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Michael Nyqvist

Film Producer / Actor | * 11/08/1960 († 56, 06/27/2017) | Stockholm, Stockholms län (Sweden)
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Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (Swedish: [ˈnŷːkvɪst]; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role in the 2002 film Grabben i graven bredvid. He was internationally recognized for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the acclaimed Millennium series and 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 As It Is in Heaven which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States ...

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

PG-13

2011 | 3.6/5 | 2h 13min
Action, Thriller, Adventure
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Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabe ...

Together

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2000 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, l ...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

R

2009 | 3.8/5 | 2h 32min
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. ...

John Wick

R

2014 | 3.7/5 | 1h 41min
Action, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Michael Nyqvist

Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Movies with Michael Nyqvist as Actor(71)

as Bishop Joseph Fliessen2019 A Hidden Life
as Captain Andropov2018 Hunter Killer
as Nesterov2018 Kursk
as Bernard Berman2017 You Disappear
as Henrik2016 I.T.
as Alan2016 Frank & Lola
as Markel2016 A Serious Game
as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna2015 The Girl King
as Milan Daneker2015 The Girl in the Book
as himself2015 John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
as Paul Schäfer2015 Colonia
as himself2015 For Better and Worse
as Martin2014 My So-Called Father
as Johan2014 Days and Nights
as Viggo Tarasov2014 John Wick
as Jesper2014 Paris Follies
as Stephen Schumacher2013 Disconnect
as Andrei Blok2013 Europa Report
2013 The Girl from Nagasaki
as Staffan2011 The Chinese Man
as Nikola Kozlow2011 Abduction
as Kurt Hendricks2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Ernst2010 Among Us
as Johan, mąż K.2010 The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
as Lars Hakansson2010 Kennedy's Brain
as Stage actor2009 The Wedding Photographer
as Mikael Blomkvist2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Mikael Blomkvist2009 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
as Mikael Blomkvist2009 The Girl Who Played with Fire
as Lars Levi Laestadius2008 The Kautokeino Rebellion
as Stan2008 Downloading Nancy
as Masen2008 Iscariot
as Magnus Folkesson2007 Arn: The Knight Templar
as Harald Edelstam2007 The Black Pimpernel
as Lasse2006 Suddenly
as Janne2006 Search
as Sven Blomberg2005 Bang Bang Orangutang
as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa2005 Mother of Mine
as Åke2005 Next Door
as Lothar Kraftzcyk2005 Wallander: Mastermind
as Magnus2004 London Voodoo
as Jacob2004 Day and Night
as himself2004 ABBA - The Last Video
as Daniel Daréus2004 As It Is in Heaven
as Mörka Rösten2003 Slim Susie
as Erik2003 Details
as Benny2002 The Guy in the Grave Next Door
as Giuseppe2002 We Can Be Heroes!
as Thorn2001 The Confession
as Doctor2001 His and Hers
as Christoffer2001 Shadow Boys
as Kent2001 Home Sweet Home
2001 Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
as Lev2000 Hjärta av sten
as Rolf2000 Together
as Raymond1999 On the Last Verse - A Small Film About Death
as Diego1999 Breaking Out
as The Director1998 Waiting for the Tenor
as Karl-Erik1998 Personkrets 3:1
as John Banck1998 Beck 03 - White Nights
as John Banck1998 Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
as John Banck1998 Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
as John Banck1998 Beck 07 - The Money Man
as John Banck1998 Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
as Resturant owner1997 Tic Tac
as John Banck1997 Beck - The Man with the Icons
as John Banck1997 Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
as Carpenter #11996 Jerusalem
as Kalle Andersson1996 Such Is Life
1987 Jim and the Pirates
as modellen1982 Kamraterna

TV Shows/Series with Michael Nyqvist as Actor(14)

as H.F. Verwoerd2017 Madiba
as Mikael Eklund2015 100 Code
as White Vincent2013 Zero Hour
as Mikael Blomkvist2010 Millennium
as Guest2010 Hellenius Hörna
as Magnus Folkesson2010 Arn: The Knight Templar
as Self - Guest2009 Skavlan
as Tage Wolter2008 The Night Sister
as Lothar Kraftzcyk2005 Wallander
as Stig Petré2004 Om Stig Petrés hemlighet
as Fagerlund2002 Olivia Twist
as Bo Runfeldt2002 The Fifth Woman
as John Banck1999 Beck
as Henrik Boström1999 En dag i taget

Movies with Michael Nyqvist as Crew(1)

Crew/In Memory Of2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Full Name: Michael Nyqvist
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Tuesday, 11/08 1960 (November) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Sweden)
Died: Tuesday, 06/27 2017 (June) in Stockholm (aged: 56)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN), Swedish (SV, native language)
Educated at: Malmö Theatre Academy
Other names for Michael Nyqvist (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michael Nykvist"
"Michael Nyquist"
"Micke Nyqvist"
"Mikael Nyqvist"
"Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist"
"Микаэл Нюквист"
Michael Nyqvist frequently works together with these people:
Rolf Börjlind (12x, Crew)
Mikael Persbrandt (11x, Actor)
Peter Haber (9x, Actor)
Ulf Malmros (9x, Crew)
Ole Søndberg (9x, Crew)
Anna-Lena Melin (9x, Crew)
Ingvar Hirdwall (8x, Actor)
Mona Theresia Forsén (8x, Crew)
Rebecka Hemse (8x, Actress)
Olof Johnson (8x, Crew)
Per Morberg (8x, Actor)
Misio Mokrosinski (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:768, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 07/16/2025