August Diehl
Actor · 2019
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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 leading role in the Academy Award-nominated Best Foreign Film As It Is in Heaven.
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Filmography
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Interesting facts
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He died of lung cancer after nearly a year of battling the illness in Stockholm.
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His father was Italian and his mother Swedish; he himself was an adopted child.
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At the age of 17, he went for a year to Omaha, Nebraska, USA, on a student exchange program, where he received his first acting lessons.
Family & relationships
Katarina Nykvist Ernroth
spouse · Children: 2
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