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Jonas Karlsson

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Jonas Karlsson
Karlsson in 2019
Born
Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson

(1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 54)
Salem, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active1981–present
AwardsGuldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2004, 2022)

Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author. He has won two Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the first for Details (2003) and the second for Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton [sv] (2021).

Early life

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Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson was born on 11 March 1971 in Salem, Sweden. He grew up in Värmdö.[1]

Career

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Acting

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He made his film debut in Rasmus på luffen (1981), at the age of ten.[2]

Karlsson co-starred with Johanna Sällström in Making Babies (2001). Both their performances were positively received by Olov Andersson in Aftonbladet.[3]

He and Livia Millhagen played Johan and Marianne, respectively, in a 2009 stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergmans's 1973 miniseries Scenes from a Marriage. The production, directed by Stefan Larsson [sv], premiered at the Royal Dramatic Theater.[4] Expressen theater critic Margareta Sörenson [sv] praised the performances of both Millhagen and Karlsson.[5]

He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie Details.[6]

He appeared in Black Mirror's third season finale, "Hated in the Nation."[7]

For his role as Tommy Lund in Riding in Darkness (2022), he was nominated for Best Male Performance in a Television Production at Kristallen 2023.[8] He also earned an International Emmy nomination.[9]

Writing

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In 2007, he made his literary debut with the short story collection Det andra målet [sv].[10] His second short story collection Den perfekte vännen was released in 2009, and received praise from Jonas Thente [sv] in Dagens Nyheter.[11]

He wrote three short novels that were translated into English: The Room, The Invoice, and The Circus.[12] His writing often features weird characters and Kafkaesque surrealism.[13]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 Rasmus på luffen [2]
1993 Sökarna
1999 Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen
2000 Once in a Lifetime
2001 Tsatsiki – vänner för alltid
Making Babies
2003 Details
2004 Strings
2005 Storm
2005 Bang Bang Orangutang
2006 Offside
2010 Bad Faith - Ond Tro
2012 Cockpit Valle [14]
2017 The Snowman [15]
2018 Ted – För kärlekens skull
2021 Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton [sv] Tyko Johnsson [16]
2022 Together 99 Jonas [17]
2024 Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka [sv] Vanheden [18]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–2023 Beck
2016 Black Mirror Rasmus Sjöberg Episode: "Hated in the Nation" [7]
2019 Riding in Darkness Tommy Lund [19]
2024–present Doktrinen [sv] [20]

Theater

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Year Title Role Theater Notes Ref.
2009 Scenes from a Marriage Johan Royal Dramatic Theater Little stage [21]
2015 Ladykillers The Professor Oscar Theater [22]
2019 Waiting for Godot Estragon Royal Dramatic Theater Little stage [23]

Bibliography

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  • Det andra målet (2007)
  • Den perfekte vännen : noveller (2009)
  • Spår i Snön (2011)
  • Spelreglerna (2012)
  • God jul : en berättelse (2013)
  • Fakturan (2014)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Result Ref.
2004 Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Details Won [6]
2021 Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton [sv] Won [16]

References

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  1. ^ Sundström, Ulla (2023-07-30). "Med känsla för det oväntade". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  2. ^ a b Martinsson, Anders (2012-07-11). "På hög höjd i högklackat". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-22. Jonas Karlsson filmdebuterade redan som tioåring i Rasmus på luffen.
  3. ^ Andersson, Olov (2001-02-09). "Hans och hennes". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  4. ^ Waaranperä, Ingegärd (2009-08-22). "Äktenskapet får en ny törn". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  5. ^ Sörenson, Margareta (2009-08-21). "Scener ur ett äktenskap / Dramaten". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  6. ^ a b "Guldbagge 2003 voittajat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Swedish). 2004-01-28. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  7. ^ a b Gunther, Maria (2017-07-07). "Vem ska rädda maten när humlor och bin hotas?". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  8. ^ Andersson, Jan-Olov; Fjellborg, Karolina (2023-08-28). "De vinner på Kristallen 2023". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  9. ^ "Jonas Karlsson kan ta hem en Emmy" [Jonas Karlsson can take home an Emmy]. Hallands Nyheter. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2025-06-14 – via PressReader.
  10. ^ "Sommar P1: Jonas Karlsson". Sveriges Radio. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  11. ^ Thente, Jonas (2009-09-03). "Jonas Karlsson: "Den perfekte vännen"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  12. ^ "Jonas Karlsson | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  13. ^ "The Circus by Jonas Karlsson: 9781101905173 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  14. ^ af Geijerstam, Eva (2012-07-13). ""Cockpit"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  15. ^ Lodge, Guy (2017-10-11). "Film Review: 'The Snowman'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  16. ^ a b Sigander, Miranda; Sundström, Sofia; Edliden, Ann (2022-01-24). "Lista: Här är alla vinnare i Guldbaggegalan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  17. ^ Lindblad, Helena (2023-10-12). ""Tillsammans 99" är en befriande galen och underhållande återträff". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  18. ^ Gentele, Jeanette (2024-12-03). ""Jag håller med Ulf Brunnberg – sluta nu"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  19. ^ Andersson, Jan (2022-11-01). "Jonas Karlsson briljerar som obehaglig hästägare i "Nattryttarna"". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-06-14 – via PressReader.
  20. ^ Sahlin, Fredrik (2024-11-09). "Politisk spänning på hög nivå i thrillern "Doktrinen"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  21. ^ Åhlund, Jannike (2009-08-20). "Dödsdans får nytt liv". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  22. ^ Waaranperä, Ingegärd (2015-09-21). ""Ladykillers" på Oscarsteatern". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  23. ^ Waaranperä, Ingegärd (2019-10-25). "Teaterrecension: En rolig och elegant Godot för finsmakare". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
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