Emil Forselius (23 November 1974 – 1 March 2010) was a Swedish

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. He graduated from the

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in 2002. He was awarded a

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for his role as Lasse in the film ''

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''.

Personal life

Death

Forselius was found dead in his

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apartment in on 2 March 2010. He had left a farewell letter, and cause of death was determined to be

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. Forselius had suffered from

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for some time. (Swedish)

Filmography

*2010 – '' Wallander – Indrivaren'' *2007 – ''

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'' *2006 – ''

Hombres ''Hombres'' was a Norwegian-Swedish drama series that aired on TVNorge during the winter of 2007 and on Kanal 5 the autumn of 2006. Plot The criminal Pål Skogland has been sitting in prison, where he got information on 354 million he coul ...

'' *2003 – '' Deadline-Torp'' *2003 – '' Belinder auktioner'' *2002 – ''

Stora teatern Stora Teatern (popularly known as Storan) is a musical theater in the Lorensberg district of Gothenburg, Sweden. Inaugurated in 1859, it is situated in Kungsparken park south of Kungsportsplatsen. It was originally founded to replace the ''Sege ...

'' *2001 – ''

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'' *2000 – ''

Naken ''Naken'' is a 2000 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Torkel and Mårten Knutsson. It stars Henrik Norberg as a naked man who is caught in a time loop on the day of his wedding. Plot On the day of his wedding, Anders wakes up hungov ...

'' *2000 – '' White Water Fury'' *1998 – '' Beck – Vita nätter'' *1998 – '' The Last Contract'' *1997 – ''

References

External links

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Official website
1974 births 2010 deaths People from Västervik Male actors from Kalmar County Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners Male actors from Stockholm Suicides in Sweden 2010 suicides {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub