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Also known as Charles Joel Nordström, Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman, Joel Nordström

Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman is a Swedish-American actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in the 2010 Swedish film Easy Money and the Johan Falk crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in AMC's The Killing, Takeshi Kovacs in the first season of Altered Carbon, and Governor Will Conway in the American version of House of Cards. He has also played Alex Murphy in the 2014 RoboCop remake, and Rick Flag in the DC Comics superhero films Suicide Squad (2016) and The Suicide Squad (2021). From 2019 to 2026, he starred as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series For All Mankind.

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Born
Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman , ( 1979-11-25 ) 25 November 1979 (age 46) , Stockholm, Sweden
Citizenship
Sweden United States
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1990–present
Spouses
Cleo Wattenström ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2018 ) ​ , Kelly Gale ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 ) ​
Relatives
Melinda Kinnaman (half-sister)

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Instance of
human
Given name
Joel
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Stockholm
Occupation
film actor
Educated at
Södra Latin
Languages spoken
American English
Native language
American English
Religion
Christianity
Image
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Residence
Los Angeles
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date of birth
1979-11-25
Commons category
Joel Kinnaman
start of work period
2002-00-00
ethnic group
Swedes
social media followers
66750
unmarried partner
Kelly Gale
writing language
English language
birth name
Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman
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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjǔːɛl ˈkɪ̂nːaˌman]; born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in the 2010 Swedish film Easy Money and the Johan Falk crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in AMC's The Killing, Takeshi Kovacs in the first season of Altered Carbon, and Governor Will Conway in the American version of House of Cards. He has also played Alex Murphy in the 2014 RoboCop remake, and Rick Flag in the DC Comics superhero films Suicide Squad (2016) and The Suicide Squad (2021). From 2019 to 2026, he starred as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series For All Mankind.

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