, which will be broadcast by TV2 – was recently spotted in Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom Exodus.” Despite well-received roles in pitch-black comedies, such as Anders Thomas Jensen’s “Men and Chicken” and “Riders of Justice,” he never wanted to act in “Agent,” he says.
Now, it’s up to Esben Smed to muster some sympathy for an ambitious, distraught, irresponsible man who keeps failing everyone around him, including his young daughter. “Esben is not a comedic actor. During casting, he told me: ‘I am happy you called, but I am not funny. So why did you?!’ He was able to show that this guy does have a heart, even though he makes stupid choices.” “Not everyone ends up at the airport, covered with coke. Joe is lying all the time and he doesn’t even think it’s a problem, he is shallow. He needs to become a normal person, capable of loving his daughter for example.
He wasn’t trying to spill his colleagues’ dirty secrets, he states, but Lie Kaas was still inspired by true stories, some of them dating back decades.