Klaus Bondam (born 19 November 1963, in Aakirkeby) is a Danish actor and politician.
Acting career Bondam has been the manager of two theatres, (1996–2003) and Folketeatret (2003–2005), and has been administrative manager of Mungo Park theatre (1995–1996).
Klaus Bondam began acting on stage in 1988. His acting breakthrough came in the movie Festen in 1998, playing the German toastmaster at the party. He starred in the series Langt fra Las Vegas (2001–2003) as the sexually driven boss Niels Buckingham.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1998 Festen Helmut von Sachs, Toastmaster - Master of Ceremonies1999 (Video) Gay ManDanish version of Pippi LongstockingThe One and Only Priest/VicarMifune Priest2000 Release All the Horses 2001 Shake It All AboutThe priestMonas verden Don JTruly Human Ulrik2003 Move Me Henrik2004 The Collector Sune2008 Journey to SaturnBusinessman Kurt Maj (voice role)2011 A Funny Man
Television Year Title Role Notes1997 Lex & KlattenSpeakerTV series, 1 episodeTaxa TV series, 1 episode2000Karl GustafsenTV series, 2 episodesLudvig Holberg(TV movie)Skjulte spor SimonTV series, 2 episodesGyllingTV mini-series, 5 episodesReceptionist(TV movie)Receptionist(TV movie)Receptionist(TV movie) 2001 Receptionist(TV movie)2001–2003 Langt fra Las Vegas Niels Buckingham TV series, 48 episodes2002 Speaker (voice)TV series, 1 episode2003 Nikolaj og Julie HenningTV series, 2 episodesFreak Show 2003 Niels Buckingham(TV special) 2003–2004 Unit 1Hagested, TV series, 2 episodes2004 Antonio(TV movie)Villa, Volvo & Vicki Sven (voice)(Short) My Ex-Family ClausTV mini-series, 2 episodesKrøniken|Better Times | Arne Dupont |TV series, 2 episodes |- |2004–2005 |The Fairytales |Additional Voices |TV series, 2 episodes |- |2006 |Klovn (TV series) |Klaus |TV series, 1 episode |- |2012 |The Spiral'' Torben JensenTV series, 2 episodes
Politics Klaus Bondam was in the political party Radikale Venstre and ran for mayor of Copenhagen in November 2005. The party's city council representation grew from five to seven seats. This was not enough to secure the mayorship. He was instead named Mayor of the Technical and Environmental Committee. He resigned in 2010 and left the party in 2013. He is no longer active in Danish politics.ritzau Klaus Bondam verlaat de politiek.
In 2011, Bondam was announced as the new head of the Danish Cultural Institute in Brussels, Belgium. In February 2014, he came back to Denmark and became the head of the Danish Cyclists' Federation.Cyklistforbundet
Personal life Bondam is openly gay; he has entered into a registered partnership with his partner, architect Jacob Camp since 2004. They later married, and they live in Odsherred.bondam.dk
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20071226103220/http://www.bondam.dk/flx/v3/klaus/cv/ Personal website