Simon Bennebjerg ❋1989

Simon Bennebjerg graduated in 2016 from the Danish National School of Performing Arts and was subsequently part of the ensemble at the Danish Royal Theatre for three years.

In 2021, Bennebjerg portrayed author Thorkild Bjørnvig, Karen Blixen’s young confidant, in Bille August’s feature film The Pact, later he appeared in the continuation of the political drama series Borgen: Power & Glory (2022) and in The Promised Land (2023), directed by Nikolaj Arcel and opening at the Venice Film Festival, where he starred opposite Mads Mikkelsen as the film’s antagonist.

In 2026, he will play lead in the upcoming DR drama series Harvest by Martin Zandvliet and in the drama feature The Guest opposite Trine Dyrholm.