Anders Göran Gillinger (born 13 February 1973) is a Swedish actor and former model. He has a broad background in classical theatre, television and film.

Career

Gillinger was born in

Vaxholm Vaxholm is a city, urban area and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It occupies the islands of Vaxön and Kullö in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Fortress, which was constructed in 154 ...

, Stockholm County in 1973. In 1993, at the age of 19, he was cast as Robert "Raspen" Thorstensson in the Swedish TV soap opera ''

Rederiet ''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute epis ...

''. He left the role during the fourth season in 1994. His first film role was a young beach boy in the Swedish comedy film ''

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'' in 1994. In 1995, he played the male lead, Adam, in the Swedish movie '' 30:e november''. In 1996, he played Tobias in the Swedish sitcom ''

En fyra för tre ''En fyra för tre'' (One four-room flat for three) is a Swedish television series from 1996. It is based on the British sitcom ''Man About the House''. The series was released on DVD in 2008. Cast *Göran Gillinger as Tobias Hultgren * Lina Pern ...

'', with

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and

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. In 1999 he was accepted to The Royal Academy of Acting in Stockholm and graduated in June 2003 with a bachelor's degree. In 2001, he spent a semester at the

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in Los Angeles. In 2005 he played one of the leads in the Swedish National Television series ''

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'' (The commission). In 2006 he played Horace in

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's play ''

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'' at the

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in Stockholm. He also does voice-over work for

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and DreamWorks among others, and is an approved Disney Director for dubbing. In 2007 he performed at the

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in Washington, DC, in a one-man play ''A Swedish Tiger'' at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre. In 2008 he appeared in Alexander Burns' production of ''

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'' at Carter Barron in Washington DC. In 2009 he played the neighbour in

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's farce '' Run for your Wife'' at Mariebergskogen in

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitan ...

. In 2010 Gillinger was cast opposite

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in the movie ''

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'' directed by Dave Fraunces. He also returned to Sweden to appear as Erik, the male lead in the short ''Att bli med barn'', which premiered at the

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Filmography

* 1992: ''Kl:k'' * 1993: ''

'' * 1993: ''

'' (TV series) * 1995: '' 30:e november'' * 1996: ''

'' (TV series) * 1996: ''Cluedo – en mordgåt''a (TV series; guest role) * 1997: ''Emma åklagare'' (TV series; guest role) * 1997: ''OP7'' (TV series) * 2001: ''

Blå måndag ''Blå måndag'' (''Blue Monday'') is a 2001 Swedish film directed by Anders Lennberg, starring Eva Röse and Göran Gillinger Anders Göran Gillinger (born 13 February 1973) is a Swedish actor and former model. He has a broad background in ...

'' * 2005: ''

'' * 2018: ''

Ralph Breaks the Internet ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a 2018 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It is the sequel to the 2012 film ''Wreck-It Ralph''. The film was directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston (filmmaker), Phil Joh ...

'' * 2021: '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''

References

External links

* * Swedish male actors 1973 births Living people Swedish male models People from Vaxholm Municipality {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub