Sverrir Guðnason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sverrir.

Sverrir Páll Guðnason (born 12 September 1978) is a Swedish and Icelandic actor.^[1][2][3]

Sverrir Guðnason
Gudnason at the Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2014
Born	(1978-09-12) 12 September 1978 (age 46) Lund, Sweden
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present

Sverrir was born in Lund, Sweden, to Icelandic parents and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland.^[4] He first performed on stage in Heimsljós in the Reykjavík City Theatre and the same year he appeared in Áramótaskaupið.^[5] He moved with his family to Tyresö, Sweden, in 1990 when his father found work as a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology.^[6][7] At the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival, he received an award for Best Actor for his role in the Swedish/Danish film Original. He has since played the role of Pontus Höijer in the second series of Wallander as well as leading roles in productions at both Gothenburg's and Stockholm's city theaters.

He was cast as Björn Borg in the 2017 film Borg vs McEnroe.^[8] In 2018, he played Mikael Blomkvist in the thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web.^[9] In the 2020 film Falling which was written, directed and played in by Viggo Mortensen, he plays the role of the caustically misogynist father as a difficult young family man in the flashback scenes.

Personal life

Sverrir was born to Guðni A. Jóhannesson (1951-2023), the former Secretary General of the Icelandic National Energy Regulatory, and Bryndís Sverrisdóttir.^[10] His grandfather on his mother's side was Icelandic politician and banker Sverrir Hermannsson.^[2][11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Familjehemligheter	Bengan
2001	Festival	Lukas
2003	Sprickorna i muren	Jonny
2003	Köftbögen
2004	6 Points	Marcus
2004	Miss Sweden	Conny
2005	Den utvalde	Anders
2006	Min frus förste älskare	Jonas
2009	Original	Henry
2011	Hur många lingon finns det i världen?	Alex
2012	Mörkt vatten	Daniel
2012	Call Girl	Krister
2012	The Passion of Marie	Hugo Alfvén
2013	Love and Lemons	David Kummel
2013	Waltz for Monica	Sture Åkerberg
2014	Gentlemen	Leo Morgan
2014	Min så kallade pappa	Frank
2014	Flugparken	Kille
2015	The Circle	Max Rosenqvist
2016	A Serious Game	Arvid Stjärnblom
2017	Borg vs McEnroe	Björn Borg
2018	The Girl in the Spider's Web	Mikael Blomkvist
2018	Føniks	Nils
2020	Charter	Mattias
2020	Falling	Young Willis Peterson
2020	The Book of Vision	Dr. Nils Lindgren
2021	Omerta 6/12	Vasa Jankovic	Post-production
2023	Northern Comfort	Alphons

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996–1997	Sexton	Jonas	Miniseries; 16 episodes
1998	Nini		Unknown episodes
2000	Jesus lever	Felix Eriksson	Television film
2001	Nya tider	Björn "Nalle" Jepson	Unknown episodes
2001	En ängels tålamod		Episode #2.10
2002	Stora teatern	Oliver	Miniseries; 4 episodes
2003	Cleo	Jonas	6 episodes
2005	Kommissionen	Hampus	Episode: "Psaltaren 37:2"
2005	Lasermannen	Ralf	Miniseries; episode 1
2007	How Soon Is Now?	Tommy Berglund	Miniseries; 4 episodes
2008	Kungamordet	Rasmus Hamberg	Miniseries; 4 episodes
2009	183 dagar	Danny	2 episodes
2009	Hotell Kantarell	Spiken	Episode: "Åkes rosa period"
2009–2010	Wallander	Pontus	12 episodes
2010–2011	Drottningoffret	Rasmus Hamberg	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2015	Badehotellet	Ernst Bremer	3 episodes
2016	Gentlemen & Gangsters	Leo Morgan	Miniseries; 3 episodes

References

1. The Swedish Film Database: Sverrir Gudnason, accessed 2010-07-13
2. "Unglingur með leikhúsbakteríu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 December 1990. p. 52. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
3. "Sverrir Guðnason í lykilhlutverki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
4. "Gentlemen". www.filmkritikerna.se. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
5. Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir (5 April 2014). "Tilfinningaskalinn alltaf til taks". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
6. "Orðinn þekkt andlit í Svíþjóð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 July 2003. p. 49. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
7. Hildur Edda Einarsdóttir. "Ákvað snemma að leggja leiklistina fyrir mig". Blaðið (in Icelandic). p. 16. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
8. Sundeby, Maria Askerfjord (11 May 2016). "Sverrir Gudnason iklär sig rollen som Björn Borg". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2016.
9. Kroll, Justin (6 December 2017). "'Dragon Tattoo' Sequel Casts 'Borg/McEnroe' Star in Daniel Craig's Previous Role (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
10. "Andlát: Guðni A. Jóhannesson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
11. Gísli Kristjánsson (1 April 2012). "Pontus í myndunum um Wallander er íslenskur". Ský (in Icelandic). pp. 14–17. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

External links

• Media related to Sverrir Gudnason at Wikimedia Commons
• Sverrir Guðnason at IMDb