Michael Nyqvist

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-11-08 (57 years old)

Deathday

2017-06-27

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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 Forei...

Acting

2004

As It Is in Heaven

as Daniel Daréus

2005

Next Door

as Åke

2000

Together

as Rolf

1982

Kamraterna

as modellen

2003

Slim Susie

as Mörka Rösten

2009

2009

2008

The Kautokeino Rebellion

as Lars Levi Laestadius

2007

Arn: The Knight Templar

as Magnus Folkesson

2006

Suddenly

as Lasse

2010

2008

Iscariot

as Masen

2010

Among Us

as Ernst

2009

2007

The Black Pimpernel

as Harald Edelstam

1999

Breaking Out

as Diego

2001

His and Hers

as Doctor

2002

1997

Tic Tac

as Resturant owner

2011

Abduction

as Nikola Kozlow

2005

Bang Bang Orangutang

as Sven Blomberg

2003

Details

as Erik

2004

London Voodoo

as Magnus

2013

Disconnect

as Stephen Schumacher

2001

2013

Europa Report

as Andrei Blok

2005

Wallander: Mastermind

as Lothar Kraftzcyk

1998

Waiting for the Tenor

as The Director

2014

2014

Paris Follies

as Jesper

2014

2004

2014

John Wick

as Viggo Tarasov

2000

2015

2005

Mother of Mine

as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa

1998

1998

2015

The Girl King

as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna

2016

2015

Colonia

as Paul Schäfer

2010

Kennedy's Brain

as Lars Hakansson

2015

The Girl in the Book

as Milan Daneker

2016

2016

I.T.

as Henrik

1998

Personkrets 3:1

as Karl-Erik

2017

You Disappear

as Bernard Berman

2018

Hunter Killer

as Captain Andropov

2001

Shadow Boys

as Christoffer

2004

ABBA - The Last Video

as Michael Nyqvist

2019

A Hidden Life

as Bishop Joseph Fliessen

1996

Such Is Life

as Kalle Andersson

1996

Jerusalem

as Carpenter #1

1997

1998

2006

Search

as Janne

2001

2025

Wick Is Pain

as (archive footage)

Production

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