Ulf Sven Friberg (born 4 October 1962) is a Swedish

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and

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. Friberg studied in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popula ...

1986–89. After that he was engaged 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 ...

. He has also been engaged at the

Orion Theatre The Orion Theatre ( Swedish: ''Orionteatern'') is a theater located at Katarina Bangata 77 in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. Orion theater was founded in 1983 and is the city's largest avant-garde stage. History The building ...

in Stockholm and

Folkteatern Folkteatern is a regional theatre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theater receives grants and assignments from the Västra Götaland Regional Council. The theatre was built 1951 at Järntorget and has from the start had close connections with the ...

in Gothenburg. He has participated in ''Alla mina söner'' and ''Kung Lear'' at the

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 ...

in Stockholm.

Selected filmography

*'' Hjälten'' (1990) - Jimmi *''Jag skall bli Sveriges Rembrandt eller dö!'' (1990) - Edvard Casparsson *''

Kejsarn av Portugallien ''The Emperor of Portugallia'' (Swedish: ''Kejsarn av Portugallien'') is a novel by Nobel-laureate Selma Lagerlöf, published in 1914 with drawings by Albert Engström. Lagerlöf called it a "Swedish King Lear". The novel was a success with cri ...

'' (1992) - August Olsson *''

Jönssonligan och den svarta diamanten ''Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten'' (English: ''The Johnson Gang & the Black Diamond'') is a Swedish film about the gang Jönssonligan made in 1992. It's the first film not to feature the original gang leader ''Sickan'' played by Gösta Ekman. ...

'' (1992) - Student *'' Mannen på balkongen'' (1993) - Åke Persson *''

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

'' (1996) - Ingmar *''Slutspel'' (1997) - Janne *'' Syndare i sommarsol'' (2001) - Möllendorf *''

Klassfesten ''Klassfesten'' ("The Class Reunion") is a 2002 Swedish comedy/ drama film written and directed by Måns Herngren and Hannes Holm. The film stars Björn Kjellman, Cecilia Frode, Inday Ba, Henrik Hjelt, Lisa Lindgren and Ulf Friberg. The film w ...

'' (2002) - Tommy *'' Stora teatern'' (2002, TV Mini-Series) - Jan *'' Beck – Pojken i glaskulan'' (2002, TV Series) - Kaj Gerstedt *''

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'' (2003) - Tranströmer *''

Tusenbröder ''Tusenbröder'' is a drama TV-series on Swedish Television in three seasons, from 2002 (season 1), 2003 (season 2) and 2006 (season 3). The third installment of the series first opened on the big screen, March 10, 2006, edited together as one film ...

'' (2003, TV Series) - Lars *''

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'' (2004) - Tomas *''

Ring kåta Clarissa Ring may refer to: * Ring (jewellery), a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry * To make a sound with a bell, and the sound made by a bell :(hence) to initiate a telephone connection Arts, entertainment and media Film a ...

'' (2004) *''

Kronprinsessan ''Kronprinsessan'' (English: ''The Crown Princess'') is a Swedish drama series based on Hanne-Vibeke Holst's novel with the same name and aired February–March 2006 by Sveriges Television. Cast *Alexandra Rapaport – Charlotte Ekeblad * U ...

'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) - Thomas Ekeblad *''Exit'' (2006) - Philip Ceder *'' Wallander – Hemligheten'' (2006, TV Series) - Lasse Bengtsson *'' Upp till kamp'' (2007, TV Mini-Series) - Jonny Lindman *'' Främmande fågel'' (2008-2016, TV Series) - Ek *'' De halvt dolda'' (2009, TV Mini-Series) - Erik *'' Stockholm East'' (2011) - Nybliven pappa *''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

'' (2011) - Wennerström *'' Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation'' (2012) - Tomas Gayber *''Stockholm Stories'' (2013) - Lenas make

Screenwriter

*''

Borta Bra ''Borta Bra'' is a Swedish short film written by Behrang Behdjou (''Swedish link''), directed by Ulf Friberg(''Swedish link'') and produced by Jesper Bergom-Larsson (''Swedish link''). The film deals with six young Swedes with roots in various pa ...

'' (2008)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Friberg, Ulf 1962 births Living people Swedish male film actors Swedish film directors Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters Swedish theatre directors People from Nässjö Municipality