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Michael Nyqvist

Date of birth: 1960-11-08

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Michael Nykvist, Michael Nyquist, Micke Nyqvist, Mikael Nyqvist, Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist, Микаэл Нюквист, 麥克・恩奎斯特, مایکل نیکویست

Michael Nyqvist

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nyqvist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

As It Is in Heaven
3.6

As It Is in Heaven

2004-09-03

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having

Next Door
3.2

Next Door

2005-03-11

After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is

Together
3.5

Together

2000-08-25

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The

Kamraterna
0

Kamraterna

1982-10-04

Axel and Bertha are a married couple who are both artists in 1880s Paris, the film addresses the top

Slim Susie
3.4

Slim Susie

2003-10-03

When Erik, a Stockholm urbanite, learns that his beauty-queen sister, Susie, is missing, he goes to

The Girl Who Played with Fire
3.5

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009-09-18

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and cor

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
3.4

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998-09-19

A serial killer that decapitates people is on the loose in the Stockholm subway. Martin Beck and his

The Wedding Photographer
3

The Wedding Photographer

2009-10-16

When the factory in Molkom shuts down, Robin leaves his beloved hometown to try his luck in Stockhol

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
3.5

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2009-11-27

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to f

The Kautokeino Rebellion
3

The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008-01-18

Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.

Arn: The Knight Templar
3.2

Arn: The Knight Templar

2007-12-25

Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land

The Guy in the Grave Next Door
2.9

The Guy in the Grave Next Door

2002-08-02

Desirée, a modern librarian with urban friends and interests is visiting her late husband's grave wh

Suddenly
2.5

Suddenly

2006-12-22

The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-

The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
2.5

The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man

2010-01-21

A famous Danish artist and fashion photographer who leads an eventful life and is always travelling,

Iscariot
2.2

Iscariot

2008-03-06

A doctor is pulled into Stockholm's underbelly after his brother gets caught up in a botched drug de

Among Us
3.1

Among Us

2010-03-19

An accident overthrows Ernst and Cecilia's well-ordered life. Chance rules in Ernst's rational world

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3.8

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2009-02-27

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. I

The Black Pimpernel
2.6

The Black Pimpernel

2007-09-14

The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect th

Downloading Nancy
2.6

Downloading Nancy

2008-01-21

When Albert Stockwell comes home from work one day he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy,

Breaking Out
2.9

Breaking Out

1999-02-19

The enthusiastic Reine is forced to take a job as a social worker at Kumla prison.

His and Hers
2.2

His and Hers

2001-02-09

Johan and Anna-Karin have been a couple for years but despite many attempts, Anna-Karin doesn't get

We Can Be Heroes!
2.2

We Can Be Heroes!

2002-03-26

Two kids - about 11 years old - Marcello and Fatima, meet and like each other very much. Both have d

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
3.6

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011-12-07

Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks,

Tic Tac
3.1

Tic Tac

1997-10-31

During one single day a number of life destinies cross one another. It becomes a night for the invol

Abduction
2.9

Abduction

2011-09-22

For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what

Bang Bang Orangutang
2.5

Bang Bang Orangutang

2005-10-14

An overworked and stressed out man in the middle of his career causes the worst tragedy that can hap

Details
2.2

Details

2003-10-10

Emma, a young author, goes to see Erik, the publishing editor whom she's sent her debut novel. Their

London Voodoo
2.5

London Voodoo

2004-02-02

When ambitious analyst Lincoln Mathers (played by Doug Cockle) relocates his family from New York to

Disconnect
3.5

Disconnect

2013-04-12

A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his famil

On the Last Verse - A Small Film About Death
3

On the Last Verse - A Small Film About Death

1999-04-15

The documentary director KG Forsberg makes a film about his dying father.

The Confession
3.1

The Confession

2001-01-01

A couple from Estonia visits a town in Sweden. One of the locals visits them a few times until one n

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
3.6

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

2015-02-03

Short documentary that looks at a number of elements like the initial pitch for the project and the

Don't F*#% With John Wick
3.8

Don't F*#% With John Wick

2015-02-03

Behind the scenes look at fight choreography and action training.

Europa Report
3.1

Europa Report

2013-06-27

A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

Wallander: Mastermind
3.3

Wallander: Mastermind

2005-12-16

Kurt Wallander and the other police officers try to find the connection between a horrible murder th

Days and Nights
2.3

Days and Nights

2014-09-26

Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragil

Waiting for the Tenor
3

Waiting for the Tenor

1998-09-10

The author Thomas meets his childhood friend Hoffman on an autumn night in 1997. They decide to let

The Girl from Nagasaki
2.8

The Girl from Nagasaki

2013-11-11

'The Girl from Nagasaki' is a 3D feature film production of the classic Puccini Opera 'Madam Butterf

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
1.5

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety

2001-01-01

Paris Follies
3

Paris Follies

2014-03-08

Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is

My So-Called Father
3

My So-Called Father

2014-09-19

Pregnant Malin have no where to go, when her boyfriend breaks up. As a last resort she seeks up her

Day and Night
3.1

Day and Night

2004-08-06

Thomas has decided to die, and spends his last day driving around to say good-bye to everybody, his

John Wick
3.7

John Wick

2014-10-22

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from hi

Jim and the Pirates Blom
2.8

Jim and the Pirates Blom

1987-02-12

Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but

Hjärta av sten
0.8

Hjärta av sten

2000-11-24

A russian hit man gets trapped in Stockholm after killing a competitor. A Swedish police officer tra

For Better and Worse
2

For Better and Worse

2015-03-06

A couple on the brink of divorce attempts to hide their crisis at a grand wedding, but it turns out

Mother of Mine
3.3

Mother of Mine

2005-09-30

1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parent

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
3

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

1998-03-27

In this film Beck and his team are trying to find a serial killer, whose victims are spread all over

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
2.8

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

1998-04-08

Inspector Beck and his team get involved in a large-scale smuggling of cesium 133. A gang from the e

Beck 03 - White Nights
3.1

Beck 03 - White Nights

1998-02-27

When the police reveal a narcotic smuggling the driver is shot dead. It appears that the driver is S

The Girl King
3.1

The Girl King

2015-12-11

A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the cons

Colonia
3.6

Colonia

2015-06-24

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dign

Frank & Lola
2.8

Frank & Lola

2016-12-09

A talented Las Vegas chef falls in love with an aspiring fashion designer but turns violently jealou

Kennedy's Brain
0

Kennedy's Brain

2010-04-03

A young Swedish freelance investigative journalist dies under mysterious circumstances in South Afri

The Girl in the Book
2.9

The Girl in the Book

2015-06-13

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

A Serious Game
2.8

A Serious Game

2016-09-09

In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each

I.T.
2.7

I.T.

2016-09-09

Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daugh

Personkrets 3:1
2.5

Personkrets 3:1

1998-11-21

A lot of hell and very little heaven heaven among homeless and damaged characters in Stockholm. The

You Disappear
2.8

You Disappear

2017-04-20

Frederik is the headmaster of a private school and one day he is being accused of stealing 12 millio

Hunter Killer
3.5

Hunter Killer

2018-10-19

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and

Shadow Boys
0

Shadow Boys

2001-01-06

Lars Norén's TV-play depicts seven men who have committed terrible crimes and are imprisoned indefin

Beck - The Man with the Icons
2.8

Beck - The Man with the Icons

1997-12-17

Beck and his men investigates a murder of a Russian woman. At the same time as SÄPO (The Swedish Sec

ABBA - The Last Video
2.7

ABBA - The Last Video

2004-05-12

ABBA - THE LAST VIDEO is the film about four hopeful musicians in search of a record contract. They

A Hidden Life
3.6

A Hidden Life

2019-08-27

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis

Such Is Life
2

Such Is Life

1996-10-25

Tin-Tin is a bar pianist, living with the radio talk show host Paul in a relationship gone stale. St

Jerusalem
3.6

Jerusalem

1996-09-06

Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
3.2

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997-06-27

A man working at a garbage incinerator discovers the body of a dead man burned to ashes in the oven.

Beck 07 - The Money Man
3

Beck 07 - The Money Man

1998-06-03

A gay police officer's double life is paid by Becks archenemy, Gavling. A man who runs Stockholm's u

Search
1.6

Search

2006-09-08

Woman, 38, no children no husband! Lisa wants a change of life. She starts internetdating, but it tu

Home Sweet Home
3.5

Home Sweet Home

2001-03-09

The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence.

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
4

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt

2016-10-16

Der Chinese
0

Der Chinese