Krister Henriksson

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Krister Henriksson
Guldbagge Award.
Born
Jan Krister Allan Henriksson

(1946-11-12) 12 November 1946 (age 77)
Grisslehamn, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1971–present
Spouse(s)Grynet Molvig (divorced)[1]
Cecilia Nilsson
Children3 (one with Nilsson)[2]

Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell.[3]

Early life

Henriksson was born in

Statens scenskola in Malmö from 1968 to 1971. Henriksson worked at the Norrköping City Theatre in 1971, Stockholm City Theatre from 1972 and TV-teatern from 1980 to 1983.[4] He made his breakthrough in 1973 at Stockholm City Theatre with the lead role in Peer Gynt
.

Career

In 1993 he joined the cast of the

one-man play Doktor Glass of Hjalmar Söderberg in 2007.[5]

Henriksson branched into business as co-owner of the now defunct Vasateatern (The Vasa Theatre) a private theatre focussing on classic farce and comedy in Stockholm, and taught Scenic Design at the Stockholm School of Theater. He also runs the film production company Tåbb Ltd together with his partner Cecilia Nilsson and he is co-owner of the audiobook publisher Svenska Ljud Audioförlag together with Carlson Invest Ltd, Frekvens Produktion Ltd and the actors Katarina Ewerlöf and Johan Rabaeus.

Personal life

Henriksson lives with the Swedish actress Cecilia Nilsson in Stockholm. He has two daughters and a son.

Selected filmography

References

  1. TT
    . Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Lundgren, Åke (6 October 2013). "Krister Henriksson om sorgen efter mamman". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Krister Henriksson, interview: from Wallander to the West End". Telegraph.co.uk. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ .
  5. ^ Barnett, Laura (7 April 2013). "Wallander's Krister Henriksson: 'I'd like to play King Lear'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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