25 great swedish actors and actresses working today
by billy-holm | created - 19 Jul 2016 | updated - 19 Jul 2016 | PublicBest swedish actors and actresses working in films today. Some of you might be furious when you notice actors like Michael Persbrandt, Joel Kinnaman, Malin Åkerman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Stormare and Björn Kjellman isn't listed... But sorry, there was no room for them.
1. Alicia Vikander
Actress | Ex Machina
Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress, dancer and producer. She was born and raised in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Maria Fahl, an actress of stage and screen, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist. Through her mother, she is one quarter Finnish, and had a maternal great aunt who moved...
2. Stellan Skarsgård
Actor | Good Will Hunting
Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where...
3. David Dencik
Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
David Dencik was born on October 31, 1974 in Sweden. He is an actor and producer, known for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), No Time to Die (2021) and The Homesman (2014).
4. Pernilla August
Actress | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Pernilla August started acting as a child, performing in plays at Vår teater and at school. In 1979 she was accepted at the Statens scenskola to study acting professionally. Director Ingmar Bergman took note of her early and cast her as a nanny in his Fanny and Alexander (1982).
In 1982 she got ...
5. Michael Nyqvist
Actor | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Born Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist in Stockholm, Sweden, it wasn't until he was over a year old when he was finally adopted from the orphanage he had been given to. His father was a lawyer and his mother a writer. It wasn't until he had his first child that he decided to seek out his biological parents. ...
6. Sten Ljunggren
Actor | Tillsammans
Sten Ljunggren was born on October 16, 1938 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Together (2000), Border (2018) and Söndagsstek (2023). He has been married to Barbro Oborg since 1991. He was previously married to Barbro Oborg.
7. Vera Vitali
Actress | Brimstone
Vera Vitali was born on October 3, 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Brimstone (2016), My So-Called Father (2014) and Long Live the Bonus Family (2022).
8. Jonas Karlsson
Actor | The Snowman
Jonas Karlsson was born on March 11, 1971 in Salem, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for The Snowman (2017), Harmonica (2022) and Cockpit (2012).
9. Gustaf Skarsgård
Actor | Oppenheimer
Gustaf Skarsgård was born on November 12, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Oppenheimer (2023), Westworld (2016) and Vikings (2013).
10. Kjell Bergqvist
Actor | Den bästa sommaren
Kjell Bergqvist was born on February 23, 1953 in Enskede, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for A Summer Tale (2000), Evil (2003) and Bröllopsfotografen (2009). He has been married to Karin Bergqvist since 2004. They have one child. He was previously married to Yvonne ...
11. Marie Richardson
Actress | Eyes Wide Shut
Marie Richardson was born on June 6, 1959 in Ljusdal, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Daybreak (2003) and Telegrafisten (1993). She has been married to Jakob Eklund since August 12, 2008. They have two children.
12. Leif Andrée
Actor | Om jag vänder mig om
Leif Andrée was born on January 29, 1958 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Daybreak (2003), Lasermannen (2005) and Livet i Fagervik (2008). He was previously married to Sophia Artin.
13. Björn Gustafson
Actor | Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten
Björn Gustafson was born on November 30, 1934 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten (1992), Jönssonligan spelar högt (2000) and The Jonsson Gang & Dynamite Harry (1982).
14. Hanna Alström
Actress | Kingsman: The Secret Service
Hanna Alström was born on March 5, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and Sami Blood (2016). She was previously married to Gustaf Skarsgård.
15. Izabella Scorupco
Actress | GoldenEye
Born in the northern Polish town of Bialystok, Izabella Scorupco moved to Sweden with her mother as a young child. She studied drama and music and, at 17, was discovered by a Swedish film director who cast her in the movie Ingen kan älska som vi (1988), which made her a local teen idol. She ...
16. Fares Fares
Actor | Kvinden i buret
Began his acting career in Sweden 2000 with the movie "Jalla! Jalla!". He has been acting in both comedies as well as action movies. He has been acting in theater as well as some TV productions.
In 2012, Mr. Fares started his Hollywood career co-starring with Denzel Washington in the movie "Safe ...
17. Peter Dalle
Actor | Skenbart: En film om tåg
Peter Dalle was born on December 5, 1956 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Skenbart: En film om tåg (2003), Yrrol - En kolossalt genomtänkt film (1994) and Behind Blue Skies (2010).
18. Tomas von Brömssen
Actor | Mannen från Mallorca
Tomas von Brömssen was born on May 8, 1943 in Örgryte, Västra götalands län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for The Man from Majorca (1984), All Things Fair (1995) and My Life as a Dog (1985). He has been married to Dorthe Pedersen since November 21, 2004. He was previously married to Eva...
19. Noomi Rapace
Actress | Män som hatar kvinnor
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden to Swedish actress Nina Norén and Spanish Flamenco singer Rogelio de Badajoz (Rogelio Durán). Her parents did not stay together, and when she was five she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she lived for...
20. Birgitta Andersson
Actress | Jönssonligans största kupp
Birgitta Andersson was born on April 20, 1933 in Mariestad, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for The Jonsson Gang's Greatest Robbery (1995), Madicken (1979) and The Return of the Jonsson League (1986).
21. Adam Lundgren
Actor | Blå ögon
Adam Reier Lundgren is a Swedish actor born on 15 February 1986 in Gothenburg. He trained at the School of Stage and Music at The University of Stage and Music and at the Swedish Academic School of Drama. He made his screen debut as early as 2004 in an episode of Orka! Orka! (2004). From there, ...
22. Gustaf Hammarsten
Actor | Brüno
Gustaf Hammarsten was born on September 2, 1967 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Brüno (2009), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Together (2000).
23. Rebecca Ferguson
Actress | The Greatest Showman
Rebecca Ferguson was born Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up in its Vasastaden district. Her father is Swedish. Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is British, of Scottish and Northern Irish descent, and moved to Sweden at the age of 25. Rebecca attended an ...
24. Max von Sydow
Actor | Flash Gordon
Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry.
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25. Tuva Novotny
Actress | Annihilation
Tuva Novotny was born on December 21, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress and director, known for Annihilation (2018), Eat Pray Love (2010) and Blindsone (2018).
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