Biography
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (November 8, 1960 – June 27, 2017), better known as Michael Nyqvist, was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the first series of Martin Beck films made in 1997, and later for his leading role in the film Grabben i graven bredvid in 2002. He was most recognized internationally for his role in the acclaimed Millennium series as Mikael Blomkvist, as well as the lead villains in Mission: Impossibl...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Wick Is Pain
2025
as (archive footage)
Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise.

A Hidden Life
2019
as Bishop Joseph Fliessen
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
In Memory Of
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member o...

Hunter Killer
2018
as Captain Andropov
Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground...

You Disappear
2017
as Bernard Berman
Frederik is the headmaster of a private school and one day he is being accused of stealing 12 million Danish crowns from the school. But everything is...

Frank & Lola
2016
as Alan
A talented Las Vegas chef falls in love with an aspiring fashion designer but turns violently jealous when he realizes that she's hiding dark secrets.

Michael Nyqvist - Ett Porträtt
2016
as Self

A Serious Game
2016
as Markel
In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.

I.T.
2016
as Henrik
Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. Bu...

The Girl King
2015
as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to mode...

Colonia
2015
as Paul Schäfer
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

The Girl in the Book
2015
as Milan Daneker
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

For Better and Worse
2015
as Himself
A couple on the brink of divorce attempts to hide their crisis at a grand wedding, but it turns out they are not the only ones with false appearances.

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
as Self
Short documentary that looks at a number of elements like the initial pitch for the project and the 2nd Unit action sequences.

Don't F*#% With John Wick
2015
as Self
Behind the scenes look at fight choreography and action training.

John Wick
2014
as Viggo Tarasov
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

Days and Nights
2014
as Johan
Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. A modern retelling of Anton Chek...

My So-Called Father
2014
as Martin
Pregnant Malin have no where to go, when her boyfriend breaks up. As a last resort she seeks up her father Martin, even tho they never met. But then b...

Paris Follies
2014
as Jesper
Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is good, but the departure of their children from ho...

The Girl from Nagasaki
2013
'The Girl from Nagasaki' is a 3D feature film production of the classic Puccini Opera 'Madam Butterfly,' directed by world renown photographer Michel ...

Europa Report
2013
as Andrei Blok
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

Disconnect
2013
as Stephen Schumacher
A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a mean...

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
as Hendricks
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch c...

Abduction
2011
as Nikola Kozlow
For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the tru...

Kennedy's Brain
2010
as Lars Hakansson
A young Swedish freelance investigative journalist dies under mysterious circumstances in South Africa, and his mother sets off in a relentless pursui...

Among Us
2010
as Ernst
An accident overthrows Ernst and Cecilia's well-ordered life. Chance rules in Ernst's rational world while Cecilia is searching for a deeper meaning i...

The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
2010
as Johan, mąż K.
A famous Danish artist and fashion photographer who leads an eventful life and is always travelling, meets a man who immediately awakens strong feelin...

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009
as Mikael Blomkvist
After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual rel...

The Wedding Photographer
2009
as Stage actor
When the factory in Molkom shuts down, Robin leaves his beloved hometown to try his luck in Stockholm as a wedding photographer. This experience chang...

The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009
as Mikael Blomkvist
Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. S...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
as Mikael Blomkvist
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a mi...

Iscariot
2008
as Masen
A doctor is pulled into Stockholm's underbelly after his brother gets caught up in a botched drug deal.

Downloading Nancy
2008
as Stan
When Albert Stockwell comes home from work one day he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy, saying she has gone to see friends. After waiting...

The Kautokeino Rebellion
2008
as Lars Levi Laestadius
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.

Arn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Magnus Folkesson
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden...

The Black Pimpernel
2007
as Harald Edelstam
The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and af...

Suddenly
2006
as Lasse
The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-son Jonas survives the accident. Now they have to ...

Search
2006
as Janne
Woman, 38, no children no husband! Lisa wants a change of life. She starts internetdating, but it turns out that the more men she meets, the further f...

Wallander: Mastermind
2005
as Lothar Kraftzcyk
Kurt Wallander and the other police officers try to find the connection between a horrible murder that took place in Ystad and the kidnapping of one o...

Bang Bang Orangutang
2005
as Sven Blomberg
An overworked and stressed out man in the middle of his career causes the worst tragedy that can happen to a family...

Mother of Mine
2005
as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parents to his protection like thousands of other Finnis...

Next Door
2005
as Åke
After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies.

As It Is in Heaven
2004
as Daniel Daréus
A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple every...

Day and Night
2004
as Jacob
Thomas has decided to die, and spends his last day driving around to say good-bye to everybody, his son, wife, mistress and all others. Nobody underst...

ABBA - The Last Video
2004
as Michael Nyqvist
ABBA - THE LAST VIDEO is the film about four hopeful musicians in search of a record contract. They pay a visit to the Big Record Company Boss and his...

London Voodoo
2004
as Magnus
When ambitious analyst Lincoln Mathers (played by Doug Cockle) relocates his family from New York to London, his wife Sarah (Sara Stewart) discovers a...

Details
2003
as Erik
Emma, a young author, goes to see Erik, the publishing editor whom she's sent her debut novel. Their meeting leads to a love affair. The middle-aged E...

Slim Susie
2003
as Mörka Rösten
When Erik, a Stockholm urbanite, learns that his beauty-queen sister, Susie, is missing, he goes to their country roots to look for her. But after tal...

The Guy in the Grave Next Door
2002
as Benny
Desirée, a modern librarian with urban friends and interests is visiting her late husband's grave when she meets Benny, a simple farmer. After his mot...

We Can Be Heroes!
2002
as Giuseppe
Two kids - about 11 years old - Marcello and Fatima, meet and like each other very much. Both have dreams and problems. Marcello wants to fly but feel...

Home Sweet Home
2001
as Kent
The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the youn...

His and Hers
2001
as Doctor
Johan and Anna-Karin have been a couple for years but despite many attempts, Anna-Karin doesn't get pregnant. A visit to a fertility clinic shows why:...

Shadow Boys
2001
as Christoffer
Lars Norén's TV-play depicts seven men who have committed terrible crimes and are imprisoned indefinitely. A portrait of a hidden world and a stark re...
The Confession
2001
as Thorn
A couple from Estonia visits a town in Sweden. One of the locals visits them a few times until one night things get out of hand after a few drinks. Fr...

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001

Hjärta av sten
2000
as Lev
A russian hit man gets trapped in Stockholm after killing a competitor. A Swedish police officer trained in Moscow investigates using violent methods....

Together
2000
as Rolf
Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called ...

On the Last Verse - A Small Film About Death
1999
as Raymond
The documentary director KG Forsberg makes a film about his dying father.

Breaking Out
1999
as Diego
The enthusiastic Reine is forced to take a job as a social worker at Kumla prison.

Personkrets 3:1
1998
as Karl-Erik
A lot of hell and very little heaven heaven among homeless and damaged characters in Stockholm. The young heroin addict couple, the slippery pimp, a m...

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
as John Banck
A serial killer that decapitates people is on the loose in the Stockholm subway. Martin Beck and his colleagues try to catch the killer, while the pan...

Waiting for the Tenor
1998
as The Director
The author Thomas meets his childhood friend Hoffman on an autumn night in 1997. They decide to let a dream come true: to make a film of a play by Tho...

Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998
as John Banck
A gay police officer's double life is paid by Becks archenemy, Gavling. A man who runs Stockholm's underworld. In return have the homosexual police, b...

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
as John Banck
Inspector Beck and his team get involved in a large-scale smuggling of cesium 133. A gang from the east uses refugees who with a promise to stay in Sw...

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
as John Banck
In this film Beck and his team are trying to find a serial killer, whose victims are spread all over Sweden. An obvious connection is that all the vic...

Beck 03 - White Nights
1998
as John Banck
When the police reveal a narcotic smuggling the driver is shot dead. It appears that the driver is Superintendent Martin Beck's son. Beck breaks down ...

Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997
as John Banck
Beck and his men investigates a murder of a Russian woman. At the same time as SÄPO (The Swedish Security Agency) sees a chance of getting a Russian i...

Tic Tac
1997
as Resturant owner
During one single day a number of life destinies cross one another. It becomes a night for the involved they will never forget, a night when the coinc...

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
as John Banck
A man working at a garbage incinerator discovers the body of a dead man burned to ashes in the oven. Police detective Martin Beck handles the case. Al...

Such Is Life
1996
as Kalle Andersson
Tin-Tin is a bar pianist, living with the radio talk show host Paul in a relationship gone stale. Still, her parents are expecting grandchildren. Then...

Jerusalem
1996
as Carpenter #1
Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987
Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In...

Kamraterna
1982
as modellen
Axel and Bertha are a married couple who are both artists in 1880s Paris, the film addresses the topic of gender equality in marriage and society, for...