Cyron Melville
Danish actor and musician (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyron Bjørn Melville (born 1 July 1984) is a Danish actor and musician.
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| Born | 1 July 1984 Djursland, Denmark |
| Other names | Cyron Bjørn Melville |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Early life
Melville was born in Djursland, Denmark, to Scottish comedian Johnny Melville and Dane Elizabeth Bjørn Nielsen.[1]
Career
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At the age of ten, Melville gained his first lead role as Frederik in The Beast Within, a feature drama written and directed by Carsten Rudolf.[2] As child actor he has since appeared in several local movies and TV series such as Hallo det er jul, Kik'n Rush and Jul i Valhal.
In Denmark, his fame was cemented after playing Oliver Schandorff in the Emmy-nominated local series The Killing. For his supporting role in Natasha Arthy's Fighter, Melville was nominated at the Bodil Awards 2008 and as Idol of the Year at the Boogie Awards.[2] A year after he won the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2009, Melville received an award as Best Actor at the Marrakech International Film Festival and at the Montreal World Film Festival for his performance in Danish movie Love and Rage produced by Zentropa. The same role of Daniel earned him multiple nominations at Bodil Awards 2010, at the Robert Awards and at the Zulu Awards.[3]
In 2012 Melville is Enevold Brandt in the historical drama A Royal Affair. In the same year he starred in music videos In Love with the World by Aura Dione and Tomgang by Shaka Loveless.[4]
Recently he joined the cast of Showtime period drama The Borgias, created by Neil Jordan and renewed for a third season in 2013.[5]
In addition to his career as actor, Melville is a musician. From 2002 to 2006 was a drummer in Danish reggae band Bliglad.[6]
Personal life
Melville speaks Danish, English, Swedish and German.[7]
Filmography
| Television | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1995 | Hallo det er jul | Mads Jokumsen | ||
| 2005 | Jul i Valhal | Balder | ||
| 2007 | The Killing | Oliver Schandorff | ||
| 2008 | Sommer | Eik | ||
| 2013 | The Borgias | Cardinal Farnese | ||
| 2024 | Those Who Kill | Jacob Østergaard | ||
| Film | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1995 | The Beast Within | Frederik Steppe Andersen | ||
| 2003 | Kik'n Rush | Bo | ||
| 2006 | Råzone | Nikolaj | ||
| 2006 | Supervoksen (Triple Dare) | Adam | ||
| 2008 | Fighter | Emil Andersen | Nominated—Bodil Award 2008 as Best Supporting Role | |
| 2009 | Curse of the Seeress | King Valdemar | ||
| 2009 | Love and Rage | Daniel | Won—Montreal World Film Festival Award as Best Actor Won—Marrakech International Film Festival Award as Best Actor Nominated—Bodil Award 2010 as Best Actor Nominated—Robert Award as Best Actor Nominated—Boogie Award as Best Actor | |
| 2012 | A Royal Affair | Enevold Brandt | ||
| 2012 | You & Me Forever | Mads | ||
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac | A | ||
| 2014 | Lev stærkt | Nikolaj | ||
| 2015 | Sommeren '92 | Brian Laudrup | ||
| 2018 | Hypnose | Arto Halonen | ||
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