Rolf Lassgård
Swedish actor (born 1955)
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- Rolf Holger Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor.
- Life and career Lassgård was born on 29 March 1955 in Östersund, Jämtland.
- He then attended the National Swedish School of Acting from 1975 to 1978.
- Lassgård followed Oskarson to the Folkteatern company in Gävle in 1982, giving a series of highly acclaimed performances.
- The following year he won the award at the 28th Guldbagge Awards for his role in Night of the Orangutan .
Rolf Holger Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his many roles in crime dramas.
Life and career
Lassgård was born on 29 March 1955 in Östersund, Jämtland. A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, he also joined theatre teacher Ingemar Lind's Institute for the Performing Arts in the village of Storhögen outside Östersund. He then attended the National Swedish School of Acting from 1975 to 1978. There Lassgård met the director Peter Oskarson and joined his Skånska Teatern theatre company at Landskrona, where he remained for four years, making his first television appearance as "Puck" in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1980. Lassgård followed Oskarson to the Folkteatern company in Gävle in 1982, giving a series of highly acclaimed performances.
For his role in Önskas he was nominated for the award for Best Actor in a leading role at the 27th Guldbagge Awards. The following year he won the award at the 28th Guldbagge Awards for his role in Night of the Orangutan.
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