Director

Simon Staho

Directing

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Directed credits

Active

Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

2.4

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 113411

IMDb ID: nm0821526

Known for: Directing

Born: June 2, 1972

Age: 53

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1998 - 2025

Years active: 28

Average TMDB rating: 5.9

Wikidata: Q459291

Frequent jobs

Director (8)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Danish film director Simon Staho (born 1972) has worked with a number of renowned Swedish actors, including Mikael Persbrandt, Noomi Rapace, Pernilla August and Erland Josephson. Staho’s first feature film Vildspor/Wildside (1998) was shot in Iceland and starred Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. It was selected for the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Variety wrote in its review: “A solidly crafted thriller with links to classic film noir, though the bleakly beautiful Icelandic settings invest this tale of friendship and betrayal with a distinct ambience. Intelligent and suspenseful fare.”