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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1960
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Dansa för oss
- När barnet lagt sig
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Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- A Hidden Life — Bishop Joseph Fliessen2019
- Hunter Killer — Captain Andropov2018
- You Disappear — Bernard Berman2017
- Madiba — H.F. Verwoerd2017
- Colonia — Paul Schäfer2016
- Frank & Lola — Alan2016
- A Serious Game — Markel2016
- I.T. — Henrik2016
- Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt — Self2016
- John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry — Self2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 268
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,616x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,863x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,848x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,680x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,579x
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Key facts
- Born
- Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist , ( 1960-11-08 ) 8 November 1960, Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27) (aged 56), Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupations
- Actor, writer
- Years active
- 1982–2017
- Spouse
- Catharina Ehrnrooth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist ( Swedish: [ˈnŷːkvɪst]; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he rose to prominence domestically for playing police officer John Banck in Beck (1997-1998) and for his leading role in the 2002 film Grabben i graven bredvid.
He later received international attention for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the 2009 film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, as well as reprising the role in the accompanying television series. He also notably portrayed antagonists Kurt Hendricks in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) and Viggo Tarasov in John Wick (2014). In 2004, he played the leading role in As It Is in Heaven which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michael Nyqvist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.