Ola Rapace

Biography

Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in France. His first role was the Swedish comedy-drama Tillsammans (2000). He then went on to get roles in Swedish television series, such as Tusenbröder (2002) and Wallander (2005). In 2012 he became widely recognizable by playing a minor villain in Skyfall (2012). He was married to Noomi Rapace from 2001 to 2011, they have a son, Lev. In 2019 he married Sonja Jawo. He and Jawo live in Paris, France.

Most Known For

Skyfall

as Patrice

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

as Major Gibson

Solsidan

as Himself

Wallander

as Stefan Lindman

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Hellenius Hörna

as Self - Guest

Ares

as Arès

Stjärnorna på slottet

Robins

as Self - Guest

Wallander: The Overdose

as Stefan Lindman

Der Kommissar und das Meer

as Ulf Torstensson

Section Zéro

as Sirius Becker

Anna Pihl

as Daniel Nordström

Miséria

as Chicago

Itsi Bitsi

as Vincent

Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap

as Elake Wille (voice)

Dangerous Dreams

as Christer Wijk

Dark Floors

Hassel

as Roland Hassel

Laura Trenter Presents

as Jim Pettersson