Sam Einar Lippy Kessel (born 24 May 1989 in

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

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) is a Swedish

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, well known for his role as Per Hammar in the ''

Tsatsiki Tzatziki ( el, τζατζίκι), also known as tarator or cacık (), is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic ...

'' series of films based on the books written by

Moni Nilsson-Brännström Moni Helena Nilsson Brännström (born ''Nilsson'' 24 February 1955 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author, best known for the books about the boy Tsatsiki. Earlier she owned the 17th chair of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. She is one of th ...

. In spring 2007, he appeared in the play ''Vinterkärlek'' by "Teater C" at the Reginateatern in

. In spring 2008, "Teater C" performed their second play, ''Avslutningen'', a

monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

supplied by Kessel, and written and directed by Dag Thelander. Lately, Kessel has been engaged in

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, specifically poetry slam; on 2 March 2008, he won a contest in Uppsala. In May 2009 he, Linn Bleckert and Li Molnar Kronlid won the gold medal at the Triathlon of the Swedish Poetry Slam Championships in

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. In 2010, he organized the Swedish Poetry Slam Championships at the Reginateatern.

Selected filmography

*2005 - '' Livet enligt Rosa'' (TV) *2003 - ''

Dag och natt ''Day and Night'' ( sv, Dag och natt) is a 2004 Swedish drama film directed by Simon Staho. Plot Thomas embarks on a journey to connect one final time with each of the meaningful people in his life. Hating the man he's become, he ends the tour ...

'' *2001 - '' Tsatsiki – vänner för alltid'' *2001 - '' Familjehemligheter'' *2000 - '' Tillsammans'' *1999 - ''

Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen ''Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen'' is a Swedish film directed by Ella Lemhagen which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 1 October 1999, based on the books about Tsatsiki written by Moni Nilsson-Brännström. It won the 1999 Guldbagge Award for B ...

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1989 births Swedish male actors Living people People from Uppsala {{Sweden-actor-stub