Nicolas Winding Refn
Director · Writer
56 years (Sep 29, 1970)Copenhagen, Denmark
Where the audience sees actors, Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish director whose part of the work happens before the audience arrives. The industry looked different when this career started. 30 years in the trade leave a mark on the credit list. 'Drive' is the project most people will have heard of. Among the rest of the credits, 'The Neon Demon' stands out.
Nicolas Winding Refn
Director · Writer
Where the audience sees actors, Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish director whose part of the work happens before the audience arrives. The industry looked different when this career started. 30 years in the trade leave a mark on the credit list. 'Drive' is the project most people will have heard of. Among the rest of the credits, 'The Neon Demon' stands out.
16 Movies
Director
Drive
2011
Director
Her Private Hell
2026
Director
The Neon Demon
2016
Director
Only God Forgives
2013
Director
Pusher 3
2005
Director
Pusher
1996
Director
Maniac Cop
2027
Director
Bronson
2009
Director
Valhalla Rising
2010
Director
Pusher II
2004
Director
Rematch
2019
Director
Bleeder
1999
Director
Fear X
2003
Director
Touch of Crude
2022
Director
Beauty Is Not a Sin
2024
Director
Circus Maximus
2023
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How old is Nicolas Winding Refn and where are they from?
Nicolas Winding Refn is 56 years old, born on September 29, 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
What are the most famous roles of Nicolas Winding Refn?
Nicolas Winding Refn is best known for directing Drive, The Neon Demon, Bronson.
How many movies has Nicolas Winding Refn directed?
Over a 30-year career (since 1996), Nicolas Winding Refn has directed or written 16 films and worked on 4 TV shows.
What was Nicolas Winding Refn's first movie?
The career of Nicolas Winding Refn began with Pusher (1996).
What is Nicolas Winding Refn's most recent movie or series?
Nicolas Winding Refn's most recent release is Her Private Hell, which premiered on July 23, 2026.
What TV shows has Nicolas Winding Refn created or directed?
On television, Nicolas Winding Refn has appeared in Too Old to Die Young, Agatha Christie's Marple, Copenhagen Cowboy, The Famous Five.
Does Nicolas Winding Refn have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Nicolas Winding Refn's upcoming work includes: Maniac Cop (2027).
Nicolas Winding Refn
1970-09-29 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Nicolas Winding Refn (Danish: [ˈne̝kolɑs ˈve̝nte̝ŋˈʁæfn̩]; born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer.
He directed the Pusher trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama Bronson (2008), and the adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009). In 2011, he directed the action drama film Drive (2011), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Refn's subsequent films were the stylistically driven action film Only God Forgives (2013) and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016).
In 2019, he directed his first television series, Too Old to Die Young (2019), which premiered on Amazon Prime. After Amazon's Too Old to Die Young, Refn's next project took him to Netflix and saw him returning to his native Copenhagen for the first time since Pusher 3, which was the setting for his magical realism series, Copenhagen Cowboy. In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation.Nicolas Winding Refn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.