Filip Niclas Berg (born 2 October 1986) is a Swedish

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who became known to international audiences for his roles Sebbe in the movies '' The Ketchup Effect'' and '' A Man Called Ove'', which was nominated for best foreign-language film at the

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. He also had a leading role in both series of the TV drama, '' Black Lake''. Berg was born in

Danderyd Danderyd Municipality (; ) is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent. Its seat is located in Djursholm and it is located within Sto ...

, Stockholm County. As a student he attended the

Adolf Fredrik's Music School Adolf Fredrik's Music School () is a general municipal junior high school () in Stockholm, Sweden with a focus on choral music, and highly competitive admission based on audition in singing and musical ability. The school has two campuses and thr ...

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

. His other roles include a supporting role in the 2003 movie, '' Ondskan'', also starring Andreas Wilson and Gustaf Skarsgård. He played the main character in the Swedish

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TV series '' The Last Reality Show''.

Selected filmography

Selected television

*'' Black Lake'', 2016, "Svartsjön"

References

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* Swedish male actors 1986 births Living people People from Danderyd Municipality {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub