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Edward af Sillén

Actor / Screenwriter / Music Director / Film Director | * 09/26/1982 (41) | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Edward af Sillén (born 25 September 1982 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil) is a Swedish screenwriter and director for stage, film and TV. He has translated and directed numerous successful theatre shows including Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, The Drowsy Chaperone, Bull and Cock by Mike Bartlett, Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein, Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, and Art by Yasmina Reza. Af Sillén has worked on Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest as a director, commentator and screenwriter, including in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where he wrote and directed the interval act "Love Love Peace Peace" with Fredrik Kempe. Following on from writing his first film Medicinen, his second writing Holy Mess became the biggest Swedish film of 2015. In 2019, he directed A Piece of My Heart, a jukebox musical film based on the music of Tomas Ledin and starring Malin Akerman, which was nominated for an Audience Award at the Guldbagge Awards. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

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TV Shows/Series with Edward af Sillén as Actor(5)

as himself2020 Muren
as Himself - Contestant2019 Alla mot alla med Filip och Fredrik
as Self - Contestant2019 Alla mot alla med Filip och Fredrik
as Jury member2007 Sweden's Got Talent
as himself2005 Doobidoo

Movies with Edward af Sillén as Crew(8)

Directing/Director2023 Änglagård - The Musical
Writing/Writer2023 Änglagård - The Musical
Directing/Director2023 Ett sista race
Writing/Writer2023 Ett sista race
Writing/Original Film Writer2022 Kulkuset kulkuset
Directing/Director2019 A Piece of My Heart
Writing/Writer2015 A Holy Mess
Writing/Writer2014 Medicine

TV Shows/Series with Edward af Sillén as Crew(3)

Sound/Songs??? Melodifestivalen
Writing/Writer??? Melodifestivalen
Directing/Director??? Melodifestivalen

Additional Information

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Full Name: Edward af Sillén
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Sunday, 09/26 1982 (September) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (current age: 41 years + 185 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Swedish (SV)
Other names for Edward af Sillén (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edward Claesson af Sillén"
Edward af Sillén frequently works together with these people:
Alexander Bard (6x, Actor)
Kattis Ahlström (6x, Actress)
Helena Bergström (5x, Actress)
Sven Melander (5x, Actor)
Anders Lundin (5x, Actor)
Lotta Engberg (5x, Actress)
Christer Björkman (5x, Actor)
Marko Lehtosalo (5x, Actor)
Nanne Grönvall (5x, Actress)
Elisabeth Andreassen (5x, Actress)
Måns Zelmerlöw (5x, Actor)
Daniel Réhn (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:256865, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024