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Ola Rapace Born Pär Ola Norell
3 December 1971
Tyresö, SwedenYears active 1999–present Spouse Noomi Rapace (divorced 2010) Ola Rapace (born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December 1971)[1] is a Swedish actor. He is best known in Sweden for roles in the popular TV series Tusenbröder and the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander which is based on Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander books.[2] Outside Sweden, his most notable work is in the 2000 Lukas Moodysson film Together which won several awards at international film festivals.[1]
He had a small role in the English language film Rancid (2004). He is also known for his acting role as Daniel Nordström in the Danish police TV show Anna Pihl.[1]
He was married to the actress Noomi Rapace.[3] They chose the surname Rapace together after they were married: it means "bird of prey" in French and Italian.[1] Rapace lived in France for several years and speaks fluent French.[1] He was convicted of drug offences in March 2009 after admitting taking cocaine.[4][5][6] He was arrested in October 2008 while playing an amphetamine addict in the play Den ömhet jag är värd ("The tenderness I am worth") at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ola Rapace". Bonn General-Anzeiger. http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/index.php?k=frei&itemid=10434&sub=pe&pid=ola_rapace. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Rapaces super-kropp". Aftonbladet. 20 August 2008. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article3135774.ab. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ Gritten, David (18 February 2010). "Noomi Rapace interview: the world’s most seductive sleuth". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/7262886/Noomi-Rapace-interview-the-worlds-most-seductive-sleuth.html. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ Salihu, Diamant (14 March 2010). "Ola Rapace var med i antiknarkfilm - greps med kokain" (in Swedish). Expressen. http://www.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.1917538/ola-rapace-var-med-i-antiknarkfilm-greps-med-kokain. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Johansson, Sara (28 January 2009). "Ola Rapace åtalas för narkotikabrott" (in Swedish). Realtid. http://www.realtid.se/ArticlePages/200901/28/20090128153402_Realtid182/20090128153402_Realtid182.dbp.asp. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Visbøll, Maria Fly (29 March 2009). "Salanders mand tager coke" (in Danish). B.T.. http://www.bt.dk/underholdning/salanders-mand-tager-coke. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Ola Rapace – i sitt livs form" (in Swedish). Metro. 21 August 2008. http://www.metro.se/se/article/2008/08/21/22/4611-45/. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "”Jag har provat kokain”" (in Swedish). Realtid. 26 March 2009. http://www.realtid.se/ArticlePages/200903/26/20090326153659_Realtid128/20090326153659_Realtid128.dbp.asp. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External links
- Ola Rapace at the Internet Movie Database
- Ola Rapace at the Swedish Film Database
Categories:- Swedish actors
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Tyresö Municipality
- Swedish actor stubs
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