Ola Rapace
Acting
Born: December 3, 1971 (age 54) · Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Skyfall
2012
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
The Last Kingdom
2015
Ares
2016
Together
2000
Wallander
2005
Beyond
2010
Solsidan
2010
Section Zéro
2016
Wallander: Mastermind
2005
Death of a Loved One
2013
Rancid
2004
Photos (2)
Movies (45)
Skyfall
Patrice
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Major Gibson
Ares
Arès
Itsi Bitsi
Vincent
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap
Elake Wille (voice)
Death of a Loved One
Christer Wijk
Dangerous Dreams
Christer Wijk
Roses, Kisses and Death
Christer Wijk
Wallander: The Overdose
Stefan Lindman
Together
Lasse
Miséria
Chicago
Carole Matthieu
Level
Dad, the policeman
Jim petterson
Wallander: Before the Frost
Stefan Lindman
Long Story Short
Sebastian
All Hell Let Loose
Pontus
Rancid
2004
Jag saknar dig
George
I Am Yours
Jesper
Brothers: The Return
Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff
Beyond
Johan
Wallander: The Joker
Stefan Lindman
Dark Floors
2007
Wallander: The Container Lorry
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Village Idiot
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Photographer
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: Mastermind
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: Blood Line
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Brothers
Stefan Lindman
Tommy
Bobby
Wallander: The Secret
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The African
Stefan Lindman
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
Stefan Lindman
No More Murders
Christer Wijk
Geared Up
Sami
Tragedy in a Country Churchyard
Christer Wijk
Geister, die ich rief
Elis
Odjuret
Fredrik Stefansson
Wallander: The Trickster
Stefan Lindman
Greetings from the North
Jocke
All About My Bush
Nils
Syndare i sommarsol
Fredrik
What Happened?
2025
King Lily of the Valley
Christer Wijk
Divertimento
Gustav
TV Shows (14)
The Last Kingdom
Bloodhair · 7 eps
Wallander
Stefan Lindman · 13 eps
Stjärnorna på slottet
5 eps
Der Kommissar und das Meer
Ulf Torstensson · 1 eps
Anna Pihl
Daniel Nordström · 30 eps
Tusenbröder
12 eps
Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?
1 eps
Section Zéro
Sirius Becker · 8 eps
Stockholm - Båstad
Danne Ståhl · 3 eps
Hassel
Roland Hassel · 10 eps
Laura Trenter Presents
Jim Pettersson · 3 eps
Farang
Rickard · 8 eps
Crimes Of Passion
Christer Wijk · 6 eps
Selma
Alexis Sluys · 2 eps
