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Actor

Michael Nyqvist

Acting

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Acting credits

88

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.3

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Movies: 72Series: 17Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 6283

IMDb ID: nm0638824

Known for: Acting

Born: November 8, 1960

Died: June 27, 2017

Age: 56

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1982 - 2019

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.38

Wikidata: Q382278

Also known as

Michael Nykvist • Michael Nyquist • Micke Nyqvist • Mikael Nyqvist • Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist • Микаэл Нюквист • 麥克・恩奎斯特 • مایکل نیکویست

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Biography

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 the acclaimed Millennium series as Mikael Blomkvist, as well as the lead villains in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (as Kurt Hendricks) and John Wick (as Viggo Tarasov). In 2004, he played the leading role in the Academy Award-nominated Best Foreign Film As It Is in Heaven.

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