Lead actor in DR series Uniformen receives acting award

Soheil Bavi, the lead actor in DR’s series Uniformen, is among the recipients of this year’s Believe in You awards for emerging artistic talent.

The award committee highlighted Bavi’s ability to give his characters complexity and humanity. In Uniformen, he plays Youssef, a young police trainee whose gunshot during an arrest leads to a case involving abuse of power. Bavi previously appeared in TV 2’s series Dag&Nat as department nurse Amir.

Bavi trained as an actor in Tehran, Iran, and broke through in the film Underverden 2, playing gang leader Muhdir. He shares the award with actors Clara Dessau and Thorbjørn Hedegaard and director Emilie Thalund.

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Soheil Bavi has a talent for portraying nuance. His gaze is a mirror, and through it we as an audience get the chance to look at ourselves and reflect.

Dessau is known for her lead role as Mikka in the DR3 series Lover and for playing Tea in the Netflix series Legenden. Hedegaard has appeared in the theater concert Thomas Helmig, the musical Dear Evan Hansen and the DR series Generationer. Thalund made her feature debut with Vægtløs.

Each recipient will receive 50,000 kroner. The awards will be presented on Sept. 13 at the Skuespilhuset in Copenhagen as part of the Lauritzen Prize. The Lauritzen Prize has been awarded annually since 1993, while the Believe in You award has existed since 2011.

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We look forward to seeing him take on new characters, also beyond the country’s borders.