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Dencik in 2011, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Karl David Sebastian Dencik
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: 31 October, 1974
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – Swedish
David Dencik is a Swedish-born Danish actor.
David was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Kerstin and Lars Dencik, a professor. His brother, Daniel Dencik, is a writer and film director. They were raised in Denmark.
David’s father was born in Borås, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, to Jewish parents from Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), who received asylum in Sweden as refugees in 1939. David’s mother was of Swedish descent.
David’s maternal grandfather was named Sigvard Allroth.
David’s maternal grandmother was named Greta Johansson.
Sources: http://www.billedbladet.dk (in Danish) http://www.zentrum-juedische-studien.de http://runeberg.org