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Adam Price(I)

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Adam Price is a Danish screenwriter, playwright, and co-owner and executive-producer at SAM Productions ApS (http://samproductions.dk/).

Adam Price has been acknowledged with several international awards for his work, most recently as creator of the Danish drama series Borgen (2010) (2008-2012) for which he was awarded with the BAFTA Award for Best International Drama, the Prix Italia, the Fipa d'Or for Best Drama, The Golden Nymph (Monte Carlo TV-Festival) for Best European Drama Series and the Peabody Award. "Borgen" has been sold to 75 countries in 5 continents.

In Denmark Adam Price has won the Danish TV-Award for Best Drama for three consecutive years with "Borgen" from 2009-2011, as well as for the crime series Anna Pihl (2006) in 2006. Furthermore he created the original idea for the drama series Nikolaj og Julie (2002) which was awarded with the International Emmy Award for Best Drama in 2003. Before that he was a staff-writer on the TV-Series Taxi (1997) from 1997-1998.

Adam Price also writes for the theatre, and has written a number of plays and musicals. Latest his critically acclaimed "Samtale før Døden" / English Title: "Wannsee", About the war-criminal Adolf Eichmann (Betty Nansen Theatre, Copenhagen, 2014). The play has been performed in Sweden and Norway as well.

Besides being a screenwriter, Adam Price is a freelance food-writer and since 2008 he has been running and starring in the TV-Show "Spise med Price" (at DR) with his brother, James Price. The show is now in its 10th season.

Adam Price originally studied Law at University of Copenhagen in the early 90s, but already began writing professionally for the stage in the mid 80s. Since then he has also worked as a freelance journalist, food-critic at the Danish newspaper Politiken and from 2000-2005 he was Head of Drama for TV2 Denmark.
BornMay 7, 1967
BornMay 7, 1967
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Sidse Babett Knudsen in Borgen (2010)
    Borgen
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Ride Upon the Storm (2017)
    Ride Upon the Storm
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    David Stakston in Ragnarok (2020)
    Ragnarok
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Charlotte Munck in Anna Pihl (2006)
    Anna Pihl
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

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    Writer



    • David Stakston in Ragnarok (2020)
      Ragnarok
      7.3
      TV Series
      • creator
      • episode writer
      • head writer ...
      • 2020–2023
    • Frederik Cilius Jørgensen and Rasmus Bruun in Orkestret (2022)
      Orkestret
      8.0
      TV Series
      • idea by
      • 2022
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen in Borgen (2010)
      Borgen
      8.5
      TV Series
      • based on an idea by
      • created by
      • head writer (creator) ...
      • 2010–2022
    • Ride Upon the Storm (2017)
      Ride Upon the Storm
      7.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • storyline
      • head writer ...
      • 2017–2018
    • Spise med Price (2008)
      Spise med Price
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008–2016
    • Charlotte Munck in Anna Pihl (2006)
      Anna Pihl
      6.1
      TV Series
      • created by
      • developed by
      • screenplay (creator) ...
      • 2006–2008
    • Dick Kaysø and Ulf Pilgaard in Løgn og latin (2006)
      Løgn og latin
      Video
      • Danish translation
      • 2006
    • Nikolaj og Julie (2002)
      Nikolaj og Julie
      6.3
      TV Series
      • idea
      • original idea
      • writer
      • 2002–2003
    • Tivoli Show 2000
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Peter Gantzler in Taxi (1997)
      Taxi
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • co-story
      • 1997–1999
    • Mor(d) i mødregruppen (1998)
      Mor(d) i mødregruppen
      7.3
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Baby Doom (1998)
      Baby Doom
      4.6
      • additional dialogue
      • idea
      • 1998
    • Karrusel (1998)
      Karrusel
      6.4
      TV Series
      • dialogue
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Thomas Mørk in Så du ansjosen? (1995)
      Så du ansjosen?
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Satirica
      TV Series
      • sketch writer (1993)
      • 1993

    Producer



    • Af Guds Nåde
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Reuther, and Josephine Park in Grundtvig (2024)
      Grundtvig
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Frederik Cilius Jørgensen and Rasmus Bruun in Orkestret (2022)
      Orkestret
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2024
    • David Stakston in Ragnarok (2020)
      Ragnarok
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2023
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen in Borgen (2010)
      Borgen
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Gidseltagningen (2017)
      Gidseltagningen
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • creative executive producer
      • 2017–2019
    • Something's Rockin' (2017)
      Something's Rockin'
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Helle Fagralid, Paw Henriksen, and Thomas Bo Larsen in Ambulance (2005)
      Ambulance
      5.4
      • commissioning editor: TV2 Denmark
      • 2005
    • Accused (2005)
      Accused
      7.0
      • producer: TV2
      • 2005
    • Forsvar (2003)
      Forsvar
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer: TV2
      • 2003–2004
    • CWC World (2003)
      CWC World
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer: TV2
      • 2003
    • De grønne slagtere - en virkelig god marinade (2003)
      De grønne slagtere - en virkelig god marinade
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer: TV2
      • 2003
    • Det store lærred: Arven
      TV Movie
      • executive producer: TV2
      • 2003
    • Hjerteafdelingen
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer: TV2
      • 2002
    • Far & søn: Portræt af Malmros
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2002
    • Carsten Knudsen, Uffe Rørbæk Madsen, and Viggo Sommer in The Julekalender (1991)
      The Julekalender
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer: TV2
      • 1991

    Additional Crew



    • Lars Brygmann, Trine Dyrholm, and Kurt Ravn in Flies on the Wall (2005)
      Flies on the Wall
      5.6
      • exec producer/showrunner
      • 2005
    • Jesper Asholt, Frits Helmuth, Pernille Kaae Høier, Mikkel Konyher, Kjeld Nørgaard, Adam Gilbert Jespersen, and Anna Agafia Svideniouk Egholm in Oskar & Josefine (2005)
      Oskar & Josefine
      5.2
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2005
    • Accused (2005)
      Accused
      7.0
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2005
    • Dear Wendy (2005)
      Dear Wendy
      6.5
      • consultant: TV 2/Danmark
      • 2005
    • Store planer! (2005)
      Store planer!
      5.3
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2005
    • King's Game (2004)
      King's Game
      7.3
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2004
    • Camilla Bendix, Martin Brygmann, Pernille Kaae Høier, Rasmus Ott, Sebastian Aagaard-Williams, and Jonathan Werner Juel in Jesus & Josefine (2003)
      Jesus & Josefine
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive: TV 2
      • executive: TV2
      • 2003
    • Forsvar (2003)
      Forsvar
      6.2
      TV Series
      • editor: TV2
      • 2003
    • Bagland (2003)
      Bagland
      5.6
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2003
    • The Inheritance (2003)
      The Inheritance
      7.2
      • consultant: TV2
      • 2003
    • Ditte Gråbøl, Jesper Lohmann, Lykke Sand, Birthe Neumann, Niels Olsen, and Asger Reher in Move Me (2003)
      Move Me
      6.4
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2003
    • Laura Christensen, Kristian Leth, Nicolai Jandorf, Jon Lange, and Julie R. Ølgaard in Midsommer (2003)
      Midsommer
      5.7
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2003
    • Hotellet (2000)
      Hotellet
      6.2
      TV Series
      • editor: TV2
      • 2002
    • Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
      Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
      6.8
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2002
    • Facing the Truth (2002)
      Facing the Truth
      7.4
      • consultant: TV2 Danmark
      • 2002

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      • James & Adam Price
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      • May 7, 1967

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      Son of John Price and Birgitte Price. Brother to James Price.

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