Top 100 Scandinavian Actors

1. Nils Aréhn

Nils Aréhn was born on December 30, 1877 in Sundsvall, Västernorrlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Phantom Carriage (1921), Damen med kameliorna (1925) and Thomas Graals myndling (1923). He died on April 1, 1928 in Stockholm, Sweden.

2. Jean Hersholt

Actor | Greed

If ever there was a Great Dane in Hollywood it was Jean Hersholt - and one of its great hearts as well. He was from a well-known Danish stage and entertainment family that had toured throughout Europe performing with young Jean as an essential cast member. He graduated from the Copenhagen Art ...

3. Gösta Ekman

Actor | Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

Generally spoken of as Swedish theater's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, becoming the first real star of Swedish theater. His boyish good looks attracted both sexes, helping to create a massive cult following and elevating him to the ...

4. Lars Hanson

Actor | Gösta Berlings saga

Lars Hanson was born on July 26, 1886 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924), Captain Salvation (1927) and The Scarlet Letter (1926). He was married to Karin Molander. He died on April 8, 1965 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, ...

5. Preben Lerdorff Rye

Actor | En fremmed banker på

Preben Lerdorff Rye was born on May 23, 1917 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for A Stranger Knocks (1959), I gabestokken (1950) and Hans Nielsen Hauge (1961). He died on June 15, 1995 in Denmark.

6. Thorkild Roose

Actor | Hendes Ære

Thorkild Roose was born on October 8, 1874 in Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Hendes Ære (1911), Dyrekøbt Venskab (1912) and Thru Trials to Victory (1911). He died on June 6, 1961 in Denmark.

7. Alf Kjellin

Actor | Ice Station Zebra

Although trained for the stage in his native Sweden, Alf Kjellin appeared in only a few stage productions before entering films. His work in Torment (1944) resulted in his being noticed by Hollywood, and he made his American film debut in 1949 under the name Christopher Kent. He soon went back to ...

8. Stig Järrel

Actor | Hets

Once one of Sweden's hardest working actors, he has descibed himself as a workaholic during the 1940s. He has played all kinds of roles, both comedy as in Fram för lilla Märta eller På livets ödesvägar: Ett biografdrama i prolog, epilog och ett antal tableauxer (1945) as ...

9. Olof Winnerstrand

Actor | Hets

Olof Winnerstrand was born on August 26, 1875 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Torment (1944), A Lesson in Love (1954) and Kastrullresan (1950). He was married to Frida Winnerstrand. He died on July 16, 1956 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

10. John Ekman

Actor | Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru

John Ekman was born on November 15, 1880 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for The Outlaw and His Wife (1918), Gentleman of the Room (1914) and Säterjäntan (1912). He died on November 22, 1949 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden.

11. Stig Olin

Soundtrack | Resan till dej

A distinguished actor, director and composer in Sweden; Stig Olin made his success in many areas of the Swedish entertainment business in the 1940s and 50s. As an actor, he claimed success when he played boyish characters and naive students on film. He was the actor who eventually took the claim of...

12. Birger Malmsten

Actor | Skepp till India land

Birger Malmsten was born on December 23, 1920 in Gräsö, Uppsala län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for A Ship to India (1947), It Rains on Our Love (1946) and Eva (1948). He was married to Haide Göransson. He died on February 15, 1991 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

13. Ulf Palme

Actor | Fröken Julie

Ulf Palme was born on October 18, 1920 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Miss Julie (1951), Girl with Hyacinths (1950) and På dessa skuldror (1948). He died on May 12, 1993 in Ingarö, Stockholms län, Sweden.

14. Hasse Ekman

Writer | Sommarnöje sökes

Being the son of actor / theatre director Gösta Ekman, it was natural for him to start a career in the movie business. He was first noticed for playing against his father in Intermezzo (1936). He also showed a talent for writing, and his first script was filmed as Blixt och dunder (1938). Producer ...

15. Åke Grönberg

Actor | Gycklarnas afton

Åke Grönberg was born on March 26, 1914 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Sawdust and Tinsel (1953), I Roslagens famn (1945) and Summer with Monika (1953). He was married to Sonja Margareta Lund and Rut Holm. He died on September 15, 1969.

16. Gunnar Björnstrand

Actor | Persona

Being the son of an acting father, Oscar Johanson, it isn't surprising that he wanted to be an actor already as a child. However, he first worked as a baker's apprentice, in a barber shop or in the docks. After the conscription he got his first role, a bit part on the theater Lilla Teatern in ...

17. Emil Hass Christensen

Actor | Støv på hjernen

Emil Hass Christensen was born on January 23, 1903 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Støv på hjernen (1961), Nyhavn 17 (1933) and Tre finder en kro (1955). He was married to Hjørdis Gunnlögsson. He died on January 12, 1982 in Denmark.

18. Henrik Malberg

Actor | Kobberbryllup

Henrik Malberg was born on December 4, 1873 in Aarhus, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Kobberbryllup (1933), Præsten i Vejlby (1931) and Det største i verden (1921). He died on September 28, 1958 in Denmark.

19. Max von Sydow

Actor | Flash Gordon

Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry.

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20. Victor Sjöström

Actor | Smultronstället

Victor Sjöström was born on September 20, 1879, and is the undisputed father of Swedish film, ranking as one of the masters of world cinema. His influence lives on in the work of Ingmar Bergman and all those directors, both Swedish and international, influenced by his work and the works of ...

21. Nils Poppe

Actor | Det sjunde inseglet

While studying, he became interested in acting and was discovered when performing in a school play.

His talent for comedic acting made him known for the public when he debuted with Pengar - en tragikomisk saga (1947), which he directed himself. He is today best remembered for his character Fabian ...

22. Jarl Kulle

Actor | Fanny och Alexander

Hadn't it been for his school teacher, who managed to get him money for a theater education, he would probably never had become an actor. After two failed attempts at becoming a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school he succeeded at the age of 19. During these years in the beginning ...

23. Lars Passgård

Actor | Såsom i en spegel

Lars Passgård was born on February 14, 1941 in Borås, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Jakten (1965) and Erik XIV (1974). He died on March 16, 2003 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.

24. Håkan Jahnberg

Actor | Tystnaden

Håkan Jahnberg was born on September 14, 1903 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Silence (1963), Blood and Fire (1945) and En flicka kommer till sta'n (1937). He was married to Berta Hall. He died on December 14, 1970 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.

25. Ebbe Rode

Actor | Gertrud

Ebbe Rode was born on May 10, 1910 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Gertrud (1964), Tango (1933) and For frihed og ret (1949). He was married to Nina Pens Rode, Helle Virkner and Bodil Kjer. He died on May 23, 1998 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

26. Baard Owe

Actor | Riget

Baard Owe was born on July 3, 1936 in Mosjøen, Norway. He was an actor and director, known for The Kingdom (1994), Headhunters (2011) and Gertrud (1964). He was married to Marie-Louise Coninck. He died on November 11, 2017 in Denmark.

27. Bendt Rothe

Actor | Gertrud

Bendt Rothe was born on May 9, 1921 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Gertrud (1964), Matador (1978) and Anna Sophie Hedvig (1975). He was married to Birte Merete Gad, Vigga Bro, Asta Riis Poulsen and Helle Høeg Houmøller. He died on December 31, 1989 in Denmark.

28. Lou Castel

Actor | I pugni in tasca

Lou Castel was born on May 28, 1943 in Bogotá, Colombia. He is an actor and director, known for Fists in the Pocket (1965), A Bullet for the General (1967) and The Birth of Love (1993).

29. Per Oscarsson

Actor | Sult

Per Oscarsson was born on January 28, 1927 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Hunger (1966), The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009) and Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984). He was married to Gerd Hegnell and Kia Östling. He died on December 31, 2010 in Skara, ...

30. Keve Hjelm

Actor | Kvarteret Korpen

Keve Hjelm was born on June 23, 1922 in Gnesta, Södermanlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Raven's End (1963), Godnatt, jord (1979) and Roseanna (1967). He was married to Ingrid Håkansson. He died on February 3, 2004 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

31. Thommy Berggren

Actor | The Adventurers

Thommy Berggren was born on August 12, 1937 in Mölndal, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for The Adventurers (1970), Heja Roland! (1966) and Berget på månens baksida (1983). He has been married to Monika Ahlberg since 1980. They have three children.

32. Knud Rex

Actor | Frk. Kirkemus

Knud Rex was born on March 30, 1912 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Frk. Kirkemus (1941), Hejrenæs (1953) and Hidden Fear (1957). He died on December 24, 1968 in Denmark.

33. Vilgot Sjöman

Writer | Garaget

Vilgot Sjöman was born on December 2, 1924 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a writer and director, known for The Garage (1975), A Handful of Love (1974) and My Sister, My Love (1966). He was married to Lotta Sjöman and Kristina Hasselgren. He died on April 9, 2006 in Stockholm, ...

34. Geir Westby

Actor | Edvard Munch

Geir Westby is known for Edvard Munch (1974).

35. Eric Allum

Actor | Edvard Munch

Eric Allum is known for Edvard Munch (1974).

36. Holger Löwenadler

Actor | Lacombe Lucien

Holger Löwenadler was born on April 1, 1904 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Lacombe, Lucien (1974), A Ship to India (1947) and The Heavenly Play (1942). He died on June 18, 1977 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

37. Halvar Björk

Actor | Höstsonaten

Halvar Björk was born on September 22, 1928 in Borgvattnet, Jämtlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Autumn Sonata (1978), Badarna (1968) and Ödets man (1960). He died on November 12, 2000 in Huddinge, Stockholms län, Sweden.

38. Bertil Guve

Actor | Fanny och Alexander

Bertil Guve was born on 9 September, 1970 in Sweden. The young actor is best remembered for his sensible and magic performance in Ingmar Bergman's award winning film "Fanny and Alexander", where Guve acts as Alexander. He also appeared in the miniseries (an extended version of the film and two TV ...

39. Anton Glanzelius

Actor | Mitt liv som hund

Anton Glanzelius was born on April 11, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a producer and actor, known for My Life as a Dog (1985), Paradise Hotel (2005) and Husbonden (1989).

40. Tomas von Brömssen

Actor | Mannen från Mallorca

Tomas von Brömssen was born on May 8, 1943 in Örgryte, Västra götalands län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for The Man from Majorca (1984), All Things Fair (1995) and My Life as a Dog (1985). He has been married to Dorthe Pedersen since November 21, 2004. He was previously married to Eva...

41. Erland Josephson

Actor | Offret

Erland Josephson, the distinguished Swedish actor best known for his appearance in Ingmar Bergman's films, was born in Stockholm, Sweden on June 15, 1923. Josephson's relationship with Bergman, a long-time friend, began in the late 1930s when they first worked together in the theater.

Although he ...

42. Allan Edwall

Actor | Jungfrukällan

Allan Edwall was born in a working class home in Jämtland, Sweden in 1924. His father was a trade-union man and a communist. 1949-52 he attended Stockholm's Royal Daramatic Theatre School. Through the years he made more than 400 parts in theater, film, television and radio. He was also a director, ...

43. Pelle Hvenegaard

Actor | Pelle erobreren

Pelle Hvenegaard is a Danish actor and writer, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror (1987).

Hvenegaard is named after the title character of Pelle from Danish author Martin Andersen Nexø's 1910 novel Pelle the Conqueror.

At age 11, director Bille August chose ...

44. Björn Granath

Actor | Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Björn Granath was born on April 5, 1946 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and Evil (2003). He was married to Annmargret Fyregård. He died on February 5, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.

45. Erik Paaske

Actor | Sangen om den røde rubin

Erik Paaske was born on August 21, 1933 in Kolding, Denmark. He was an actor. He died on June 13, 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

46. Henning Jensen

Actor | Gaven

Henning Jensen was born on January 5, 1943 in Store Heddinge, Denmark. He is an actor, known for Gaven (2008), Flickering Lights (2000) and After the Wedding (2006). He has been married to Solbjørg Højfeldt since June 23, 1985.

47. Sakke Järvenpää

Writer | Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana

Sakke Järvenpää is known for Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994), Macbeth (1987) and Leningrad Cowboys: Leningrad (1996).

48. Heikki Keskinen

Le Havre

Heikki Keskinen is known for Le Havre (2011), On the Trail of Elvis the Cat (1987) and Pimeys odottaa (1985).

49. Esko Nikkari

Actor | Hamlet liikemaailmassa

Esko Nikkari was born on November 23, 1938 in Lapua, Finland. He was an actor, known for Hamlet Goes Business (1987), The Match Factory Girl (1990) and Juha (1999). He was married to Asteri Martikkala. He died on December 17, 2006 in Seinäjoki, Finland.

50. Vesa Vierikko

Actor | Talvisota

Vesa Vierikko was born on May 24, 1956 in Lappeenranta, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for The Winter War (1989), Linna (1986) and Kummeli Kultakuume (1997). He was previously married to Ilona Lampi.

51. Matti Pellonpää

Actor | Night on Earth

Matti Pellonpää was born on March 28, 1951 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor and writer, known for Night on Earth (1991), The Bohemian Life (1992) and Räpsy & Dolly eli Pariisi odottaa (1990). He died on July 13, 1995 in Vaasa, Finland.

52. Kari Väänänen

Actor | Taivaan tulet

Kari Väänänen was born on September 17, 1953 in Ivalo, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Taivaan tulet (2007), Night on Earth (1991) and Lakeuden kutsu (2000). He is married to Terhi Väänänen. They have one child. He was previously married to Sanna Fransman and Susanna Roine.

53. Samuel Fröler

Actor | Nobel

Samuel Fröler was born on March 24, 1957 in Madesjö, Kalmar län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Nobel (2016), A Corner of Paradise (1997) and Liv & Ingmar (2012). He was previously married to Anna-Stina Fröler.

54. Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Actor | Riget

One of Swedish theater's most well known actors. Järegård is appreciated for his extrovert and at the same time controlled style of acting, of which he gladly characterized comic or morbid characters. He played the title role in Moliére's "Tartuffe" as well as Orgon (The Royal Dramatic Theatre, ...

55. Holger Juul Hansen

Actor | Riget

Holger Juul Hansen was born on August 14, 1924 in Nyborg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for The Kingdom (1994), Matador (1978) and Flagermusen (1966). He was married to Inge Olafsen and Else-Marie. He died on March 19, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

56. Stellan Skarsgård

Actor | Good Will Hunting

Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where...

57. Peter Stormare

Actor | Fargo

Peter Stormare was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, to Gunhild (Holm) and Karl Ingvar Storm. He began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions ...

58. Jens Albinus

Actor | Idioterne

Jens Albinus was born on January 3, 1965 in Bogense, Denmark. He is an actor and director, known for The Idiots (1998), Antichrist (2009) and Dancer in the Dark (2000).

59. Henning Moritzen

Actor | Festen

Henning Moritzen is a well-known Danish screen and stage actor. Born in Tårbæk near Copenhagen and with a secondary school degree from Grønnevangsskolen in Ordrup, Henning Mortizen was educated as an actor at Privatteatrenes Elevskole. Since the early 1950s he has been a stage actor with countless ...

60. Troels Lyby

Actor | Klassefesten

Troels Lyby was born on October 15, 1966 in Århus, Denmark. He is an actor, known for The Reunion (2011), Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013) and Accused (2005).

61. Krister Henriksson

Actor | Kyss mig

Krister Henriksson was born on November 12, 1946 in Häverö, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Kiss Me (2011), Sex, hopp & kärlek (2005) and Veranda för en tenor (1998). He has been married to Cecilia Nilsson since 1988. They have one child.

62. Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Actor | Brúðguminn

Hilmir Snær Guðnason was born on January 24, 1969 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is an actor and writer, known for White Night Wedding (2008), Lamb (2021) and 101 Reykjavík (2000).

63. Thomas Hanzon

Actor | Carambole

Thomas Hanzon was born on July 20, 1962, in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden. Hanzon is an actor based in Sweden.

After his years as a football-pro Thomas Hanzon founded a theatre group called Theather Camelont that was based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was active until 1985. The actor Allan Edwall ...

64. Markku Peltola

Actor | Mies vailla menneisyyttä

Markku Peltola was born on July 12, 1956 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor and composer, known for The Man Without a Past (2002), Private Eye Vares (2004) and Juha (1999). He died on December 31, 2007 in Kangasala, Finland.

65. Ulrich Thomsen

Actor | Festen

Ulrich Thomsen graduated from The Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which playing on several theaters in Copenhagen, i.e. Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His debut on film was in Ole Bornedal's Nightwatch (1994). Since then a number of ...

66. Börje Ahlstedt

Actor | Ronja Rövardotter

Börje Ahlstedt was born on February 21, 1939 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984), Fanny and Alexander (1982) and Kaninmannen (1990). He has been married to Birgitta Hermann since 1965.

67. Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Actor | Kvinden i buret

"There are those who miss being in-depth with the world," explains Nikolaj Lie Kaas in an interview with Politiken on April 29th, 2001, "but for me superficiality means a lot - that's where I get my drive." This is an interesting comment from an actor, whose acting always strikes a deeply personal ...

68. Thorsten Flinck

Actor | Ett hål i mitt hjärta

Thorsten Flinck was born on April 17, 1961. He is an actor and director, known for A Hole in My Heart (2004), Natt med gäster (2009) and Kråsnålen (1988).

69. Jesper Christensen

Actor | Spectre

Born 1948 in central Copenhagen. Lived there ever since. Did 25 years of theatre, - like Alceste in the Misanthropist, Richard in Richard lll (solo), Faust in Faust, Astrov in Vanja, a lot of worried men,- stopped doing it in 1998. Since then only worried men on film. Worked on more than 100 films ...

70. Janne Hyytiäinen

Actor | Kuolleet lehdet

Janne Hyytiäinen was born on August 23, 1968 in Finland. He is an actor, known for Fallen Leaves (2023), The Other Side of Hope (2017) and Täällä Pohjantähden alla (2009).

71. Kåre Hedebrant

Actor | Låt den rätte komma in

Kare lives with his mother, father and sister in the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. He attends Adolf Fredrik's School of Music, the oldest specialized elementary school in Sweden. In 2008 Kare starred in his first feature film "Let the Right One In". Before that he played the title role in a ...

72. Michael Nyqvist

Actor | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Born Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist in Stockholm, Sweden, it wasn't until he was over a year old when he was finally adopted from the orphanage he had been given to. His father was a lawyer and his mother a writer. It wasn't until he had his first child that he decided to seek out his biological parents. ...

73. Jakob Cedergren

Actor | Den skyldige

Jakob Cedergren was born on January 10, 1973 in Lund, Sweden. He is an actor, known for The Guilty (2018), Submarino (2010) and Terribly Happy (2008).

74. Peter Plaugborg

Actor | Kvinden i buret

Peter Plaugborg was born on April 12, 1980 in Ølgod, Ribe, Denmark. He is an actor, known for Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013), Submarino (2010) and Flame & Citron (2008).

75. Mikael Persbrandt

Actor | Hævnen

Mikael was born in Jakobsberg, Stockholm, Sweden on September 25th 1963. His interest in acting started at an early age when working as an extra in Ingmar Bergman's staging of William Shakespeare's "King Lear."

In the 1990s, Mikael starred in the immensely popular Swedish TV series, "Rederiet" ("The...

76. William Jøhnk Nielsen

Actor | Hævnen

William Jøhnk Juel Nielsen was born in July 5, 1997 in Hundested, Denmark. He is a danish actor known for in a better world (2010), A Royal Affair (2012) and Bare tjue (2016). He graduated at Herlufsholm School. Though he has been appearing on-screen since he was four years old, Nielsen found his ...

77. Kristofer Hivju

Actor | Turist

A second-generation Norwegian actor, Kristofer Hivju was born on 7 December, 1978 in Oslo. He is the son of actors Lieselotte Holmene and Erik Hivju, a prominent character actor who appeared with his son in the short film Flax, where Kristofer shared screenwriting credit with director Bård Ivar ...

78. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Actor | Game of Thrones

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre in Copenhagen in 1993. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch (1994). Since then he has appeared in ...

79. Dar Salim

Actor | The Covenant

Dar Salim was born on August 18, 1977 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor and producer, known for Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (2023), Game of Thrones (2011) and The Devil's Double (2011).

80. Anders Danielsen Lie

Actor | Verdens verste menneske

Anders Danielsen Lie was born on January 1, 1979 in Oslo, Norway. He is an actor, known for 22 July (2018), Oslo, August 31st (2011) and Personal Shopper (2016).

Anders Danielsen Lie is a Norwegian film actor, musician and has earned a degree in medicin. He had his cinematic breakthrough as an 11-...

81. Aksel Hennie

Actor | Max Manus

Aksel Hennie is a Norwegian actor, writer and director. He has acted in a number of successful Norwegian movies, and has received several awards. Hennie grew up in Lambertseter in Oslo. In his late teens he was sentenced for tagging, and became an outcast in the community for confessing to the ...

82. Mads Mikkelsen

Actor | Hannibal

Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.

Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew ...

83. Pilou Asbæk

Actor | Ghost in the Shell

Pilou Asbæk graduated from The Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2008. In the same year, he played the leading role in Niels Arden Oplev's drama Worlds Apart. In 2010 he had his breakthrough as the inmate Rune in Lindholm & Noer's prison drama R for which he won the prize for Best actor ...

84. Pål Sverre Hagen

Actor | Kraftidioten

Pål Sverre Hagen is one of Scandinavia's most prominent and versatile actors. His work include more than fifty film and television titles in addition to his substantial stage work. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Oscar nominated Kon-Tiki, Troubled Water, In Order of Disappearance and ...

85. Thomas Bo Larsen

Actor | Jagten

Thomas Bo Larsen was born on November 27, 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark. He is an actor, known for The Hunt (2012), The Celebration (1998) and Another Round (2020).

86. Kim Kold

Actor | 10 timer til Paradis

Kim Kold is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper, who in 1993 at 27 years of age suffered a serious injury in his Achilles tendon. He was sent to the gym doing rehabilitation training. He took up an interest in bodybuilding and started competing in 1997. He won the Danish National Bodybuilding ...

87. Søren Malling

Actor | Kapringen

Søren Malling was born in Denmark in 1964 and went to Odense Theatre School from 1988 - 1992.

Malling has appeared in many Danish TV successes such as Unit 1 (2000), The Killing (2007), Borgen (2010-2013). His credits include films as A Royal Affair (2012), A Hijacking (2012), A War (2015), Men & ...

88. Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Actor | En kongelig affære

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard is a young danish actor. In 2012, he won the award of Best Male Actor at the Berlinale for his appearance in the movie A Royal Affair, while still attending theatre school, Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen. He graduated in the summer of 2012.

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard grew up in the...

89. Johannes Kuhnke

Actor | Turist

Johannes Kuhnke was born on April 17, 1972 in Strömsund, Jämtlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Force Majeure (2014), Äkta människor (2012) and The House That Jack Built (2018). He has been married to Alice Bah since 2003. They have three children.

90. Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Actor | Hrútar

Sigurður Sigurjónsson was born on July 6, 1955. He is an actor and writer, known for Rams (2015), Under the Tree (2017) and City State (2011).

91. Gunnar Jónsson

Actor | Fúsi

Gunnar Jónsson is known for Virgin Mountain (2015), The Valhalla Murders (2019) and Mr. Bjarnfreðarson (2009).

92. Claes Bang

Actor | The Square

Claes Kasper Bang is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film The Square. For that role he won the European Film Award for Best Actor, being the first Dane to do so. He played the role of Sasha Mann in the final series of ...

93. Sakari Kuosmanen

Actor | Mies vailla menneisyyttä

Sakari Kuosmanen was born on September 6, 1956 in Helsinki, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for The Man Without a Past (2002), Night on Earth (1991) and Shadows in Paradise (1986).

94. Jens Sætter-Lassen

Actor | 1864

Jens Sætter-Lassen was born on February 6, 1986. He is an actor, known for 1864 (2014), Badehotellet (2013) and Skyggen i mit øje (2021).

95. Joel Kinnaman

Actor | The Killing

Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman, known professionally as Joel Kinnaman, is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Swedish film Easy Money a role that earned him a Guldbagge Award in the "Best Actor" category - and for his role as Frank Wagner in the Johan Falk film ...

A Swedish-American actor

96. Fares Fares

Actor | Kvinden i buret

Began his acting career in Sweden 2000 with the movie "Jalla! Jalla!". He has been acting in both comedies as well as action movies. He has been acting in theater as well as some TV productions.

In 2012, Mr. Fares started his Hollywood career co-starring with Denzel Washington in the movie "Safe ...

97. Henrik Dorsin

Actor | Solsidan

Henrik Dorsin was born on November 20, 1977 in Lidingö, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Solsidan (2010), Triangle of Sadness (2022) and Grotesco (2007). He is married to Hanna Dorsin. They have two children.

98. Thobias Thorwid

Actor | Triangle of Sadness

Thobias is a model, actor and radio host from Stockholm

He is known for his height and sweetness as well as his warm personality

He starred in Swedish Paradise Hotel in 2013 and depressed in the music video "Golden chance" with Agent-U

He has been modeling many times and made a name for himself in ...

99. Jussi Vatanen

Actor | Kuolleet lehdet

Jussi Vatanen was born on January 30, 1978 in Sonkajärvi, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Fallen Leaves (2023), The Unknown Soldier (2017) and The Man Who Died (2022).

100. Martti Suosalo

Actor | Control

Martti Suosalo was born on July 19, 1962 in Oulu, Finland. He is an actor and producer, known for Control (2019), Kulkuri ja joutsen (1999) and The Rose of the Rascal (2001). He is married to Virpi Suutari. They have two children.