Magnus Liam Norberg (born Lars Magnus Norberg, 30 December 1969) is a Swedish actor, author, artist, and former criminal. He has acted in several films before and after his imprisonment, such as ''Sökarna'' and ''Blodsbröder''. He was involved in two major robberies in the 1990s and served time in prison for both. Since his release, he has lectured about his Christian faith and continued his acting career, as well as writing and publishing several books about his life experiences.
Career
Norberg grew up in
Hagsätra
Hagsätra is a district (''stadsdel'') in Söderort, the southern part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is part of the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough (''stadsdelsområde'') . It borders with the districts of Älvsjö, Örby and Rågsved in ...
, to the south of
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 ...
.
In 1987 he acted in the film ''
Stockholmsnatt
''Stockholmsnatt'' (English: ''Stockholm Night'' or ''The King of Kungsan'') is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 January 1987, directed by Staffan Hildebrand. The film was financed by Televerket as part of thei ...
''.
In 1990, he was an accomplice in the Gotabanken robbery (also known as the 930 million-coup) – the robbery of an armored car which was the largest in Swedish history.
Three years later, around the same time as he made his breakthrough in acting in the film ''Sökarna'',
he was arrested for another robbery of an armored car which took place three years earlier in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
. He was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment.
Three years later he was again sentenced, this time for the Gotabanken robbery, to another five years imprisonment.
After serving his sentences he was released in 1999.
During his time in prison he became a devout Christian.
Following his prison time, he traveled throughout Sweden to lecture and talk about his life story.
He has continued acting. Publishers Liber published his first book, ''Liam'', in 2005. In 2009, publishers Norstedts förlag released his second book called ''Insidan''.
Other activities
Norberg was the Swedish and Nordic champion in
taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
, and his role in the film ''Stockholmsnatt'' included a fight scene with
Paolo Roberto
Paolo Roberto (born 3 February 1969) is a Swedish actor, television presenter, restauranteur and ex-boxer of partial Italian descent. During his boxing career, he held several titles. He has starred in several movies and hosted several television ...
.
Norberg is also a graffiti artist, and staged the first exhibition of his artwork in 2008.
Filmography
* 1987 – ''Stockholmsnatt''
* 1992 – ''Stockholmsnatt II''
* 1993 – ''Sökarna''
* 1997 – ''Under ytan''
* 2005 – ''Blodsbröder''
* 2006 – ''Sökarna – Återkomsten''
Bibliography
* 2005 – ''Liam'',
* 2009 – ''Insidan: brotten, pengarna, tiden'',
* 2013 – ''Sökarnas tid : örnligan, nollpunkten, vägen ut'',
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
1969 births
Swedish Christians
21st-century Swedish writers
Writers from Stockholm
Male actors from Stockholm
Swedish male film actors