Edvin Leonard Hugo Endre (born ) is a Swedish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, best known for his role as 'Mister' in the 2013 Swedish comedy film ''Studentfesten''. From 2014 to 2016, he portrayed the recurring character Erlendur, son of King Horik, in the

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

television series ''

Vikings Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...

''. www.expression.se (Google translation) Accessed 2016-4-14 In 2016, Endre portrayed

Matti Nykänen Matti Ensio Nykänen (; 17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time,

, a former world champion Finnish

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

in the British biographical sports film ''

Eddie the Eagle Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the Normal Hil ...

''. In 2018, he played the role of Semigallian Duke Namejs in the historical fiction action film ''

The Pagan King ''The Pagan King'' ( – ' Namejs Ring', initially ''The King's Ring'') is a 2018 historical action film directed by and co-written by Max Kinnings and Grauba. The film stars Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Aistė Diržiūtė and others. Plot ...

''.

Background

Endre is the son of Swedish

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium'' series of films (e.g., ''The G ...

and actor and former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

Thomas Hanzon Sven Thomas Hanzon (born 20 June 1962) is a Swedish actor, stage actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and former footballer. He has worked with Ingmar Bergman in both movies and on stage. Biography Early life and football career H ...

Filmography

Film

*'' The Hidden Child'' (2013), young Axel *''

'' (2016),

Matti Nykänen Matti Ensio Nykänen (; 17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time,

*''

'' (2018), Nameisis *''

Hammarskjöld Hammarskjöld is a Swedish language, Swedish surname. People Notable people with the surname Hammarskjöld include: * Agnes Hammarskjöld (''née'' Almqvist; 1866–1940), wife of Hjalmar and mother of Åke and Dag * Åke Hammarskjöld (1893– ...

'' (2023)

Television

*''

'' (2014–2016), Prince Erlendur *'' Fortitude'' (2017-2018), Rune Lennox *''

Idaten Skanda (), also known as Weituo () and Idaten (Japanese: 韋駄天), is a Mahayana bodhisattva regarded as a devoted guardian of Buddhist monasteries who protects the teachings of Buddhism. He is also sometimes called in the Chinese tradition " ...

'' (2019), Daniel * '' Blinded'' (2019), Carl Rehnskiöld * ''

A Class Apart ''A Class Apart'' or ''Zebrarummet'' (literally: The Zebra Room), is a Swedish television drama series, which was broadcast from 22 August 2021 on Viaplay. It was created by Henrik Schyffert and and directed by , and . Filming occurred from Nov ...

'' (2021), Philip Carnebo *''

The Playlist ''The Playlist'' is a British children's entertainment and music series presented by guest presenters, produced by Strawberry Blond TV for CBBC and first aired on 22 April 2017 and ended on 12 March 2022. The first series was narrated by Sco ...

'' (2022),

Daniel Ek Daniel Georg Ek (; born 21 February 1983) is a Swedish businessman and technologist. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of music streaming service Spotify. As of May 2025, his net worth was estimated at $9.2 billion by ''For ...

Animation

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Moominvalley Moominvalley (, ) is a fictional place, where the Moomins live in the tales by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Especially in the early books Moominvalley is depicted as a beautiful place with green slopes, rivers, fruit trees, flowers and a pla ...

'' (2019),

Snufkin Snufkin (original Swedish: ''Snusmumrik ''en' or ''Mumrik ''en', Finnish: ''Nuuskamuikkunen'') is a character in the Moomin series of books written by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books; his first appearanc ...

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* 1994 births Living people Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Male actors from Stockholm {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub