citation needed]
In 2020 she starred in Aaron Guzikowski's sci-fi drama series Raised by Wolves from HBO Max.[5][6]
In 2023 she had a leading role in The Promised Land.
In 2025, she plays Katja Claussen, a government minister, in the crime drama television series Smilla's Sense of Snow, an international co-production created and directed by British director Amma Asante.[7][8][9]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pretty Vacant | Model | Short film |
| 2012 | Alleged | Svetlana | Short film |
| Bag Glas | Anemone | Short film | |
| 2014 | For det fælles bedste | Johanne | Short film |
| Ækte vare | Line | First feature film | |
| Lukkede Øjne | Woman | Short film | |
| 2015 | Mod toppen af bjerget | Rebecca | Short film |
| 2016 | Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith | Rakel | |
| In the Dark Room | Olga | ||
| 2017 | Darkland | Amanda | |
| En frygtelig kvinde | Marie | ||
| 2019 | Resin | Roald | |
| The Exception (Undtagelsen)[10] | Malene | Based on the 2004 novel by Christian Jungersen; directed by Jesper W. Nielsen[11] | |
| 2022 | Fædre & mødre | Julie | |
| 2023 | The Promised Land | Ann Barbara | |
| 2024 | The Quiet Ones | Maria | |
| 2025 | The Woman in Cabin 10 | Nilssen |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2017 | Sjit Happens | Lærke / Amanda | 9 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Banken: New Normal | Rikke | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Klaes the Roommate | Caroline | Episode: Har du bollet |
| 2016 | Splitting Up Together | Charlotte | 4 episodes |
| Ditte & Louise | Ekspedient | Episode: Skoene med tæerne | |
| 2017 | Flashback | Girl with hairbow | Episode: Lina Rafn, Simon Emil Ammitzbøll, Joakim Ingversen |
| Something's Rockin' | Regitze | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Tæt på sandheden med Jonathan Spang | Marie | 2 episodes |
| Theo & Den Magiske Talisman | Oraklet | 24 episodes | |
| 2020–2022 | Raised by Wolves | Mother / Lamia | 18 episodes |
| 2024 | House of the Dragon | Lady Jeyne Arryn | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Katja Claussen | Based on Peter Høeg's 1992 novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow[8] |
Music videos
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "You're Not There" | Girl with apples | Lukas Graham song |
References
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External links
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