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Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

Acting • 1960-11-08 • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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 leading role in the Academy Award-nominated Best Foreign Film As It Is in Heaven. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nyqvist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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John Wick7.5

John Wick

2014

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo7.5

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2009

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol7.1

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011

The Girl Who Played with Fire7.0

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest7.1

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2009

Europa Report6.3

Europa Report

2013

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