Søren Pilmark


Søren Louis Pilmark Nielsen is a Danish actor. Alongside Natasja Crone Back, Pilmark is notable for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.

Career

His best-known works internationally are the film Blinkende Lygter, directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, and the mini-series Riget, directed by Lars von Trier. He has also written and starred in comedy productions; firstly in the "Pallesen-Pilmark Show" in 1984, and then in several "Ørkenens sønner" productions. He has also dubbed Rocky in Chicken Run and O'Malley in The Aristocats in Danish.
He was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Film" in 2007 for the film "Helmer og søn".
From 2000 to 2011, he starred as Bahnsen in commercials for DSB together with , a purple puppet with red hair.
Pilmark portrayed Niels Bohr in the 2015 TV series The Heavy Water War.

Personal life

Pilmark was born in Copenhagen. Pilmark is married to Susanne Pilmark and they have three children the oldest of whom, Louis, has appeared on television. They live in Copenhagen.