Dominik Henzel (born July 7, 1964) is a Czech-born Swedish actor and comedian. He has starred in at least 18 Swedish films and television series during a career that began in 1979. Henzel has also appeared in a number of television commercials and works as a stand-up comedian.

Early life

Henzel was born on 7 July 1964 in

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Career

Henzel is best known for his role as "Sudden" in the teen film ''G – som i gemenskap'' (1983). Besides his film roles he has appeared in several commercials for chips and sunglasses. He has done

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...

for audiences as large as 1,500 people and has participated several times on the television comedy show ''Raw Comedy Club'', broadcast on

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. He also appeared in season two of the comedy series ''

Solsidan Solsidan is a locality in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It had 349 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Ekerö Municipality Uppland {{Stockholm-geo-stub ...

'', broadcast on TV4.

Family

He is the older brother of Patrik Henzel of the Swedish

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Filmography

Source: *1979 – ''Fjortonårslandet'' *1981 – ''Veckan då Roger dödades'' *1982 – ''Avgörandet'' *1983 – ''G - Som i gemenskap'' *1984 – ''Splittring'' *1987 – ''Mr Big'' *1988 – ''Ingen kan älska som vi'' *1989 – ''The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2'' *2001 – ''Brudlopp'' *2004 – ''Spung'' *2005 – ''

Supersnällasilversara och Stålhenrik ''Supersnällasilversara och Stålhenrik'' (''Super-nice Silver-Sara and Steel-Henrik'') is a Swedish children's television series. Two of the screenwriters are Sara Edwardsson and Pasqual Wahlin. Among the actors who have participated in this T ...

'' *2005 – ''

Kommissionen Kommissionen, (in English: ''The Commission'') is a 2005 Swedish TV series airing over 12 episodes. The series, set in and around Stockholm, deals with the effects and political aftermath of a terrorist attack that destroys Rosenbad, the Ministr ...

'' *2005 – ''Kvalster'' *2006 – ''Lilla Jönssonligan & stjärnkuppen'' *2007 – ''

Playa del Sol ''Playa del Sol'' is a Swedish comedy, directed by Peter Settman and Leif Lindblom (season 1) and Jon Holmberg and Kicki Kjellin (season 2), which were broadcast on Sundays at 20.00 on SVT 1. The series consists of two seasons, with a total of 2 ...

'' *2011 – ''

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'' *2012 – ''Dance Music Now'' *2013 – ''Allt faller''

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henzel, Dominik Living people 1964 births Swedish male television actors Swedish male comedians Male actors from Prague Czechoslovak emigrants to Sweden Swedish male film actors Swedish stand-up comedians 20th-century Swedish comedians 21st-century Swedish comedians