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Michael Nyqvist, born Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist on November 8, 1960, in Stockholm, Sweden, was a Swedish actor and film producer. He worked in the field of acting from 1987 until 2017. Nyqvist was a male who spoke and wrote in Swedish and English, with Swedish as his native language. He was the father of two children.
He received the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Nyqvist died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in Stockholm on June 27, 2017. In addition to his acting career, he was credited as an author with two works, including *Dansa för oss* and *När barnet lagt sig*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1960
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Dansa för oss
- När barnet lagt sig
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Film & TV
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (November 8, 1960 – June 27, 2017), better known as Michael Nyqvist, was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the first series of Martin Beck films made in 1997, and later for his leading role in the film Grabben i graven bredvid in 2002. He was most recognized internationally for his role in…
Known for
- A Hidden Life — Bishop Joseph Fliessen2019
- Hunter Killer — Captain Andropov2018
- You Disappear — Bernard Berman2017
- Madiba — H.F. Verwoerd2017
- Colonia — Paul Schäfer2016
- Frank & Lola — Alan2016
- A Serious Game — Markel2016
- I.T. — Henrik2016
- Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt — Self2016
- John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry — Self2015
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Key facts
- Born
- Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist , ( 1960-11-08 ) 8 November 1960, Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27) (aged 56), Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupations
- Actor, writer
- Years active
- 1982–2017
- Spouse
- Catharina Ehrnrooth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Swedish
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Michael Nyqvist 2013.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Michael Nyqvist
- date of birth
- 1960-11-08
- date of death
- 2017-06-27
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist ( Swedish: [ˈnŷːkvɪst]; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he rose to prominence domestically for playing police officer John Banck in Beck (1997-1998) and for his leading role in the 2002 film Grabben i graven bredvid.
He later received international attention for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the 2009 film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, as well as reprising the role in the accompanying television series. He also notably portrayed antagonists Kurt Hendricks in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) and Viggo Tarasov in John Wick (2014). In 2004, he played the leading role in As It Is in Heaven which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards.
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