Anton Bengtsson Lundqvist (born 16 September 1989) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

actor. He has played in several musicals such as ''

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'' and ''

Blodsbröder ''Bloodbrothers'' ( sv, Blodsbröder) is a 2005 Swedish crime film directed by Daniel Fridell starring Liam Norberg, Thorsten Flinck, Sofia Helin, Thomas Hedengran and Noomi Rapace. The film released on 2 December 2005 in Sweden. Plot 30-year-ol ...

''. He has also presented a web-show for ''

Allsång på Skansen ''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing along with musical guest stars to well-known Swedish and internati ...

''. In 2015 he played the part of "Oscar" in the film ''

En underbar jävla jul ''Holy Mess'' ( sv, En underbar jävla jul) is a Swedish comedy film which premiered on 13 November 2015. The film is directed by Helena Bergström who also wrote the script along with Edward af Sillén and Daniel Réhn. The film shows how relati ...

'' opposite his actress mother

Maria Lundqvist Annika Maria Lundqvist (born 14 October 1963) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Born in Gothenburg, Lundqvist studied acting at the Gothenburg Theatre Academy and has since been acting at various Swedish theatres, including the Royal Dramatic T ...

Early life

Born in

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, Anton Lundqvist is the son of actors Mikael Bengtsson and

, and is the oldest of four children.

Career

Lundqvist plays the leading role of "Erik" in the 2005 film ''Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö''. In 2010 he played the role of "Rolle" in the Swedish version of the musical '' Grease'' at the

Göta Lejon Göta Lejon is a theatre located at 55 Götgatan in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. History Göta Lejon was built in the years 1926–1928 according to drawings by architect Birger Borgström. (1890–1964). Architecturally, the ...

theatre in Stockholm. He has also performed the role of "Gavroche" in the play ''

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'' Scandinavian Tour alongside singer

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. In 2011, Lundqvist played the part of "Mercutio" in the musical ''

'' at Göta Lejon. In the summer of 2011 he presented the web-broadcast of the SVT sing-along show ''

''. He did the presenting for one season in 2012; he was replaced by actor Robert Rydberg. In 2011 and 2012, he participated in the SVT show ''Gäster med gester''. In December 2012 Lundqvist played the leading role in the play ''Peter Pan och Wendy'' at

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. In 2013 he acted in the musical ''

'' along with actor Albin Flinkas. In 2014 he played the leading role in the film about

Krakel Spektakel ''Krakel Spektakel'' is a 2014 Swedish children's film musical directed by Elisabet Gustafsson, based on the character of the same name created by Lennart Hellsing. The film was produced by Ulf Synnerholm for Filmlance International AB. The scri ...

. In 2015, Lundqvist played the part of "Oscar" in the film ''

'', opposite his real-life mother,

. In the film he plays a homosexual man who invites his family for Christmas Eve celebration to tell them about him and his partner's planned surrogacy with their best friend. Lundqvist is a friend of singer and

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winner

Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and television presenter. He took part in '' Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of '' Let's Dance,'' and scored a hit w ...

Filmography

*2005 – ''Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö'' *2011 – ''Arthur och julklappsrushen'' *2013 – ''Förtroligheten'' *2014 – ''

'' *2015 – ''I nöd eller lust'' *2015 – ''

'' *2015 – ''The Bridge''

References

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