Mats Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a

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actor. He is the son of director

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly ...

and Ellen Lundström, twin brother of actress Anna Bergman, and a half-brother of

- Norwegian author

Linn Ullmann Karin Beate "Linn" Ullmann (born 9 August 1966) is a Norwegian author and journalist. A prominent literary critic, she also writes a column for Norway's leading morning newspaper and has published six novels. Early life Ullmann was born in Oslo ...

Biography

Bergman graduated from Sweden's National Theatre Academy (Scenskolan) in Stockholm in 1971. Since 1987 he has been a stage actor at Sweden's

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

, and has also appeared at

Stockholm City Theatre Stockholm City Theatre ( sv, Stockholms stadsteater) is live performance theater located in Stockholm, Sweden. The theatre is situated near the Sergel fountain and the Stockholm City roundabout. Location It is located in one of Stockholm's m ...

and Norrbottensteatern. He has acted in Almqvist's ''

Drottningens juvelsmycke ''The Queen's Tiara'' ( sv, Drottningens juvelsmycke lit. "The Queen's Jewels") is a classic Swedish novel by Carl Jonas Love Almquist. It is the fourth instalment in the series of novels known as ''Törnrosens bok'' (The Book of the Thorn Rose) ...

'', Bulgakov's ''Mästaren och Margarita'' (''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...

''),

Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

's ''Tolvskillingsoperan'' (''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

''), Botho Strauss' ''Rummet och tiden'',

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

's ''Misantropen'' ('' Le Misanthrope'') and Brecht's ''Den goda människan i Sezuan'' (''

The Good Person of Szechwan ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' (german: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, first translated less literally as ''The Good Man of Setzuan'') is a play written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Ber ...

''). He has also performed frequently in theatre productions for children, most recently in the adaption of

Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are ''Tale of the Little Little Old Woman'' and ''Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender''. Back ...

's children's story ''Petter och Lotta på stora landsvägen'' (2005 & 2006). Bergman has gained a reputation as a

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...

. He has appeared in TV and film roles in a number of well-known productions, including as Aron in ''

Fanny and Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'', and as a cigar-loving salesman in '' Kan du vissla Johanna?'' (1994), traditionally shown each Christmas Eve in Sweden. He has also played the antique expert Erik Johansson in TV series ''Berlinder auktioner'' (2003) and a teacher in the Swedish film ''Ondskan'' (''Evil''), in 2003. More recently he has been playing the dry-witted forensic detective Nyberg in the Swedish crime films about Det. Insp. Kurt Wallander, with

Krister Henriksson Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Nor ...

in the lead (32 episodes).

Selected filmography

*2005–2013 - '' Wallander'' (as Nyberg) *2004 - '' Danslärarens återkomst'' (TV) *2003 - '' Ondskan'' *2003 - ''Berlinder auktioner'' (TV-series) *2000 - ''Födelsedagen'' *1999 - ''Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt'' *1996 - ''Monopol'' *1994 - '' Kan du vissla Johanna?'' *1992 - ''

En komikers uppväxt ''En komikers uppväxt'' is a 1992 novel by Swedish writer Jonas Gardell. Loosely based on his own upbringing, the novel portrays a boy, Juha, struggling with acceptance and belonging in suburban Stockholm. Juha is torn between loyalty to his old f ...

'' (TV-series) *1991 - ''Den ofrivillige golfaren'' *1989 - ''

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'' *1989 - ''Vildanden'' (aka

Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

's ''

The Wild Duck ''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is considered the first modern masterpiece in the genre of tragicomedy. ''The Wild Duck'' and ''Rosmersholm'' are "often ...

'') (TV-theatre) *1988 - ''

Gull-Pian Gull-Pian is a 1988 Swedish film directed by Staffan Götestam and based on the novel of the same name by Astrid Lindgren. Story Eva's father is in West India and Eva's mother is hospitalized because she has tuberculosis. Therefore, Eva lives w ...

'' *1987 - ''Träff i helfigur'' *1982 - ''

Fanny och Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'' *1981 - ''Drottning Kristina (Queen Kristina)'' (TV-theatre)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergman, Mats 1948 births Living people Swedish male film actors Swedish twins People from Gothenburg Swedish male television actors Swedish male stage actors 20th-century Swedish male actors 21st-century Swedish male actors