Oplev was born in Oue, Denmark. His 1996 film
Portland was entered into the
46th Berlin International Film Festival. He directed
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the 2009 Swedish film based on
Stieg Larsson's novel of the same title, and won critical acclaim internationally. The film broke box office records in Europe, grossing over 100 million US dollars. Oplev decided to not continue directing the second and third parts of the
Millennium Trilogy due to time constraints. As announced on 30 November 2012, Oplev directed the pilot of a 13-episode mini-series based on the Stephen King novel
Under the Dome for CBS. He directed
Dead Man Down, a 2013 film starring
Colin Farrell,
Noomi Rapace,
Dominic Cooper,
Terrence Howard and
F. Murray Abraham. He was at one point set to direct
The Keep based again on the novel
with the same name, and
Good People based on the novel by
Marcus Sakey. In 2015,
USA Network aired
Mr. Robot, and Oplev directed the pilot episode, which went on to win two
Emmy nominations. == Filmography ==