Mats Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

actor. He is the son of director Ingmar Bergman and Ellen Lundström, twin brother of actress

Anna Bergman Anna Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a Swedish former actress. She is the daughter of film and theatre director Ingmar Bergman and choreographer-director Ellen Lundström, sister to Eva, Jan, and Mats Bergman (twin); and half-sister to Daniel B ...

, and a half-brother of

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author Linn Ullmann.

Biography

Bergman graduated from Sweden's National Theatre Academy (Scenskolan) in Stockholm in 1971. Since 1987 he has been a stage actor at Sweden's

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

, and has also appeared at Stockholm City Theatre and

Norrbottensteatern Norrbottensteatern (The Norrbotten Theater), is a Swedish regional theater company located in Luleå. The theater company The company was formed in 1967, and was the first Swedish theater company with a regional mission. It has as its duties ...

. He has acted in Almqvist's '' Drottningens juvelsmycke'', Bulgakov's ''Mästaren och Margarita'' (''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...

''),

Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

's ''Tolvskillingsoperan'' (''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with mu ...

''), Botho Strauss' ''Rummet och tiden'',

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

's ''Misantropen'' (''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris b ...

'') and Brecht's ''Den goda människan i Sezuan'' (''

The Good Person of Szechwan ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' (german: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, first translated less literally as ''The Good Man of Setzuan'') is a play written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau ...

''). He has also performed frequently in theatre productions for children, most recently in the adaption of

Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are ''Tale of the Little Little Old Woman'' and ''Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender''. Back ...

's children's story ''Petter och Lotta på stora landsvägen'' (2005 & 2006). Bergman has gained a reputation as a character actor. He has appeared in TV and film roles in a number of well-known productions, including as Aron in ''

Fanny and Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'', and as a cigar-loving salesman in '' Kan du vissla Johanna?'' (1994), traditionally shown each Christmas Eve in Sweden. He has also played the antique expert Erik Johansson in TV series ''Berlinder auktioner'' (2003) and a teacher in the Swedish film ''Ondskan'' (''Evil''), in 2003. More recently he has been playing the dry-witted forensic detective Nyberg in the Swedish crime films about Det. Insp. Kurt Wallander, with

Krister Henriksson Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Nor ...

in the lead (32 episodes).

Selected filmography

*2005–2013 - '' Wallander'' (as Nyberg) *2004 - ''

Danslärarens återkomst ''The Return of the Dancing Master'' is a 2000 novel by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. It was translated into English in 2003 by Laurie Thompson, and won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel, presented by Mystery Ink. The ...

'' (TV) *2003 - '' Ondskan'' *2003 - ''Berlinder auktioner'' (TV-series) *2000 - ''Födelsedagen'' *1999 - ''Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt'' *1996 - ''Monopol'' *1994 - '' Kan du vissla Johanna?'' *1992 - '' En komikers uppväxt'' (TV-series) *1991 - ''Den ofrivillige golfaren'' *1989 - '' 1939'' *1989 - ''Vildanden'' (aka Ibsen's ''

The Wild Duck ''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is considered the first modern masterpiece in the genre of tragicomedy. ''The Wild Duck'' and ''Rosmersholm'' are "often ...

'') (TV-theatre) *1988 - '' Gull-Pian'' *1987 - ''Träff i helfigur'' *1982 - '' Fanny och Alexander'' *1981 - ''Drottning Kristina (Queen Kristina)'' (TV-theatre)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergman, Mats 1948 births Living people Swedish male film actors Swedish twins People from Gothenburg Swedish male television actors Swedish male stage actors 20th-century Swedish male actors 21st-century Swedish male actors