Laurits Munch-Petersen

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1973-07-19 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Copenhagen, Denmark

Laurits Munch-Petersen

Biography

Born on July 19, 1973, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Laurits Munch-Petersen is a Danish film director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2003 with his diploma film Between Us (Mellem os), which won 13 international film awards, including a Student Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign-Language Student Film in 2004. Munch-Petersen has directed several feature films, including Ambulance (2005), which was remade in Hollywood by director Michael Bay in 2021. He is the son of designer Ursula Munch-Petersen and painter Erik Hagens, and the grandson of painter and poet Gustaf Munch-Petersen.

Known For

Director

2017
Dolphin

as Director

2015
Shadow of a Hero

as Director

2012
Over the Edge

as Director

2005
The Ambulance

as Director

2003
Between Us

as Director

Writer

2022
Ambulance

as Original Film Writer

2017
Dolphin

as Writer

2015
2012
Over the Edge

as Writer

2005
The Ambulance

as Screenplay

Actor

2018
2017
Dolphin

as Train conductor

2015
Shadow of a Hero

as Grandson