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Scan Magazine | Cover Feature | Kim Bodnia
A gentle bear of a man Bodnia is often described as a gentle bear of a man with strong and warm characteristics, which leads us to ask about his peculiar interest in animal behaviour, something he has been studying for years. “I study all animals,” he says. “In fact, I’ve always used animal behaviour as a reference for my acting, as their response pattern is different and unpredictable. Take Harald in In China They Eat Dogs: he is a gorilla, and if you look closely, you can see him standing like a gorilla in several scenes – it’s proven to be a very useful skill. I often judge people by what animal they might be.”
share his love of the arts. “My family is everything to me: I need them and would be nobody without them. It’s often very hard to live for long periods without them, but we talk on the telephone and I tell my kids that longing is all about love,” he says.
A father of four, Bodnia’s children – his first son, with the actress Lotte Andersen, and his other three children, with his wife, actress Rikke Louise Andersson – all
Just about to make a big move to New York, neither Bodnia nor his family can wait. “I feel at home over there,” he explains. “It’s easy to fit in. You’re never
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alone in a big city like New York as you easily connect with people. Denmark has always felt small and it is a bit claustrophobic; moving abroad is something I’ve wanted to do all my life.” Third season all about Saga
“They’ve got art in their genes; acting is in their blood and they are already showing great potential. My eldest son, Louis, is a terrific piano player: he recently gave a performance in New York and was improvising like I’ve never seen. My two little boys Charlie and Miles are also raving about the theatre, along with my daughter, Nomi, who loves to sing and dance.”
While preparing the move, Bodnia has also started recording the third season of The Bridge, which has already been sold to 150 countries, and is understandably excited about what is to come. “It’s out of control, complete madness – but in a wonderful way. So far it’s all been about Martin, but this time the focus will be on Saga and what’s really going on inside this closed book of a character,” the actor reveals. “At the end of the second season, we just began to find out about her past, but there is more to come. It’s going to be great.”