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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-11-08

Day of Death

2017-06-27 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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

Michael Nyqvist

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nyqvist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

As It Is in Heaven

2004

As It Is in Heaven

as

Daniel Daréus

Next Door

2005

Next Door

as

Åke

Together

2000

Together

as

Rolf

Kamraterna

1982

Kamraterna

as

modellen

Slim Susie

2003

Slim Susie

as

Mörka Rösten

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009

The Girl Who Played with Fire

as

Mikael Blomkvist

The Wedding Photographer

2009

The Wedding Photographer

as

Stage actor

The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008

The Kautokeino Rebellion

as

Lars Levi Laestadius

Arn: The Knight Templar

2007

Arn: The Knight Templar

as

Magnus Folkesson

Suddenly

2006

Suddenly

as

Lasse

The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man

2010

The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man

as

Johan, mąż K.

Iscariot

2008

Iscariot

as

Masen

Among Us

2010

Among Us

as

Ernst

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2009

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

as

Mikael Blomkvist

The Black Pimpernel

2007

The Black Pimpernel

as

Harald Edelstam

Breaking Out

1999

Breaking Out

as

Diego

His and Hers

2001

His and Hers

as

Doctor

We Can Be Heroes!

2002

We Can Be Heroes!

as

Giuseppe

Tic Tac

1997

Tic Tac

as

Resturant owner

Abduction

2011

Abduction

as

Nikola Kozlow

Bang Bang Orangutang

2005

Bang Bang Orangutang

as

Sven Blomberg

Details

2003

Details

as

Erik

London Voodoo

2004

London Voodoo

as

Magnus

Disconnect

2013

Disconnect

as

Stephen Schumacher

The Confession

2001

The Confession

as

Thorn

Europa Report

2013

Europa Report

as

Andrei Blok

Wallander: Mastermind

2005

Wallander: Mastermind

as

Lothar Kraftzcyk

Days and Nights

2014

Days and Nights

as

Johan

Waiting for the Tenor

1998

Waiting for the Tenor

as

The Director

Paris Follies

2014

Paris Follies

as

Jesper

Day and Night

2004

Day and Night

as

Jacob

John Wick

2014

John Wick

as

Viggo Tarasov

Mother of Mine

2005

Mother of Mine

as

Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

1998

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

as

John Banck

Beck 03 - White Nights

1998

Beck 03 - White Nights

as

John Banck

The Girl King

2015

The Girl King

as

Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna

Colonia

2015

Colonia

as

Paul Schäfer

Frank & Lola

2016

Frank & Lola

as

Alan

Kennedy's Brain

2010

Kennedy's Brain

as

Lars Hakansson

The Girl in the Book

2015

The Girl in the Book

as

Milan Daneker

A Serious Game

2016

A Serious Game

as

Markel

I.T.

2016

I.T.

as

Henrik

Personkrets 3:1

1998

Personkrets 3:1

as

Karl-Erik

You Disappear

2017

You Disappear

as

Bernard Berman

Hunter Killer

2018

Hunter Killer

as

Captain Andropov

Shadow Boys

2001

Shadow Boys

as

Christoffer

ABBA - The Last Video

2004

ABBA - The Last Video

as

Michael Nyqvist

A Hidden Life

2019

A Hidden Life

as

Bishop Joseph Fliessen

Such Is Life

1996

Such Is Life

as

Kalle Andersson

Jerusalem

1996

Jerusalem

as

Carpenter #1

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

as

John Banck

Beck 07 - The Money Man

1998

Beck 07 - The Money Man

as

John Banck

Search

2006

Search

as

Janne

Home Sweet Home

2001

Home Sweet Home

as

Kent

The Night Sister

The Night Sister

as

Tage Wolter

Zero Hour

Zero Hour

as

White Vincent

100 Code

100 Code

as

Mikael Eklund

Skavlan

Skavlan

as

Self - Guest

En dag i taget

En dag i taget

as

Henrik Boström

Hellenius Hörna

Hellenius Hörna

as

Self - Guest

Madiba

Madiba

as

H.F. Verwoerd

The Fifth Woman

The Fifth Woman

as

Bo Runfeldt

Millennium

Millennium

as

Mikael Blomkvist

Wallander

Wallander

as

Lothar Kraftzcyk

Arn: The Knight Templar

Arn: The Knight Templar

as

Magnus Folkesson

Beck

Beck

as

John Banck

Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

as

Lars Levi Laestadius

Kvällspressen

Kvällspressen

as

Journalist

Der Chinese

Der Chinese

as

Staffan Roslin

Skattejakten

Skattejakten

as

Are Sterner

Olivia Twist

Olivia Twist

as

Fagerlund

Production

Crew

Directing