Ola Rapace

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-12-03 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden

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 marrie...

Acting

2000

Together

as Lasse

2006

Brothers: The Return

as Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff

2012

Skyfall

as Patrice

2010

Beyond

as Johan

2011

2013

Death of a Loved One

as Christer Wijk

2001

2013

King Lily of the Valley

as Christer Wijk

2005

2006

2013

I Am Yours

as Jesper

2013

Dangerous Dreams

as Christer Wijk

2013

No More Murders

as Christer Wijk

2005

Wallander: Mastermind

as Stefan Lindman

2013

Roses, Kisses and Death

as Christer Wijk

2006

Wallander: The Secret

as Stefan Lindman

2006

2014

Tommy

as Bobby

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Frakturer

as Chris

2015

Itsi Bitsi

as Vincent

2005

Wallander: The Brothers

as Stefan Lindman

2005

2005

Wallander: The Overdose

as Stefan Lindman

2006

Wallander: The Joker

as Stefan Lindman

2005

Wallander: The African

as Stefan Lindman

2006

2006

Wallander: Blood Line

as Stefan Lindman

2006

2006

Wallander: The Trickster

as Stefan Lindman

2015

Long Story Short

as Sebastian

2004

2024

Miséria

as Chicago

2016

2016

Ares

as Arès

2012

Odjuret

as Fredrik Stefansson

2003

Number One

as Narrator (voice)

2020

Divertimento

as Gustav

2002

2021

Geared Up

as Sami

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Ulvetime

as William Lundqvist Wahl

Production

2021

Geared Up

as Executive Producer

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