Kåre Hedebrant (born 28 June 1995) is a

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actor.

Early life

He lives in

Hässelby Hässelby is a Swedish town that is a part of Hässelby-Vällingby in the city of Stockholm, Sweden, comprising the suburban areas Hässelby Gård, Hässelby Strand and Hässelby Villastad. The territory also corresponds to Hässelby parish in ...

, near

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. Hedebrant attended Kungsholmens Gymnasium's Choir Section, and during middle school he attended the

Adolf Fredrik's Music School Adolf Fredrik's Music School ( sv, Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser) is a general municipal junior high school ( sv, grundskola) in Stockholm, Sweden with a focus on choral music, and highly competitive admission based on audition in singing and mu ...

Career

In 2005, he played the title role of

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in ''

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'', a theatrical production based on the popular children's novels by

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. In 2007, after an open casting involving 4,000 children, Hedebrant was chosen to play the role of Oskar in '' Let the Right One In''. Oskar, the

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of the film, is a 12-year-old bullied boy who strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Eli (

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), who later turns out to be a

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. Hedebrant received generally positive notices for his role. According to '' If'' magazine's reviewer, "Hedebrant does a fine job of conveying the boy's silent longing, rage and defiance".

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considered him an "interesting choice to play Oskar", and noted that he "effectively makes the character seem remote, withdrawn, and a little creepy". According to Hedebrant, " en the bully scenes weren't hard to shoot because I got on very well with both guys ... e main problem was that it was so cold!" He received a nomination for "Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers" (with

), in the 30th Annual Young Artist Awards. Other nominations include "Breakthrough Performer" from the

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(won by

), and "Best Actor" in the 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (won by

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). In 2010, Hedebrant was chosen as the lead role in ''

Amors Baller ''Amors Baller'' ( en, Cupid's Balls) is a Norwegian teenage comedy film directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe, starring Kåre Hedebrant and Eira K. Stuedahl. The film was co-written by Metcalfe and producer Frederick Howard. The film premiered in Nor ...

'', a Norwegian romantic comedy directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe. Hedebrant plays Lucas, a Swedish teenager who moves to a small Norwegian town, and falls in love with the goalkeeper on the local girls football team. The film premiered in Norway on 25 March 2011. In 2012, he played the role of Tobias in the Swedish sci-fi drama series '' Real Humans''. Hedebrant is member of a band called The Broadcasting Service, who play

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, "stuff like

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedebrant, Kare 1995 births Living people Male actors from Stockholm Swedish male child actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors 21st-century Swedish male actors