Sverrir Gudnason (born 12 September 1978; in
Icelandic: ''Sverrir Páll Guðnason'') is a Swedish actor of Icelandic origin.
Gudnason was born in
Lund, Sweden, and raised in
Reykjavík
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, Iceland. He moved with his family to
Tyresö, Sweden, in 1990 when his father found work as a professor at the
Royal Institute of Technology. At the
2009 Shanghai International Film Festival The 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival is the 12th such festival devoted to international cinema to be held in Shanghai, China. It was held from June 13-21, 2009.
Jury
This year's jury members are:
*Danny Boyle (UK, head of jury)
*Xavier ...
, he received an award for Best Actor for his role in the Swedish/Danish film ''
Original
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''. He has since played the role of Pontus Höijer in the second series of ''
Wallander'' as well as leading roles in productions at both
Gothenburg's and
Stockholm's city theatres.
He was cast as
Björn Borg in the 2017 film ''
Borg vs McEnroe''. In 2018, he played
Mikael Blomkvist
Mikael Blomkvist is a fictional character created by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. He is a main character of Larsson's award-winning ''Millennium'' series, along with Lisbeth Salander.
Profile
Name
Larsson stated in interviews ...
in the thriller ''
The Girl in the Spider's Web''.
In the 2020 film ''
Falling
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*Falling (physics), movement due to gravity
*Falling (accident)
*Falling (execution)
*Falling (sensation)
People
* Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children
Books
* ''Fall ...
'' which was written, directed and played in by
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argent ...
, Gudnason plays the role of the caustically misogynist father as a difficult young family man in the flashback scenes.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1978 births
21st-century Swedish male actors
Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners
Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners
Living people
People from Lund
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male stage actors
Swedish male television actors
Swedish people of Icelandic descent
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