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Ola Rapace

Ola Rapace

Born: 1971-12-03 • Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden

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.

Filmography
What Happened? poster
What Happened?
2025
Miséria poster
Miséria
2024 • Chicago
Geared Up poster
Geared Up
2021 • Sami
Divertimento poster
Divertimento
2020 • Gustav
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets poster
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 • Major Gibson
Ares poster
Ares
2016 • Arès
Carole Matthieu poster
Carole Matthieu
2016 • Level
Greetings from the North poster
Greetings from the North
2015 • Jocke
Long Story Short poster
Long Story Short
2015 • Sebastian
Itsi Bitsi poster
Itsi Bitsi
2015 • Vincent
Tommy poster
Tommy
2014 • Bobby
Tragedy in a Country Churchyard poster
Tragedy in a Country Churchyard
2013 • Christer Wijk
Dangerous Dreams poster
Dangerous Dreams
2013 • Christer Wijk
Roses, Kisses and Death poster
Roses, Kisses and Death
2013 • Christer Wijk
No More Murders poster
No More Murders
2013 • Christer Wijk
I Am Yours poster
I Am Yours
2013 • Jesper
King Lily of the Valley poster
King Lily of the Valley
2013 • Christer Wijk
Death of a Loved One poster
Death of a Loved One
2013 • Christer Wijk
Odjuret poster
Odjuret
2012 • Fredrik Stefansson
Geister, die ich rief poster
Geister, die ich rief
2012 • Elis
Skyfall poster
Skyfall
2012 • Patrice
Jag saknar dig poster
Jag saknar dig
2011 • George
Beyond poster
Beyond
2010 • Johan
All About My Bush poster
All About My Bush
2007 • Nils
Dark Floors poster
Dark Floors
2007
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap poster
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap
2006 • Elake Wille (voice)
Wallander: The Secret poster
Wallander: The Secret
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Joker poster
Wallander: The Joker
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: Blood Line poster
Wallander: Blood Line
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Castle Ruins poster
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Container Lorry poster
Wallander: The Container Lorry
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Photographer poster
Wallander: The Photographer
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Trickster poster
Wallander: The Trickster
2006 • Stefan Lindman
Brothers: The Return poster
Brothers: The Return
2006 • Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff
Wallander: Mastermind poster
Wallander: Mastermind
2005 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The African poster
Wallander: The African
2005 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Overdose poster
Wallander: The Overdose
2005 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Brothers poster
Wallander: The Brothers
2005 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Village Idiot poster
Wallander: The Village Idiot
2005 • Stefan Lindman
Wallander: Before the Frost poster
Wallander: Before the Frost
2005 • Stefan Lindman
Rancid poster
Rancid
2004
No Image
Number One
2003 • Narrator (voice)
All Hell Let Loose poster
All Hell Let Loose
2002 • Pontus
Syndare i sommarsol poster
Syndare i sommarsol
2001 • Fredrik
Together poster
Together
2000 • Lasse
No Image
Frakturer
— • Chris
Josef poster
Josef
No Image
Ulvetime
— • William Lundqvist Wahl