Daniel Lundh, is a Franco-Swedish actor, writer, screenwriter and director.
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Biography
Daniel Lundh was born in Malmö to a Swedish father and a French mother. He grew up in a multicultural environment, speaking several languages. The family lived in Sweden until he was seven, when they moved to Paris.
After graduating, Daniel left for New York, where he trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and HB Studios. After a brief return to Paris, he moved to London, where he remained for three years, appearing on stage and in various British television series.
Film career
In 2006, he appeared in his first feature film in O Jerusalem, by Élie Chouraqui, alongside Ian Holm, JJ Feild and Patrick Bruel.
In 2007, he played the male lead in Nadir Moknèche's Délice Paloma, alongside Aylin Prandi and Biyouna. The film received great reviews, and his performance earned him a mention at the Césars 2008 revelations. In 2008, he shot House of Saddam, a BBC and HBO co-production about the life of Saddam Hussein, then Les Héritières for France 3. The two-part TV movie is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear set in Corsica, with Jacques Weber, Amira Casar and Jean Benguigui. He plays Massimo, the vengeful bastard son.
In 2010, Daniel joined 22 Bullets, a thriller about the Marseille mafia, alongside Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Marina Foïs.
In 2011, he played the famous Spanish toreador Juan Belmonte in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. He went on to play a series of international roles, notably in Canada and the UK.
In 2017, he starred in Netflix's hit Spanish series Morocco: Love in Times of War. In 2019, he starred in Netflix's first original Spanish production: Alta Mar.
He followed up with historical roles as Titus Labienus, Caesar's powerful yet incorruptible general, in Titans That Built the Ancient World by Roel Reine.
Then, as a chameleon ex-Mossad agent on the run in It's a Good Day to Die.
Filmography
Cinema
2006 : Ô Jérusalem by Élie Chouraqui : Roni
2007 : Délice Paloma by Nadir Moknèche : Riyad
2010 : L'immortel by Richard Berry: Malek Telaa
2011 : Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen : Juan Belmonte
2011 : Puerto Ricans in Paris by Ian Edelman : French Captain
2020 : El Guardián by John Chua : David Pozen
2024 : It's a Good Day to Die by John Chua : David Pozen
Television
2004: Hollyoaks: Jean-Claude (Channel 4)
2008: House of Saddam by Alex Holmes: Saddam Kamel
2009: Les Héritières by Harry Cleven: Massimo
2011: 'Rouge Diamant by Hervé Renoh: Javier Rodriguez
2011: Interpol: Captain Magnus Söder
2017: Morocco: Love in Times of War: Larbi (Netflix)
2017: Velvet Colección: Guía (Movistar)
2019: Coup de Foudre en Andalousie: César
2019-2020: High Seas: Pierre (Netflix)
2022: Now and Then: Bunker (Apple TV)
2023: A Paris Proposal: Gabriel Blanchet
2023: Titans That Built the Ancient World: Julius Caesar: Titus Labienus
2023: Sun, Rosé and Romance: Matteo Vega