Krister Henriksson
Encyclopedia
Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946 in Grisslehamn
, Sweden
) is a Swedish
actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander
in a series of television movie
s based on the novels by Henning Mankell
.
. In 1993 he joined the cast of the Royal Dramatic Theatre
(Dramaten) in Stockholm. 1997 he was honoured with the Eugene O'Neill Award
and he has twice received the Swedish Film Award Guldbagge for the best male lead. 1998 for his portrayal of a cancer-stricken actor in the film Veranda för en tenor and 2005 for Sex, hope and love. Both films were drected by Lisa Ohlin. He also received the Swedish Theatre Award Guldmasken
for the one-man play Doktor Glass of Hjalmar Söderberg
in 2007.
He is co-owner of Vasateatern
in Stockholm and taught at the Stockholm School of Theater Scenic Design.
Krister Henriksson lives with the Swedish actress Cecilia Nilsson in Stockholm. He has two daughters and a son.
Grisslehamn
Grisslehamn is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 277 inhabitants in 2010.It is located on the coast by the Sea of Åland; the Eckerö Linjen ferries between Åland and Sweden operate between Grisslehamn and Eckerö on Åland.The name Grisslehamn was first...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander
Kurt Wallander
Kurt Wallander is a fictional character created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. The protagonist of several mystery novels, set in and around the town of Ystad, 60 km south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Skåne...
in a series of television movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
s based on the novels by Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell is a Swedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.-Life and career:...
.
Biography
Krister Henriksson had his breakthrough in 1973 at Stockholm's City Theatre with the lead role in Peer GyntPeer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...
. In 1993 he joined the cast of the Royal Dramatic Theatre
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's eight running stages....
(Dramaten) in Stockholm. 1997 he was honoured with the Eugene O'Neill Award
Eugene O'Neill Award
The Eugene O'Neill Award , is one of Sweden's finest acting awards for actors of the stage...
and he has twice received the Swedish Film Award Guldbagge for the best male lead. 1998 for his portrayal of a cancer-stricken actor in the film Veranda för en tenor and 2005 for Sex, hope and love. Both films were drected by Lisa Ohlin. He also received the Swedish Theatre Award Guldmasken
Guldmasken
Guldmasken , or Guldmasken Awards, is the Swedish equivalent of the Tony Awards, established in 1987.The theatre award is annually handed out for private theatre productions in Swedish theatres.-Categories:...
for the one-man play Doktor Glass of Hjalmar Söderberg
Hjalmar Söderberg
Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg was a Swedish novelist, playwright, poet and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur...
in 2007.
He is co-owner of Vasateatern
Vasateatern
Vasateatern or "Vasan" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19-21 in central Stockholm....
in Stockholm and taught at the Stockholm School of Theater Scenic Design.
Krister Henriksson lives with the Swedish actress Cecilia Nilsson in Stockholm. He has two daughters and a son.
Selected filmography
- The Rabbit ManThe Rabbit ManThe Rabbit Man is a 1990 Swedish drama/psychological thriller directed by Stig Larsson, about a rapist whose father unknowingly investigates his crimes for a commercial television programme...
(1990) - My Great Big Daddy (1992)
- Christmas Oratorio (1996)
- The Master Detective Lives Dangerously (1996)
- Waiting for the Tenor (1998)
- FaithlessFaithless (2000 film)Faithless is a Swedish film directed by Liv Ullman from a script by Ingmar Bergman. The story is loosely based on experiences of adultery from Bergman's own life. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2000) - Cabin FeverCabin Fever (2000 film)Cabin Fever is a 2000 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Mona J. Hoel, starring Svein Scharffenberg and Gørild Mauseth. It was the first attempt in Norway at a Dogme film. The film portrays an extended family vacationing together in a cabin in the mountains, and the internal conflicts...
aka Dogme #19 (2000) - Executive ProtectionExecutive Protection (film)Executive Protection is a Swedish action film from 2001 directed by Anders Nilsson. It is the second film in a series about police officer Johan Falk .-Plot summary:...
(2001) - ReconstructionReconstruction (2003 film)Reconstruction is the psychological romantic drama film and the debut of Christoffer Boe, who also wrote the screenplay together with Mogens Rukov...
(2003) - Return of the Dancing Master (2004)
- Sex, Hope and Love (2005)
- SolstormSolstorm (film)Solstorm is a Swedish thriller/drama film released in 2007. It was filmed in Kiruna and was released in cinema on November 2, 2007...
(2007) - WallanderWallander (Swedish TV series)Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films were produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell...
(2005–2010) - With every heartbeatWith Every Heartbeat"With Every Heartbeat" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn with Swedish producer Kleerup. It was released on 30 July 2007 in the United Kingdom as the second single from the international edition of Robyn's self-titled fourth studio album, Robyn...
(2011)