Lars von Trier profile
Actor profile

Lars von Trier

30th April 1956 Copenhagen, Denmark Directing

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches. He is known for his female-centric parables and his exploration of controversial subject matter. Von Trier began making his own films at the age of 11 after receiving a Super-8 camera as a gift, and his first publicly released film was an experimental short called The Orchid Gardener, in 1977. His first feature film came seven years later, The Element of Crime, in 1984. As of 2010, he has directed a further 10 feature films, 5 short films and 4 television productions. He has been married twice and is currently married to Bente Frøge. Von Trier suffers periodically from depression, as well as various fears and phobias, including an intense fear of flying. As he himself once put it, "Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking".

48 Movies 4 TV Shows 67 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Colors poster
Colors 30th December 2013 as Fuck Putas Edition
The Idiots poster
The Idiots 20th May 1998 as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Epidemic poster
Epidemic 11th September 1987 as Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer
Klovn poster
Klovn 7th February 2005 as Lars von Trier