Birth Place Matching "Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Joel Kinnaman
Actor | RoboCop
Charles Joel Nordström, 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 series. He ...
2. Gustaf Skarsgård
Actor | Vikings
Gustaf Skarsgård was born on November 12, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård. He is an actor and director, known for Vikings (2013), Westworld (2016) and The Way Back (2010).
3. Alexander Skarsgård
Actor | True Blood
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...
4. Malin Akerman
Actress | Watchmen
Malin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her mother, Pia (Sundström), is a model and aerobics instructor, and her father, Magnus Åkerman, is an insurance broker. They moved to Toronto when she was age 2. At age 5, she began appearing in TV commercials. Her parents divorced...
5. Mikael Persbrandt
Actor | Hævnen
Mikael Persbrandt is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Award winning foreign feature, "In A Better World," directed by Susanne Bier. His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Award nomination for Best Actor.
His interest in acting started when working as an extra in ...
6. Dolph Lundgren
Actor | Rocky IV
Dolph Lundgren was born as Hans Lundgren in Stockholm, Sweden, to Sigrid Birgitta (Tjerneld), a language teacher, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren, an engineer and economist for the Swedish government. He lived in Stockholm until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandparents in Nyland, ...
7. Lena Olin
Actress | Alias
Swedish-born Lena Olin already had a successful career as an actress before she came to Hollywood. She acted at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm and was directed by Ingmar Bergman. She was born in Stockholm, to actors Britta Holmberg and Stig Olin, who appeared in six of Bergman's films. Lena also ...
8. Pernilla August
Actress | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Pernilla August started acting as a child, performing in plays at Vår teater and at school. In 1979 she was accepted at the Statens scenskola to study acting professionally. Director Ingmar Bergman took note of her early and cast her as a nanny in his Fanny and Alexander (1982).
In 1982 she got ...
9. Hanna Alström
Actress | Kingsman: The Secret Service
Hanna Alström was born on March 5, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Hanna Carolina Alström. She is known for her work on Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and Sami Blood (2016). She was previously married to Gustaf Skarsgård.
10. May Britt
Actress | The Hunters
She was only 18 years old and working as a photographer's assistant in Stockholm when two Italians showed up. Producer Carlo Ponti and director Mario Soldati were there to see pictures of beautiful models, searching for a blonde girl for a movie. They picked her instead and soon she found herself ...
11. 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. ...
12. Aliette Opheim
Actress | Patriot
Aliette Opheim was born on July 21, 1985 in Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Patriot (2015), Thicker Than Water (2014) and Johan Falk: Blodsdiamanter (2015).
13. Bibi Andersson
Actress | Persona
Her artistic dreams came early in life and were further supported by her older sister Gerd Andersson who became a ballet dancer at the Royal Opera and made her acting debut in 1951. Bibi, on the other side, had to make do with bit parts and commercials. She debuted in Dum-Bom (1953), playing ...
14. Ola Rapace
Actor | Skyfall
Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in ...
15. Mini Anden
Actress | The Mechanic
Mini Anden was born on June 7, 1978 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Susanna Clara Elisabeth Andén. She is an actress and producer, known for The Mechanic (2011), My Best Friend's Girl (2008) and Tropic Thunder (2008). She has been married to Taber Schroeder since August 25, 2001. They have ...
16. Greta Garbo
Actress | Ninotchka
Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Anna Lovisa (Johansdotter), who worked at a jam factory, and Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a laborer. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Greta was forced to leave school and ...
17. Lasse Hallström
Director | What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Lasse Hallström was born on June 2, 1946 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Lars Hallström. He is a director and writer, known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Chocolat (2000) and My Life as a Dog (1985). He has been married to Lena Olin since March 18, 1994. They have one child. He was...
18. Matias Varela
Actor | Narcos
Matias Varela was born on June 23, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela. He is an actor, known for Narcos (2015), Point Break (2015) and Assassin's Creed (2016).
19. Daniel Espinosa
Director | Snabba cash
Daniel Espinosa was born on March 23, 1977 in Huddinge, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and producer, known for Snabba Cash (2010), Life (2017) and Safe House (2012). He was previously married to Nina Milerad.
20. Alexandra Rapaport
Actress | Gåsmamman
Alexandra Rapaport was born on December 26, 1971 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Alexandra Susanna Rapaport. She is an actress and producer, known for Gåsmamman (2015), The Hunt (2012) and Executive Protection (2001). She is married to Joakim Eliasson. They have two children.
21. Jonas Karlsson
Actor | The Snowman
Jonas Karlsson was born on March 11, 1971 in Salem, Stockholms län, Sweden as Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson. He is an actor and writer, known for The Snowman (2017), Details (2003) and Harmonica (2021).
22. Tomas Alfredson
Director | Låt den rätte komma in
Tomas Alfredson was born on April 1, 1965 in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is known for his work on Let the Right One In (2008), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The Snowman (2017). He was previously married to Cissi Elwin.
23. Jonas Åkerlund
Director | Lords of Chaos
Jonas Åkerlund was born on November 10, 1965 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and editor, known for Lords of Chaos (2018), Polar (2019) and Spun (2002). He is married to B. Åkerlund. He was previously married to Charlotta Palmbäck.
24. Irina Björklund
Actress | The American
Born in 1973, Irina Björklund is one of the most popular Finnish film stars of the end of 1990s and beginning of the 2000s. After studying years 1993-1996 in The Theatre Academy of Finland she made her silver screen debut in Pekka Parikka's (director of The Winter War (1989)) last film, Tie naisen ...
25. Nina Zanjani
Actress | Wallander
Nina Zanjani was born on September 1, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Wallander (2005), Hedda Gabler (2015) and Love Me (2019).
26. Krister Henriksson
Actor | Kyss mig
Krister Henriksson was born on November 12, 1946 in Häverö, Stockholms län, Sweden as Jan Krister Allan Henriksson. He is an actor and director, known for Kiss Me (2011), Sex hopp & kärlek (2005) and Waiting for the Tenor (1998). He has been married to Cecilia Nilsson since 1988. They have...
27. Peter Haber
Actor | Män som hatar kvinnor
Peter Haber was born on December 12, 1952 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and producer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Sunes sommar (1993) and White Lies (1995). He has been married to Lena T. Hansson since 1990. They have one child.
28. Bianca Kronlöf
Actress | Svenskjävel
Bianca Kronlöf was born on March 30, 1985 in Nynäshamn, Stockholms län, Sweden as Bianca Alicia Kronlöf. She is an actress and writer, known for Underdog (2014), Full patte (2014) and Verden venter (2014).
29. Helena Af Sandeberg
Actress | Sjätte dagen
Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Helena af Sandeberg is one of the most proliferate, versatile and acclaimed actresses of her generation. After studying drama at the Sodra Latin High School of Performing Arts, she went on to study at Lee Strasbergs Actors Studio in New York. Upon returning to ...
30. Per Oscarsson
Actor | Sult
Per Oscarsson was born on January 28, 1927 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson. He was an actor and writer, known for Hunger (1966), The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009) and Sverige åt svenskarna (1980). He was married to Kia Östling and Gerd Hegnell. He died ...
31. Sofia Eng
Actress | Wild Wild West
Sofia Eng was born on March 30, 1972 in Södersjukhuset, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is a casting director and actress, known for Wild Wild West (1999), The Fountain of Death (1996) and Ivansxtc (2000).
32. Suzanne Reuter
Actress | Yrrol - En kolossalt genomtänkt film
Suzanne Reuter grew up in Gothenburg and studied at the Acting School there 1976-1979. After a few years at the city theatre of Norrköping she made her film debut in Kjell Sundvall's Lyckans ost (1983). During the 1980s the TV audience could see her in comedy sketches in shows such as 'Razzel'. In ...
33. Josephine Bornebusch
Actress | Welcome to Sweden
Josephine Bornebusch was born on September 12, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch. She is an actress and writer, known for Welcome to Sweden (2014), Love Me (2019) and Harmonica (2021). She has been married to Erik Zetterberg since December 4, 2010. They ...
34. Allan Corduner
Actor | Defiance
Born in Stockholm, Sweden to a German mother and Russo-Finnish father, Allan Corduner moved to England with his parents at the age of one year old, growing up in London. His parents were artistic and encouraged his early ambition to become a concert pianist - he is still extremely accomplished on ...
35. Felix Sandman
Actor | Quicksand
Felix Sandman was born on October 25, 1998 in Värmdö, Stockholms län, Sweden as Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman. He is an actor, known for Quicksand (2019), We Are the Best! (2013) and Melodifestivalen 2018 (2018).
36. Filip Berg
Actor | En man som heter Ove
Filip Berg was born on October 2, 1986 in Danderyd, Stockholms län, Sweden as Filip Niclas Berg. He is an actor and writer, known for A Man Called Ove (2015), Evil (2003) and Blue Eyes (2014).
37. Eva Röse
Actress | Äkta människor
After making the children's TV show 'Disneyklubben' she began to study acting at Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm. She graduated with a performance in Lars Norén's play 'Munich-Aten'. She has done a lot of roles for both radio and television. She is currently under contract with The Royal Dramatic ...
38. Marika Lagercrantz
Actress | Män som hatar kvinnor
Marika Lagercrantz was born on July 12, 1954 in Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden as Marika Karin Louise Lagercrantz. She is an actress, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Millennium (2010) and Drömmen om Rita (1993). She is married to Peter Bergared. They have three children.
39. Vendela Kirsebom
Actress | Batman & Robin
Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen was born in Stockholm on January 12th, 1967. She was first discovered at a restaurant in Sweden at the age of 13 by Eileen Ford. Within 3 to 4 months, of arriving in the US, she was negotiating a contract with Elizabeth Arden. When her contract with Arden ended she ...
40. Bengt Ekerot
Actor | Det sjunde inseglet
Bengt Ekerot was born on February 8, 1920 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot. He was an actor and director, known for The Seventh Seal (1957), The Magician (1958) and The Gay Party (1946). He was married to Margareta Hallin and Antoinette Gram. He died on November 26, ...
41. Kjell Bergqvist
Actor | Den bästa sommaren
Kjell Bergqvist was born on February 23, 1953 in Enskede, Stockholms län, Sweden as Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist. He is an actor, known for A Summer Tale (2000), Evil (2003) and The Wedding Photographer (2009). He has been married to Karin Bergqvist since 2004. They have one child. He was ...
42. Tarik Saleh
Director | The Nile Hilton Incident
Tarik Saleh was born on January 28, 1972 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for The Nile Hilton Incident (2017), Metropia (2009) and Gitmo (2005).
43. Gunnel Fred
Actress | Midsommar
Gunnel Fred was born on August 29, 1955 in Årsta, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Midsommar (2019), Höst (1998) and Strul (1988).
44. Tova Magnusson
Actress | Svart Lucia
Tova Magnusson was born on June 18, 1968 in Sorunda, Stockholms län, Sweden as Tova Dorotea Magnusson. She is an actress and director, known for Svart Lucia (1992), Rederiet (1992) and Brandbilen som försvann (1993). She was previously married to Figge Norling.
45. Hannes Holm
Director | En man som heter Ove
Hannes Holm was born on November 26, 1962 in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for A Man Called Ove (2015), Ted - Show Me Love (2018) and Delhis vackraste händer (2017).
46. Tomas Norström
Actor | A Cure for Wellness
Tomas Norström was born on May 23, 1956 in Södertälje, Stockholms län, Sweden as Stig Tomas Norström. He is an actor and writer, known for A Cure for Wellness (2016), The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980) and Ping Pong for Singles (2010).
47. Andreas Wilson
Actor | Ondskan
Andreas Wilson was born on March 7, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Evil (2003), Real Humans (2012) and Bicycle Bride (2010).
48. Gustaf Hammarsten
Actor | Brüno
Gustaf Hammarsten was born on September 2, 1967 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Brüno (2009), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Together (2000).
49. Sven-Bertil Taube
Actor | Män som hatar kvinnor
Sven-Bertil Taube was born on November 24, 1934 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Sven-Bertil Gunnar Evert Taube. He is an actor and composer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Händerna (1994) and Arn: The Knight Templar (2007). He has been married to Mikaela Ryden since ...
50. Linus Wahlgren
Actor | Mördaren ljuger inte ensam
Linus Wahlgren was born on September 10, 1976 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One (2013), Rederiet (1992) and Solsidan (2010). He has been married to Jessica Wahlgren since August 24, 2007. They have two children.