Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/8/1960
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also Known As
Michael NykvistMichael NyquistMicke Nyqvist
Michael Nyqvist
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 lead...
Known For
Slim Susie
as Mörka Rösten
The Kautokeino Rebellion
as Lars Levi Laestadius
Next Door
as Åke
Suddenly
as Lasse
Paris Follies
as Jesper
Together
as Rolf
Hunter Killer
as Captain Andropov
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Mikael Blomkvist
Abduction
as Nikola Kozlow
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Hendricks
John Wick
as Viggo Tarasov
Wallander: Mastermind
as Lothar Kraftzcyk
You Disappear
as Bernard Berman
Frank & Lola
as Alan
The Girl Who Played with Fire
as Mikael Blomkvist
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
as Mikael Blomkvist
Europa Report
as Andrei Blok
Breaking Out
as Diego
The Black Pimpernel
as Harald Edelstam
As It Is in Heaven
as Daniel Daréus