Besir Zeciri

Besir Zeciri grew up smack in the middle of Copenhagen, bouncing between two cultures—Albanian at home, Danish everywhere else. Acting? Nah, that was nowhere on his radar as a kid. Dude couldn’t even handle the thought of speaking in front of a crowd. He was actually eyeing a badge, thinking he’d land in the police force one day, wanting to give back to his community. But life’s got jokes. In 2009, he somehow wandered into a local theatre group, mostly to tackle his stage fright. Next thing he knew, he was touring all over Denmark with them. By 2010, he’d landed a spot in his first real production, the ancient Greek tragedy ‘Elektra’. Theater bug bit hard after that. He kept at it, popping up in shows like ‘1864’ and the super popular ‘The Bridge.’ What really pulled him into acting full throttle, though, was just growing up around all sorts of people—different backgrounds, stories, chaos. He wanted to dig into all that, bring those flavors into whatever character he played. So he dove in, headfirst, and by 2019 he’d wrapped up at the Danish National School of Performing Arts. People know Besir for his way of slipping right into complicated roles, making you forget he’s acting. While he was still a student, he snagged the part of Mads in WILDLAND, which scored him a Bodil nomination. Fast forward to 2021, he took on Mohammed in OUTLAW and straight up won a Robert Award. Not bad for a guy who used to freeze up on stage, right?