Kjell Bergqvist
Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born February 23, 1953 in Enskede , Stockholm , Sweden ) is a Swedish actor .
Life
Kjell Bergqvist was born into a working class family as the son of a truck driver and a nurse. After a difficult youth with alcohol problems, he studied acting at the Dramatens elevskola . Even after graduating, he played regularly in the theater and was seen in films such as What the Devil, Jack , Love for a Summer and The Man Who Melted Up. He became better known in the mid-1990s for his portrayal of Lennart Kollberg in the crime series Kommissar Beck . In 2016 he played the main male role of Tom Stilton in the SVT crime series Springflut .
Bergqvist has been nominated four times for the Swedish Guldbagge film award, twice for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor . He was honored in 2001 for his leading role Yngve Johansson in Ulf Mamro's family film Love in Tin Can , and in 2010 for his supporting role as Jonny Björk in Mamro's drama Bröllopsfotografen . He received another nomination for his portrayal of Monica Zetterlund's father in Per Fly's musical biography Monica Z and for his leading role in Mikael Håfström's literary film adaptation Leva livet .
Bergqvist was married to the Swedish model and Miss Universe 1984 Yvonne Ryding . The couple have two children together. He has another daughter from a previous relationship. He has been married to his second wife Karin since 2004, with whom he also has a child. After living in Torshälla for years, Bergqvist currently lives in Stockholm .
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: What the hell, Jack (Jack)
- 1979: Love for a summer (En kärleks sommar)
- 1980: The man who vanished into thin air
- 1988: The Visitors in the house (Besökarna)
- 1992: The Democratic Terrorist (The Democratic Terrorist)
- 1993: Alarm in Sköldgatan (Brandbilen som försvann)
- 1993: The man on the balcony (Mannen på balkongen)
- 1993: The dead in the Göta Canal (Roseanna)
- 1994: The Police Officer Murderer (Polismordaren)
- 1997: Selma and Johanna (Selma & Johanna - en roadmovie)
- 2000: Love in tin cans (Den bästa sommaren)
- 2001: Leva livet
- 2003: Evil (Ondskan)
- 2003: Slim Susie (Smala Sussie)
- 2009: Bröllops photographers
- 2010: A horse for Klara (Klara)
- 2011: Night Hunt - The time of the hunter (Försvunnen)
- 2013: Monica Z
- 2013: Death of a Pilgrim ( En pilgrims död , mini-series, three episodes)
- 2014: The fourth man ( Den fjärde mannen , mini-series, two episodes)
- 2016: Springflut ( Springfloden , TV series)
Web links
- Kjell Bergqvist in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kjell Bergqvist in the German dubbing index
- Kjell Bergqvist in the database of the Svenska Filminstitutet (English / Swedish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergqvist, Kjell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergqvist, Kjell Bertil Leonard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Enskede , Stockholm , Sweden |