Michael Nyqvist facts for kids
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Mikael Nyqvist
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Nyqvist in 2013
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| Born |
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist
8 November 1960 |
| Died | 27 June 2017 (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden
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| Occupation | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1982–2017 |
| Spouse(s) |
Catharina Ehrnrooth
(m. 1990) |
| Children | 2 |
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (born November 8, 1960 – died June 27, 2017) was a well-known Swedish actor. He became famous for playing police officer Banck in the Martin Beck TV series in the late 1990s. He also had a main role in the 2002 film Grabben i graven bredvid.
Mikael Nyqvist gained international fame for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the popular Millennium series of films. He also played important villain roles in big Hollywood movies like Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and John Wick. In 2004, he starred in As It Is in Heaven, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Early Life and Education
Mikael Nyqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 8, 1960. His mother was Swedish, and his father was Italian. Mikael was adopted from an orphanage when he was a young child.
When he was 17, Mikael spent a year as an exchange student in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. This is where he took his first acting class. He even had a small part in his school's play, Death of a Salesman. After returning to Sweden, he tried ballet school for a year. Later, at age 24, he decided to try acting and was accepted into the Malmö Theatre Academy.
Acting Career Highlights
Mikael Nyqvist's first big role was as police officer John Banck in the Beck TV series in 1997. His career really took off in 2000 with the film Together. This movie was very successful around the world. Mikael was nominated for a Guldbagge Award (a Swedish film award) for his role in it. He later won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the romantic comedy Grabben i graven bredvid.
In 2004, Mikael played Daniel Daréus, a conductor and musician, in the film As It Is in Heaven. This movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, which is a huge honor. In 2007, he played Harald Edelstam in The Black Pimpernel. Edelstam was a Swedish ambassador who helped many people escape danger during a difficult time in Chile.
International Success
Mikael Nyqvist became known worldwide for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film series. These movies were based on the very popular Millennium novels by Stieg Larsson.
He also starred in several big Hollywood action movies. In 2011, he played a villain named Kurt Hendricks in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, alongside Tom Cruise. In 2014, he appeared in John Wick as a Russian mob boss. One of his last roles was as Captain Sergei Andropov in the movie Hunter Killer, which was released after he passed away.
Personal Life
Mikael Nyqvist wrote a book about his life called Just After Dreaming. In this book, he shared stories about his childhood and his journey to find his biological parents.
In 1990, he married Catharina Ehrnrooth, who is a scenographer (someone who designs sets for plays and movies). They had two children together: a daughter named Ellen, born in 1991, and a son named Arthur, born in 1996.
Death
Mikael Nyqvist sadly passed away from lung cancer on June 27, 2017, in Stockholm. He was 56 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Mikael Nyqvist para niños
