Peter Andersson (actor)
Swedish actor (born 1953)
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::summary Swedish actor (born 1953) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peter Andersson |
| birthname | Ulf Harry Peter Andersson |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| occupation | Actor |
| yearsactive | 1983–present |
| :: |
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Ulf Harry Peter Andersson (born 12 February 1953) is a Swedish actor, famous in Denmark for his role as the Faroese in the 2000 film Flickering Lights.
He was born on 12 February 1953 in , Gothenburg.
He played a retired professor in An Honest Life (2025), which earned him praise from in Dagens Nyheter. His performance was also described as phenomenal in Göteborgs-Posten.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jungfruresan | Leif | |
| Venus 90 | Peter O. | ||
| 1991 | Freud's Leaving Home | Adrian | |
| 1992 | House of Angels | Ragnar Zetterberg | |
| 1993 | Sista dansen | Lennart Waltner | |
| 1994 | House of Angels – The Second Summer | Ragnar Zetterberg | |
| 1995 | Älskar älskar inte | Henrik | |
| Passageraren | Passenger | ||
| 1996 | Pusher | Hasse | |
| Kalle Blomkvist - Mästerdetektiven lever farligt | Polisinspektör Strand | ||
| 1997 | Spring för livet | Kriminalinspektören | |
| 1999 | Zero Tolerance | Leo Gaut | |
| 2000 | Flickering Lights | Færingen (the Faroese) | |
| Gossip | Tomas Berg | ||
| 2001 | Deadline | The Source | |
| 2003 | Daybreak | Olof | |
| 2005 | Carambole | Pieter Clausen | |
| Mouth to Mouth | Mats / Vera's father | ||
| 2008 | The Kautokeino Rebellion | Lars Johan Bucht | |
| 2009 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nils Bjurman | |
| The Girl Who Played with Fire | |||
| The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest | |||
| 2011 | Happy End | Mårten | |
| Någon annanstans i Sverige | Ove | ||
| Arme Riddere | Lasse | ||
| 2012 | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | Staffan Wärnman | |
| The Last Sentence | Christian Günther | ||
| 2013 | Ego | Göran | |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Dimitri Lemkov | |
| In Order of Disappearance | Wingman - Egil Dickman | ||
| Flugparken | Berndt | ||
| 2015 | Jordskott | Gustaf Borén | 10 episodes |
| The Vatican Tapes | Cardinal Bruun | ||
| 2016 | Underworld: Blood Wars | Vidar | |
| 2018 | Innan vintern kommer | Soldier | |
| 2019 | Quick | Jan Olsson | |
| 2020 | Orca | Allan | |
| 2023 | Estonia | Jörgen Berglund | 6 episodes |
| 2025 | An Honest Life | Charles | |
| :: |
References
References
- Skawonius, Betty. (2008-04-10). "Nära mörkret". [[Dagens Nyheter]].
- Bendjelloul, Wanda. (2025-08-05). "Svenska ”Ett ärligt liv” höjer sig sällan över klyschorna". [[Dagens Nyheter]].
- (2025-08-02). "Recension: ”Ett ärligt liv” i regi av Mikael Marcimain". [[Göteborgs-Posten]].
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