
Olaf Højgaard
Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles

Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Finn Aagaard
A love triangle between Dan Sommerdahl, his wife Marianne Sommerdahl and their best friend Flemming Torp occurs as they try to solves killings in Helsingør.

Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Tim Jansen
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Preben
The lives of Erik and Anna, students at a nursing school in 1950s Denmark, a time and place where it was not normal for a man to become a nurse.

Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Max Helstrand
Investigator Jan and profiler Louise constantly move around in the thrilling periphery of a murderer's view as they link a series of killings.

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Martin
Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Preisler
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Darius Petrauskas
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe, from Berlin and Copenhagen to Oslo and other locations including Iceland. The series has enjoyed particular success in Australia, where it airs on SBS and is available on DVD with English subtitles.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as SØIK-tekniker
A married couple must dust off the skills of their youth when they are forced to carry out one final million-euro con. Can they save their marriage, secure the money and pick up their eight-year-old in time for curling practice?

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Vejarbejder
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Claes Palova
When a brilliant drone engineer, Victoria, is taken hostage in her own home, a series of dangerous events are set into motion in this high octane thriller.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Police Officer
In 2008, a group of men from Denmark and across Europe pull off the biggest heist of all time on Danish soil. Kasper, a boxer with few chances left in life, is offered the opportunity to plan the robbery by its foreign initiators.

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Bøddel
Laurentius and Holly are on a desperate mission: to snatch the gyro from the clutches of the ruthless Bishop Peder. But they can’t do it alone. They’ll need the help of old allies—a sly thief and the enigmatic Black Rider. Trust won’t come easy, especially for Laurentius, who has left a trail of burned bridges in his wake. Meanwhile, the malevolent Bishop Peder schemes to trap the exiled Prince Drago… but could Laurentius’ mysterious double hold the key?

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Johannes
The men in the village are dying one by one. The disease is spreading, and so is the paranoia. It must be darker forces at play, and the villagers on the island have only one suspect - a beautiful but mysterious girl living in harmony with nature. But is the persecuted young woman also in pact with the devil, or is she innocent? She hides with her mother, Anna, who must now decide if she wants to protect her daughter, and would risk being ostracized, or believe in the accusations and sentence her own child to death.

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Sako
16-year-old schoolgirl Molly contacts the authorities and claims she has been raped by her boyfriend Sako and some of his friends. But as the policeman Jens questions her, he finds that Molly is vague about what has happened. Molly, who has been filming her everyday life, has also documented her relationship with Sako. Jens confiscates the film material as part of the investigation and, slowly becoming a voyeur of Molly's life, he feels a growing attraction to her.

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Frederik is the headmaster of a private school and one day he is being accused of stealing 12 million Danish crowns from the school. But everything is not as simple as it might seem. Frederik has been living with a tumor in his brain for the last 3 years and it has changed his personality. Now his wife Mia and the defense lawyer Bernard have to try and get Frederik acquitted of all charges.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Kriger
Siblings Valdemar and Sille meetings scientist Benedict and his time machine. With one begins an exciting but perilous journey back into the history of Denmark. Benedict is in fact not an ordinary man. The Vikings threw sorceress Volva its spell on Benedict and made him immortal. When he can not travel back in time and do away with Volva, he needs Valdemar and Sille help.

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The men the European public admires most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Falckmand
Middle-aged cake manufacturer Niels is on the verge of a breakdown as his factory is on the brink of bankruptcy. His wife Else tries to save the factory by calling home their daughter June and her husband Jonny, who propose a comprehensive modernization focused on the production of healthy cakes. Niels cannot cope with this modernization process and instead falls head over heels in love with the factory's new cleaning lady, Zeinab.