''Beck'', later called ''Beck – Lockpojken'', is a 1997 film about the Swedish police detective

Martin Beck Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in the ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all have been adapt ...

directed by

Pelle Seth Per Gustaf ("Pelle") Seth (born 5 June 1946 in Stockholm) is a Swedish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. Selected filmography *1987 - '' Träff i helfigur'' (TV) *1997 - ''Beck – Mannen med ikonerna'' (director) *1997 - '' Be ...

Cast

Peter Haber Peter Alexander Haber (born 12 December 1952) is a Swedish actor. His father was German, his mother Swedish. He grew up in Skåne, Sweden, and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until ...

as Martin Beck *

Mikael Persbrandt Mikael Åke Persbrandt (; born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the ''Beck'' series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Awar ...

as Gunvald Larsson *

Figge Norling Fredrik Olof Johan ("Figge") Norling (born 1 May 1965 in Lycksele, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and theatre director. He has been married to the actress Tova Magnusson Norling. He is best known for being the voice for Emperor Kuzco from the swedis ...

as Benny Skacke *

Stina Rautelin Stina Agnes Elisabeth Rautelin (25 October 1963 – 26 April 2023) was a Finnish-Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Lena Klingström in the television series about Martin Beck. She spoke both Swedish and Finnish. Rautelin died i ...

as Lena Klingström *

Per Morberg Per-Arne Henrik Morberg (; born 23 June 1960) is a Swedish actor, chef, and TV host. Biography Morberg grew up in Hökarängen and Sköndal in Stockholm. He competed in judo when he was a teenager. He is a black belt and was named Swedish a ...

as Joakim Wersén *

Niklas Falk Niklas Daniel Falk (born 28 January 1947 in Örgryte, Gothenburg) is a Swedish actor. His brother is actor Jonas Falk. Falk was educated at NAMA in Gothenburg. He worked at Gothenburg City Theatre until 1988. 1990 he moved to Stockholm and ...

as judge Lagerfeldt *

Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a Swedish actor. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the Martin Beck universe; as the eponymous killer i ...

as Martin Beck's neighbour *

Rebecka Hemse Ingrid Rebecka Elisabet Hemse (born 4 August 1975) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Martin Beck's daughter Inger. She works at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 2008, she was Ofelia in Staffan Valdemar Holm's t ...

as Inger (Martin Beck's daughter) * Fredrik Ultvedt as Jens Loftsgård *

Mikael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...

as John Banck *

Anna Ulrica Ericsson Anna Ulrica Ericsson (born 30th of December 1966) is a Swedish actress. Ericsson made her debut as actress as she studied at high school in Gösta Jansson's local revues. She met the playwright Bo Sigvard Nilsson at the recreation center. Erics ...

as Yvonne Jäder *

Peter Hüttner Peter Hüttner (born 10 December 1945, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish actor and writer. Hüttner began his theatrical career at Folkteatern in Gothenburg 1968 and was subsequently employed on Atelierteatern. He is trained at the stage school in ...

as Oljelund *

Bo Höglund Bo Sven Gunnar Höglund (born 27 May 1948 in Huddinge, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actor. Höglund has been employed at Östgötateatern in Norrköping and Linköping since 1983. He has appeared in productions such as , , ''Don Juan'', ''Drey ...

as Mats (the waiter) *

Stefan Roos Klas Stefan Roos (born 3 February 1970) is a Swedish actor and screen writer. Roos finished NAMA in Stockholm 1993. He is married to the actress Elisabet Carlsson and together they have a daughter. Filmography * 2007 - Mimmi och Mojje * 2005 ...

as Keith Karlsson *

Oskar Löfkvist Johan Oskar Löfkvist (born 27 September 1980) is a Swedish actor. Filmography *'' Beck – Lockpojken'' (1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the ...

as Aron * Lamin Touray as Nicklas * Roderyk Mundenius as Paaren *

Mina Azarian Mina Azarian (born 25 September 1959 in Iran) is a Swedish actress. Azarian is best known for her role as Shaisteh in the Swedish TV series '' Tre kronor''. Filmography *''Enkronan'' (1987) *'' Beck – Lockpojken'' (TV series, 1997) *'' Tre ...

as Ino (Paaren's mother)

References

External links

* Martin Beck films 1997 television films 1997 films 1997 crime films 1990s police procedural films Swedish television films Films directed by Pelle Seth 1990s Swedish films {{1990s-Sweden-film-stub