Ola Rapace
Acting • Born 1971-12-03
Biography
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
68 credits
Together
Movie • 2000
Lasse
Brothers: The Return
Movie • 2006
Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff
Skyfall
Movie • 2012
Patrice
Beyond
Movie • 2010
Johan
All About My Bush
Movie • 2007
Nils
Jag saknar dig
Movie • 2011
George
Death of a Loved One
Movie • 2013
Christer Wijk
Syndare i sommarsol
Movie • 2001
Fredrik
King Lily of the Valley
Movie • 2013
Christer Wijk
Wallander: Before the Frost
Movie • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap
Movie • 2006
Elake Wille (voice)
I Am Yours
Movie • 2013
Jesper
Dangerous Dreams
Movie • 2013
Christer Wijk
No More Murders
Movie • 2013
Christer Wijk
Wallander: Mastermind
Movie • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Roses, Kisses and Death
Movie • 2013
Christer Wijk
Tragedy in a Country Churchyard
Movie • 2013
Christer Wijk
Wallander: The Secret
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Container Lorry
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Tommy
Movie • 2014
Bobby
Frakturer
Movie
Chris
Josef
Movie
Itsi Bitsi
Movie • 2015
Vincent
Greetings from the North
Movie • 2015
Jocke
Wallander: The Brothers
Movie • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Overdose
Movie • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Village Idiot
Movie • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The African
Movie • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Photographer
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Joker
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Trickster
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: Blood Line
Movie • 2006
Stefan Lindman
Long Story Short
Movie • 2015
Sebastian
Rancid
Movie • 2004
Miséria
Movie • 2024
Chicago
Carole Matthieu
Movie • 2016
Level
Ares
Movie • 2016
Arès
Odjuret
Movie • 2012
Fredrik Stefansson
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Movie • 2017
Major Gibson
Number One
Movie • 2003
Narrator (voice)
Dark Floors
Movie • 2007
Divertimento
Movie • 2020
Gustav
Geister, die ich rief
Movie • 2012
Elis
All Hell Let Loose
Movie • 2002
Pontus
Geared Up
Movie • 2021
Sami
What Happened?
Movie • 2025
Ulvetime
Movie
William Lundqvist Wahl
Asphyxia
Movie
Dr. Bennett
Robins
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Tusenbröder
TV • 2002
Anna Pihl
TV • 2006
Daniel Nordström
Solsidan
TV • 2010
Himself
Wallander
TV • 2005
Stefan Lindman
Stjärnorna på slottet
TV • 2006
Der Kommissar und das Meer
TV • 2007
Ulf Torstensson
Stockholm - Båstad
TV • 2011
Danne Ståhl
Skavlan
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Treatment
TV • 2021
Self
Section Zéro
TV • 2016
Sirius Becker
Hassel
TV • 2017
Roland Hassel
Farang
TV • 2017
Rickard
Hellenius Hörna
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
Laura Trenter Presents
TV • 2002
Jim Pettersson
Selma
TV • 2008
Alexis Sluys
Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?
TV • 2008
Crimes Of Passion
TV • 2013
Christer Wijk
The Last Kingdom
TV • 2015
Bloodhair