Shanti Roney

Roney at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009

Shanti Grau Roney (born November 24, 1970 in Spånga-Tensta , Stockholm , Sweden ) is a Swedish actor .

Life

Shanti Grau Roney was born in Stockholm as the son of the English musician Steve Roney, who settled in Sweden after many years of traveling in India, and Anita, who was involved in several art projects. After a few years, the family moved from Stockholm to a farm in Farstorp, not far from the small Swedish town of Hässleholm , in an artists' commune, where they lived with like-minded people, including Don Cherry and his children Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry . The community itself is not far from the location of Roney's film Together! .

Already during his childhood he played with Neneh and Eagle Eye in a kind of amateur theater group and after he moved to Stockholm to attend high school he also looked for other amateur theaters. After school he lived with a good friend in Brooklyn , New York City for a year and also acted there in smaller theaters, so that he decided to visit the Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm on his return to Sweden . However, he broke his acting studies in favor of a commitment on Stadsteatern again. Through his long-standing theater engagement, he was also booked for smaller supporting roles in film and television productions.

However, his film career only started after winning the Guldbagge , the most important Swedish film award, as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Glenn in the comedy drama The Way Out . The second nomination in the same category in 2002 for Commissioner Beck - Price of Revenge indicated his potential and determined Roney for certain types of roles. He is often booked for crime series and films to mimic the loser or criminal.

Filmography (selection)

1996: Harry och Sonja
1999: The way out (Vägen ut)
2000: together! (Tillsammans!)
2001: Thorn in the side (Øyenstikker)
2001: Kaspar i Nudådalen (TV series, 24 episodes)
2001: Kommissar Beck - Preis der Rache (Beck - hämndens pris) (TV series, 1 episode)
2001: As white as in the snow (Så vit som en snö)
2003: Kommer du med mig då
2004: Hotet
2005: The Eagle - The Trace of Crime (Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé) (TV series, 3 episodes)
2008: The Commissioner and the Sea (TV series, 1 episode)
2009: The Girl (Flickan)
2009: Metropia
2009: Oldboys
2012: Bad Blood
2012: Misterioso
2013: Nymphomaniac
2018: War of Dreams (documentary series)

Awards

Guldbagge
- 2000: Best Supporting Actor - The Way Out
- 2002: Best Supporting Actor - Inspector Beck - Revenge Award (nominated)

Web links

Shanti Roney in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Swedish interview with Shanti Roney and Tova Magnusson-Norling

Individual evidence

↑ Shanti Roney at sfi.se (Swedish), accessed September 5, 2011
↑ O-Street Shuffle ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on outlookindia.com from September 6, 2004, accessed September 5, 2011 @1@ 2

↑ Sara Martelius: Nu är det dags för papparoller ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on sydsvenskan.se November 24, 2010 (Swedish), accessed September 5, 2011 @1@ 2

↑ Henric Tiselius: Skådespelaren Shanti Roney intervjuas av Henric Tiselius ( Memento of the original of October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at teatertidningen.se (Swedish), accessed September 5, 2011 @1@ 2

↑ Klas Lindberg: Flitigaste skådisen i Sverige on aftonbladet.se from August 3, 2000 (Swedish), accessed on September 5, 2011

personal data
SURNAME	Roney, Shanti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roney, Shanti Grau (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish actor
DATE OF BIRTH	November 24, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Spånga-Tensta , Stockholm , Sweden

[1] Shanti Roney at sfi.se (Swedish), accessed September 5, 2011

[2] O-Street Shuffle ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on outlookindia.com from September 6, 2004, accessed September 5, 2011 @1@ 2

[3] Sara Martelius: Nu är det dags för papparoller ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on sydsvenskan.se November 24, 2010 (Swedish), accessed September 5, 2011 @1@ 2

[4] Henric Tiselius: Skådespelaren Shanti Roney intervjuas av Henric Tiselius ( Memento of the original of October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at teatertidningen.se (Swedish), accessed September 5, 2011 @1@ 2

[5] Klas Lindberg: Flitigaste skådisen i Sverige on aftonbladet.se from August 3, 2000 (Swedish), accessed on September 5, 2011