Michael Nyqvist
Known For
Acting
Born
1960-11-08 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died
2017-06-27
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.
Most Known For
Beck
as John Banck
John Wick
as Viggo Tarasov
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Hendricks
Hunter Killer
as Captain Andropov
Wallander
as Lothar Kraftzcyk
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest
German Film Award
as Self
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Mikael Blomkvist
Europa Report
as Andrei Blok
Disconnect
as Stephen Schumacher
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
as Mikael Blomkvist
Millennium
as Mikael Blomkvist
Zero Hour
as White Vincent
Search
as Janne
Colonia
as Paul Schäfer
Abduction
as Nikola Kozlow
The Girl Who Played with Fire
as Mikael Blomkvist
Kennedy's Brain
as Lars Hakansson
Among Us
as Ernst