Emil Forselius (23 November 1974 – 1 March 2010) was a Swedish

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 2002. He was awarded a

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the nam ...

for his role as Lasse in the film ''

Tic Tac Tic Tac (stylized as "tic tac") is a brand of small, hard mint manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero. They were first produced in 1969 and are now available in a variety of flavours in over 100 countries. Tic Tacs are usually sold in sma ...

''.

Personal life

Death

Forselius was found dead in his Stockholm apartment in on 2 March 2010. He had left a farewell letter, and cause of death was determined to be suicide. Forselius had suffered from

severe depression Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Introdu ...

for some time. (Swedish)

Filmography

*2010 – '' Wallander – Indrivaren'' *2007 – '' Himmelblå'' *2006 – ''

Hombres ''Hombres'' was a Norwegian-Swedish drama series that aired on TVNorge during the winter of 2007 and on Kanal 5 the autumn of 2006. Plot The criminal Pål Skogland has been sitting in prison, where he got information on 354 million he coul ...

'' *2003 – '' Deadline-Torp'' *2003 – '' Belinder auktioner'' *2002 – '' Stora teatern'' *2001 – ''

Deadline Deadline(s) or The Deadline(s) may refer to: * Time limit, a narrow field of time by which an objective must be accomplished Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Deadline (DC Comics), a fictional villain * ''Deadline'' (magazine), a British ...

'' *2000 – ''

Naken ''Naken'' is a 2000 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Torkel and Mårten Knutsson. It stars Henrik Norberg as a naked man who is caught in a time loop on the day of his wedding. Plot On the day of his wedding, Anders wakes up hungov ...

'' *2000 – ''

White Water Fury ''White Water Fury'' ( sv, Järngänget) is a 2000 Swedish thriller film directed by Jon Lindström and starring Emil Forselius, Rafael Edholm, and Alexander Skarsgård. Plot ''White Water Fury'' follows four men on a kayaking trip. Later on i ...

'' *1998 – ''

Beck – Vita nätter ''Beck – Vita nätter'' (English: ''Beck – White Nights'') is a 1998 Swedish police film about Martin Beck, directed by Kjell Sundvall. Cast * Peter Haber as Martin Beck * Mikael Persbrandt as Gunvald Larsson * Stina Rautelin as Lena Klings ...

'' *1998 – '' The Last Contract'' *1997 – ''

References

External links

* *
Official website
1974 births 2010 deaths People from Västervik Municipality Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners Male actors from Stockholm Suicides in Sweden 2010 suicides {{Sweden-actor-stub