Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish film director, screenwriter and producer based in Copenhagen. He rose to international prominence with the Pusher trilogy (1996–2005) and films such as Bronson (2008), Valhalla Rising (2009), and Drive (2011), which earned him the Best Director Award at Cannes. His television work includes Too Old to Die Young (2019) for Amazon and Copenhagen Cowboy (2023) for Netflix; his eleventh feature, the sci-fi thriller Her Private Hell (2026), premieres in Danish cinemas on 5 October 2026.