Jonas Bane, (born 14 September 1987) is a

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actor who first appeared on TV (in 2007) as the 16-year-old Kim Dahlberg in Swedish Television SVT’s drama series ''

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Biography

Bane grew up in Sollentuna, in the northern part of

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. At high school he studied music, among other things, playing piano, bass guitar and “a little of the drums”. He played bass in - and was “chief style consultant” in a band and appeared on local TV in Sollentuna. His stage debut was at the ''Oscartheater'' in Stockholm in March 2007. He was part of a 50 strong ensemble specially assembled for a new Swedish Musical called “1956”. (See photo and article in Swedish a

and a short musical excerpt from a

The ensemble was called “''Danubia''” and the music was provided by "''Stockholms Rocksinfonietta''" which was also formed specially for this production. Much influenced by Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables, “1956” linked the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 with the demonstrations in

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in 2001 against President George W Bush and American foreign policy. The heroine discovers that her father had killed a demonstrator in Hungary in 1956. In 2007 Jonas applied to audition for one of the teenager roles in

, a lavish Swedish TV soap opera set in

. He was one of the forty chosen to participate in a Pop Idol/American Idol style mini-series to be filmed and broadcast. He thus landed the role of Kim Dahlberg a troubled, bi-sexual youngster. In an interview during the auditions, Jonas indicated that he was determined to make acting his career. In 2008 he was nominated ''Årets HBT-fast-inte-på-riktigt'' (''The not-really-gay Personality of the Ye''ar) by QX magazine. In December 2008, he suffered an unprovoked, physical assault at a student dance/gathering, where he was appearing as a favour to a girl friend

Filmography

* 2007 -

(TV soap) * 2008 - "Havreflarn" (Film short) * 2018 - ''

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Theatre

* 2007 - "1956" (Musical) * 2007 - "Järn" (Radio play)

Sources

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bane, Jonas 1987 births Living people Swedish male actors People from Sollentuna Municipality