Michael Nyqvist
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1960-11-08
- Died
- 2017-06-27
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Michael Nykvist · Michael Nyquist · Micke Nyqvist · Mikael Nyqvist · Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist · Микаэл Нюквист
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (20)
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Wallander
2005
as Lothar Kraftzcyk
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Beck
1999
as John Banck
Hellenius Hörna
2010
as Self - Guest
Arn: The Knight Templar
2010
as Magnus Folkesson
Zero Hour
2013
as White Vincent
Millennium
2010
as Mikael Blomkvist
Olivia Twist
2002
as Fagerlund
Madiba
2017
as H.F. Verwoerd
100 Code
2015
as Mikael Eklund
Kvällspressen
1992
as Journalist
Skattejakten
2005
as Are Sterner
The Fifth Woman
2002
as Bo Runfeldt
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
2008
as Lars Levi Laestadius
Der Chinese
2011
as Staffan Roslin
En dag i taget
1999
as Henrik Boström
The Night Sister
2008
as Tage Wolter
Om Stig Petrés hemlighet
2004
as Stig Petré
Bergs bärbara talkshow
2013
as Self
Movies (72)
John Wick
2014
as Viggo Tarasov
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
as Hendricks
Hunter Killer
2018
as Captain Andropov
Colonia
2016
as Paul Schäfer
Abduction
2011
as Nikola Kozlow
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
as Mikael Blomkvist
Europa Report
2013
as Andrei Blok
The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009
as Mikael Blomkvist
A Hidden Life
2019
as Bishop Joseph Fliessen
Disconnect
2013
as Stephen Schumacher
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009
as Mikael Blomkvist
I.T.
2016
as Henrik
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Magnus Folkesson
Next Door
2005
as Åke
The Girl in the Book
2015
as Milan Daneker
Paris Follies
2014
as Jesper
Together
2000
as Rolf
You Disappear
2017
as Bernard Berman
The Girl King
2015
as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
Frank & Lola
2016
as Alan
As It Is in Heaven
2004
as Daniel Daréus
Slim Susie
2003
as Mörka Rösten
Downloading Nancy
2008
as Stan
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
as Self
Days and Nights
2014
as Johan
Don't F*#% With John Wick
2015
as Self
The Kautokeino Rebellion
2008
as Lars Levi Laestadius
Search
2006
as Janne
Mother of Mine
2005
as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
2010
as Johan, mąż K.
A Serious Game
2016
as Markel
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
as John Banck
Jerusalem
1996
as Carpenter #1
The Black Pimpernel
2007
as Harald Edelstam
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
as John Banck
His and Hers
2001
as Doctor
Among Us
2010
as Ernst
Wallander: Mastermind
2005
as Lothar Kraftzcyk
Day and Night
2004
as Jacob
Kennedy's Brain
2010
as Lars Hakansson
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998
as John Banck
Tic Tac
1997
as Resturant owner
The Wedding Photographer
2009
as Stage actor
For Better and Worse
2015
as Himself
On the Last Verse: A Small Film About Death
1999
as Raymond
London Voodoo
2004
as Magnus
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
as John Banck
Details
2003
as Erik
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998
as John Banck
Suddenly
2006
as Lasse
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997
as John Banck
Such Is Life
1996
as Kalle Andersson
The Guy in the Grave Next Door
2002
as Benny
My So-Called Father
2014
as Martin
The Girl from Nagasaki
2013
ABBA - The Last Video
2004
as Michael Nyqvist
We Can Be Heroes!
2002
as Giuseppe
Waiting for the Tenor
1998
as The Director
Hjärta av sten
2000
as Lev
Home Sweet Home
2001
as Kent
Bang Bang Orangutang
2005
as Sven Blomberg
The Confession
2001
as Thorn
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
as John Banck
Iscariot
2008
as Masen
Breaking Out
1999
as Diego
Comrades
1982
as modellen
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
2016
as Self
Shadow Boys
2001
as Christoffer
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
Der Chinese
2011
as Staffan
Personkrets 3:1
1998
as Karl-Erik
About Michael Nyqvist
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 W… With 92 credits spanning from 1951 to 2019, Michael Nyqvist has appeared in 72 films and 20 TV shows.
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- John Wick (2014) — as Viggo Tarasov
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) — as Hendricks
- Hunter Killer (2018) — as Captain Andropov
- Colonia (2016) — as Paul Schäfer
- Abduction (2011) — as Nikola Kozlow
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