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Michael Nyqvist

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Michael Nyqvist

Nov 8, 1960 – Jun 27, 201794 titles 72 movies · 22 TV
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nyqvist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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

Born

Nov 8, 1960 – Jun 27, 2017

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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Roles across career

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