Ole Bornedal (b. 26 May 1959, Nørresundby, Denmark) is a Danish film director, actor and producer. He wrote and directed Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake (Nightwatch) in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina. He was one of the producers of Mimic, and is currently producing and directing The Recovery. Bornedal has also directed many television movies.