- Jonas Grimås
Infobox actor
name = Jonas Grimås
birthdate = birth date and age|1958|8|7
location =Uppsala ,Sweden
birthname = Jonas Kristofer Ulfson GrimåsJonas Grimås (born
August 7 ,1958 ) is a London based Swedish film director. He started his education at Swedish film school, the Dramatiska Institutet 1987-89, and thenThe Royal College of Art .In 1988 he won the
BAFTA Film Award for best short film with "Artisten". He was also nominated in 1995 for best short film with "Marooned".He started out working on Swedish soap-operas but has made a name for himself making British crime dramas. He is a regular contributor to
ITV ’s Heartbeat having directed 22 episodes. He has also directed episodes of ,Hamish Macbeth ,Silent Witness and "Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind" starring Clive Owen. [ [http://imdb.com/name/nm0342378/ Jonas Grimås ] ]While based in London he has taken on Swedish projects directing two Inspector
Kurt Wallander films and the high profile job of turningCamilla Läckberg best-selling novels Predikanten (The Preacher) and Isprinsessan (The Ice Princess) into television among others.Notes
References
* [http://193.10.144.135/Person.aspx?Id=173237 Swedish Film Institute about Jonas Grimås]
* [http://web.mac.com/jonasgrimas/jonasgrimas/Welcome.html Jonas Grimås website]
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