Connie Nielsen Filmography

Born:: July 3, 1965 in Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen
Biography:: Hailed in Entertainment Weekly's 2000 Hot Issue as a mature female sex symbol, transplanted Dane Connie Nielsen also revealed that she could act in the Best Picture-winning blockbuster Gladiator (2000). Raised in Copenhagen, Nielsen trained to be a singer and dancer, as well as an actress. She...Read More

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Battle in Seattle

Actors: Charlize Theron, André Benjamin, Martin Henderson, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Jennifer Carpenter

Synopsis: Actor-turned-filmmaker Stuart Townsend makes his screenwriting and directorial debut with this ensemble film set during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle and presenting the riots that swept through the streets during the five-day conference from a variety of different Read More

9/19/08
The Situation

Actors: Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis, Mido Hamada, John Stattery, Tom McCarthy

Synopsis: The war in Iraq provides the backdrop for this story of personal and political chaos from British filmmaker Philip Haas. Anna (Connie Nielsen) is an American journalist covering the fighting in Iraq in 2003. American forces have removed Saddam Hussein from power, but violence remains widespread on Read More

2/2/07
Tonight at Noon

Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lauren Ambrose

2007
The Ice Harvest

Actors: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt, Randy Quaid

Synopsis: Two men on the run from the mob end up negotiating more than their share of obstacles along the way in this comedy drama from director Harold Ramis. Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) and Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) are a pair of friends who work for Bill Gerard (Randy Quaid), a mobster with his Read More

11/23/05
The Great Raid

Actors: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Fiennes, Marton Csokas

Synopsis: John Dahl directed this war drama based on the true story of one of the most daring military actions of World War II. In the waning days of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur chose to make good on a pledge that he made in 1942 -- that he would return to the Philippines after he and his troops Read More

8/12/05
Brothers

Actors: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Kaas, Bent Mejding, Solbjørg Højfeldt

Synopsis: Two brothers unwittingly exchange roles under the fog of war in this powerful drama. Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) and Jannick (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) are two brothers who have always meshed as well as oil and water. Michael is a caring husband and father who risen to the rank of major in the Danish Army Read More

5/6/05
Convicted

Actors: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Tim Daly

Synopsis: Charlotte Cory, the main character in the thriller Convicted, has only days left until she is executed. Her lawyer discovers information that was kept out of her trial, and must race against time in order to save his client. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

2004
Return to Sender

Actors: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Sara-Marie Maltha, Bill Thomas, Mark Holton, Tim Daly

2004
Demonlover

Actors: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, Gina Gershon, Jean-Baptiste Malartre

Synopsis: French director Olivier Assayas departs from his usual dramas with Demonlover, a wild thriller about corporate intrigue, hardcore sex Internet sites, and Japanese animé. Wealthy French business man Henri-Pierre Volf (Jean-Baptise Malartre) assigns Diane de Monx (Connie Nielson) to make a deal with Read More

9/19/03
Basic

Actors: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye Diggs

Synopsis: The disappearance of a military leader and the death of four of his men leads two investigators to wade through a morass of deceptions and half-truths in search of the facts in this thriller. Sgt. Nathan West (Samuel L. Jackson) is the leader of an elite team of U.S. Army Special Forces operatives Read More

3/28/03
The Hunted

Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen

Synopsis: A rogue special-forces soldier is tracked down by his former mentor in this action thriller from director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist). In his first role since winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2001, Benicio del Toro stars as Aaron Hallam, one of the U.S. Read More

3/14/03
One Hour Photo

Actors: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, Dylan Smith

Synopsis: Funnyman Robin Williams steps out of character in this tense, low-key thriller that marked the feature-film directorial debut of music video veteran Mark Romanek. Semour "Sy" Parrish (Williams) runs the photo processing department at a large discount store; Sy is dedicated to his job, and takes Read More

8/21/02
Gladiator

Actors: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris, Tomas Arana, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings

Synopsis: A man robbed of his name and his dignity strives to win them back, and gain the freedom of his people, in this epic historical drama from director Ridley Scott. In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus (Russell Crowe) is one Read More

5/5/00
Mission to Mars

Actors: Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell

Synopsis: Brian De Palma directed this science-fiction suspense story. When the United States sends its first manned mission to Mars, hopes are high for new scientific discoveries, but many of those hopes are dashed when the Mars crew meets an unexplained disaster; three members of the mission are killed Read More

3/10/00
Dark Summer

Actors: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Connie Nielsen, Mia Kirshner, Robert Culp, Anne Archer

Synopsis: Whilst traveling about the Midwestern region of the United States, cellist Gerard Huxley (Jean-Hugues Anglade) meets two young women, sisters Megan (Connie Nielsen) and Dominique (Mia Kirshner). The women learn that their father has passed on and decide to go to Seattle to inform their mother (Anne Archer Read More

1999
Rushmore

Actors: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox

Synopsis: After the highly acclaimed independent film Bottle Rocket, director Wes Anderson followed up with a quirky Touchstone Studios film entitled Rushmore. Written by Anderson and friend Owen Wilson (an actor in Armageddon and Anaconda), they created the story of Max Fischer, a highly eccentric Read More

12/11/98
Soldier

Actors: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee, Michael Chiklis

Synopsis: After scripting Blade Runner and Twelve Monkeys, David Webb Peoples continued to traverse the science fiction landscape with this action-adventure directed by Paul Anderson. A prologue shows infants classified 1A and placed in an academy promoting violent militarism. Spawned in such an Read More

10/23/98
The Devil's Advocate

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey

Synopsis: Supernatural forces hover over the courtroom in this devilish drama adapted from the novel by Andrew Neiderman. Attorney Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) doesn't heed the Bible-based warnings of his mother (Judith Ivey), who views New York City as "the dwelling place of demons." Instead, he leaves Read More

1997
Voyage

Actors: Karen Allen, Rutger Hauer, Connie Nielsen, Eric Roberts

Synopsis: If you've seen the theatrical feature Dead Calm or the made-for-TV Adrift, you should have a pretty good idea of what the USA Network TV movie Voyage has in store for you. "Nothing outside but the sea...Nothing inside but the terror" promised the print ads. Eric Roberts, Connie Nielsen, Rutger Hauer Read More

1993