Ola Rapace
Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in France. His first role was the Swedish comedy-drama Tillsammans (2000). He then went on to get roles in Swedish television series, such as Tusenbröder (2002) and Wallander (2005). In 2012 he became widely recognizable by playing a minor villain in Skyfall (2012). He was married to Noomi Rapace from 2001 to 2011, they have a son, Lev. In 2019 he married Sonja Jawo. He and Jawo live in Paris, France.
68 acting credits
Acting · 68
The Last Kingdom
2015
Wallander
2005
Solsidan
2010
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
Skavlan
2009
Skyfall
2012
Robins
2006
Der Kommissar und das Meer
2007
Hellenius Hörna
2010
Anna Pihl
2006
Stjärnorna på slottet
2006
Hassel
2017
Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?
2008
Together
2000
Section Zéro
2016
Ares
2016
Tusenbröder
2002
Laura Trenter Presents
2002
Tragedy in a Country Churchyard
2013
The Treatment
2021
Stockholm - Båstad
2011
Farang
2017
Death of a Loved One
2013
Beyond
2010
Wallander: The Overdose
2005
Greetings from the North
2015
Selma
2008
Crimes Of Passion
2013
King Lily of the Valley
2013
I Am Yours
2013
Rancid
2004
Wallander: The Joker
2006
Brothers: The Return
2006
Wallander: Before the Frost
2005
Wallander: Mastermind
2005
Wallander: The Photographer
2006
Itsi Bitsi
2015
Carole Matthieu
2016
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
2006
Tommy
2014
Wallander: The Village Idiot
2005
Wallander: The Secret
2006
Wallander: The Trickster
2006
Odjuret
2012
Jag saknar dig
2011
Wallander: The Brothers
2005
Wallander: The Container Lorry
2006
Long Story Short
2015
Geared Up
2021
Wallander: Blood Line
2006
Divertimento
2020
What Happened?
2025
All About My Bush
2007
Roses, Kisses and Death
2013
Geister, die ich rief
2012
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap
2006
Asphyxia
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Miséria
2024
Wallander: The African
2005
Syndare i sommarsol
2001
Ulvetime
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No More Murders
2013
Dangerous Dreams
2013
All Hell Let Loose
2002
Dark Floors
2007
Frakturer
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Number One
2003
Josef
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