Karl David Sebastian Dencik (born 31 October 1974 in Stockholm), more commonly known as David Dencik, is a Swedish-Danish actor.
He's active in both Scandinavian cinema and abroad. He's had major English-language roles in works such as Top of the Lake, Chernobyl and the James Bond film No Time to Die.
Selected filmography:
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) as Janne Dahlman
- War Horse (2011) as the German base camp officer
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) as younger Morell
- A Royal Affair (2012) as Ove Høegh-Guldberg
- The Borgias (2013) as Cardinal Orsini
- Department Q: The Absent One (2014) as Ulrik Dybbøl
- Serena (2014) as Mr. Buchanan
- Top of the Lake (2017) as Alexander "Puss"
- The Snowman (2017) as Dr. Idar Vetlesen
- Chernobyl (2019) as Mikhail Gorbachev
- No Time to Die (2021) as Dr. Valdo Obruchev
- Riget: Exodus (2022) as Dr. Bosse
Tropes & Trivia about his works:
- Fake Russian: His roles as Arne Itkin in Across the Waters, Rasnetsov in Backstabbing for Beginners, Mikhail Gorbachev in HBO's Chernobyl and Mad Scientist Dr. Obruchev in No Time to Die.
