Torkil Lauesen (born 1952, Korsør) is a Danish communist writer.
From 1971 to 1989, he was a member of the Kommunistisk Arbejdskreds [da] and later a co-founder of the Manifest-Kommunistisk Arbejdsgruppe [da] (referred to in the press as the Blekingegade Gang) in Copenhagen, supporting anti-imperialist struggle in the Third World, especially in Palestine, by legal and illegal means.
In connection with his anti-imperialist work, he has traveled to Lebanon, Syria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Philippines, and Mexico.
After the Blekingegade Gang's robbery of Købmagergade Post Office on 3 November 1988, Lauesen was arrested on 13 April 1989 and sentenced to ten years in prison on 2 May 1991.
While in prison, he began studying political science as a self-study master's student at the University of Copenhagen, obtaining his degree in June 1997.