- He attended the UK's National Film and Television School. Trier: "I began at 23, one of the youngest students, and I loved the visuals of Antonioni and De Palma, so I needed to learn character. Years later, I understood how much I learned. I'm really interesting in character-driven storytelling.".
- A graduate of the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark. Other alumni include director Nikolaj Arcel, cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen and screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg.
- His father Jacob Trier was a jazz musician who also worked as a sound technician on hit films such as The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975), while his grandfather, Erik Løchen, was a filmmaker whose debut picture Jakten (1959) was selected for the Official Competition in Cannes 1960.
- Has re-used the same screenwriter (Eskil Vogt), editor (Olivier Bugge Coutté), cinematographer (Jakob Ihre), and composer (Ola Fløttum) for his first four feature films.
- Films frequently feature a scene where a protagonist returns to their childhood home, only to become depressed by the environment (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a scene where the protagonist has to reveal to another character that they have recently been experiencing depression or anxiety (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films feature a recurring theme of a character grappling with a memory of a time, place, or event (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a main character who unsuccessfully attempts suicide (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a protagonist leaving a party after feeling dejected and/or isolated (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a scene where a lead character looks at another character in bed while they are sleeping (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a scene where a character goes home, late at night, on an otherwise deserted or empty street (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a character who tries to repeatedly reach another character via mobile phone, only to no avail (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Born on exactly the same date as Mark-Paul Gosselaar of "Saved By the Bell" fame.
- Films frequently feature a scene where the protagonist looks at another character and imagines a montage of how their life must be (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films frequently feature a shot of the hero alone and isolated in the wilderness of the woods (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
- Films feature imagery of a character floating, either via water, fantasy, or science fiction (Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Thelma (2017)).
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