Sten Ljunggren
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1938-10-16 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Sten Ljungren · Sten Ivar Ljunggren
Biography
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born October 16, 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series Svenska hjärtan, which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lennart Thorin in the TV mini-series based on the Lasermannen events, the retired doctor Axel Holtman in Skärgårdsdoktorn, the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the Swedish dub of Up, the voice of Sykes in the Swedish cinema dub of Oliver & Company, and the evil principal in Kenny Starfighter.
He played the lead role as Birger in Lukas Moodysson's last short film Talk. The same character, with some modifications, was used again in Moodysson's Together. Ljunggren reprised the role.
Known For
TV Shows (31)
Wallander
2005
as Håkan von Enke
Solsidan
2010
as Claes Prytz
Bäckström
2020
as Sven-Erik Johnson
Der Kommissar und das Meer
2007
as Gunnar Winarve
Julkalendern
1960
as Berättaren/Sören 2020
Svenska tv-historier
2015
as Sten Ljunggren
Skärgårdsdoktorn
1997
as Axel Holtman
Smash
1990
as Wallner
Kenny Starfighter
1997
as Rektorn
Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen
2013
as Statsminister Erland
Sparvöga
1989
as Livet å Döden
The Laser Man
2005
as Lennart Thorin
C/o Segemyhr
1998
as Svärfar
Svenska Hjärtan
1987
as Henrik Wallin
The Shadow of Freedom
1994
as Thomas Gustafsson
Innocently Convicted
2008
Walk the Talk
2010
as Claes
The Fourth Man
2014
as Majoren
Ramona
2003
as Tore Graan
Strandvaskeren
1978
as Paulus
Mirakel
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
1994
as Rikspolischefen
Mor gifter sig
1979
as Uncle Janne
Järnvägshotellet
2003
as Filip Hammarén
Stjärnhuset
1981
as Apollo
Gynecologist in Askim
2007
as Sture
Lära för livet
1977
Stoft och skugga
1988
as Günter
Skulden
1982
as Kommissarie Larsson
Sanning och konsekvens
1991
as Harry
Blueprint
1992
Movies (78)
Border
2018
as Tina's Father
Us
2013
as Mäklaren
Together
2000
as Birger
The Best Intentions
1992
as Svante
Off Track 2
2025
Burn All My Letters
2022
as Sven Stolpe (1988)
Nobody Owns Me
2013
as Grandfather
Harry & Sonja
1996
as Walter
Zorn
1994
as Richard Bergh
Fuck Up
2012
as Rebeccas far
The Temptation of St. Tony
2009
as Herr Meister
The Health Journey
1999
as Expedit
Four More Years
2010
as Josef
Arne Meets Death
2022
as Nyström
The Disappearance of Finbar
1997
as Finn Bar barman
Nylon
2015
as Alfred
Gone with the Woman
2007
as Oberst Kalle
The Fjällbacka Murders: Friends for Life
2013
Popular Music
2004
as Grandfather
The Chosen
2005
as Göransson
Ellinors bröllop
1996
as Richard's Dad
Kronprinsen och tyrannens återkomst
2025
as Läromästaren
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
1984
as Fritz Mühlweiser
2060
2017
as Bläckan
Almost Elvis
2009
as Guardian angel
Somewhere Else
2011
as Lennart
Lysande Jönssonligan - 40 år
2021
as Fritz Mühlweiser (archive footage)
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
as Överbefälhavare
For Better and Worse
2015
as Sven
Husbonden
1989
as Sailor
Lotta Leaves Home
1993
as Farbror Blomgren
The Ninth Company
1987
as Colonel Hellman
Swedes at Sea
1988
as Didrik
Together 99
2023
as Birger
Who Framed Harry Lund?
1991
as Kent
Hassel - Säkra papper
1989
as Erwin Axell
Rymmare
1974
as Åke
Talk
1997
as Birger
Suddenly
2006
as Sven
The Painter
1982
as Ragge
Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp
2004
as Janitor
Wallander: The Troubled Man
2013
as Håkan von Enke
Rosenbaum - Målbrott
1993
as Erik Feldt
Göta Canal 4: Win or Disappear
2022
as Advokaten
Deadly Drift
1999
as Eriksson
Lyftet
1978
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998
as Anita pappa
A Kind of Hades
1996
as Kalle
Peas & Whiskers
1986
as Shop supervisor
Kalabaliken i Bender
1983
as Överste Grothusen
One Way Ticket
1988
as Alex
Pillertrillaren
1994
as Patient
K-G for Better or for Worse
2002
as Veterinary
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Svensson, Svensson - The Movie
1997
as Arthur
Greger Olsson köper en bil
1990
as Walter
Utmaningen
1994
as Tromben
To Steal a Thief
1996
as Vicar
Awaiting Death
2019
as The father
Pistvakt
2005
as Stor-Erik Marklund
Fläskfarmen
1986
as Egon
Den gråtande ministern
1993
as Statsministern
The Best View
2011
as Tord
Dödspolare
1985
as Bertil Ugglefors
Högläsning av Röde Orm
2024
as Self
Headway
2003
as chefen
Som löven i Vallombrosa
1995
as Gabriel
Grænsen
1995
Sanning och konsekvens
1991
Raymond - sju resor värre
1999
as Olof, Raymond's Father
Champion
2015
Teratologens återkomst
1998
as Reader
While We Live
2016
as Olof
Sunday Roast
as Holger
Susanne Goes Single
2006
Bänken
1982
as Erik
The Girl in the Mist
1997
Playing with Fire
2009
About Sten Ljunggren
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born October 16, 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series Svenska hjärtan, which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lennart Thorin in the TV mini-series based on the Lasermannen events, the retired doctor Axel Holtman in Skärgårdsdoktorn, the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the Swedish dub of Up, the voice of Sykes in the Swedish cinema dub of Oliver & Company, and the evil principal in Kenny Starfighter. He played the lead role… With 109 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Sten Ljunggren has appeared in 78 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sten Ljunggren Movies
- Border (2018) — as Tina's Father
- Us (2013) — as Mäklaren
- Together (2000) — as Birger
- The Best Intentions (1992) — as Svante
- Off Track 2 (2025)
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