Göran Axel Ragnerstam (born 7 November 1957 in
Stockholm) is 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 (), l ...
.
Ragnerstam grew up in
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is a district and island in central Stockholm.
Overview
The district covers the large island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''). Although Södermalm usually is considered an island, wa ...
and later in
Vällingby
Vällingby () is a suburban district in Västerort in the western part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.
History
The agricultural land where the modern suburb now stands, has a history stretching some 2,000 years back (i.e. at least twic ...
. His father was interested in
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...
and acted out for his children. He encouraged Ragnerstam to move on to an acting course. Ragnerstam took part in plays in primary school
primary education and
secondary school. After that he worked on
Posten AB, before he did military service
conscription. An ad about training to be an actor got him to study at
Kulturama, and after that he studied at
NAMA in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popula ...
1981–1984. After that he was involved in the
Gothenburg City Theatre
Gothenburg City Theatre ( sv, Göteborgs stadsteater) opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamli ...
. Ragnerstam has also worked with
Lars Norén
Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. His plays are realistic and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among people who are impoverished and rooted at th ...
.
Ragnerstam is married to
Carina Boberg is a cousin of
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
Bunny Ragnerstam.
Filmography
* 2017 - ''
Jordskott II''
* 2017 - ''
Vår tid är nu''
* 2016 - ''
A Serious Game''
* 2015 - ''
Jordskott
''Jordskott'' (, "soil shoot") is a Swedish TV thriller, crime drama series. Police detective Eva Thörnblad (Moa Gammel) investigates the disappearance of her daughter and other mysteries in her hometown of Silverhöjd. The title refers to ''jor ...
''
* 2010 - ''
Tusen gånger starkare
''Tusen gånger starkare'' (''A Thousand Times Stronger'') is a 2006 young adult novel written by Christina Herrström. It was nominated to the August Prize
The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each y ...
''
* 2009 – ''
Morden
Morden is a district and town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Merton, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. It adjoins Merton Park and Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Sutton to the south and Worcester ...
''
* 2007 – ''
Arn – The Knight Templar''
* 2007 – ''
Isprinsessan''
* 2006 – ''Pressure''
* 2006 – ''
Offside''
* 2006 – ''
Wallander – Jokern''
* 2006 – ''
En fråga om liv eller död''
* 2005 – ''
Kissed by Winter''
* 2004 – ''
Hotet''
* 2004 – ''
Graven''
* 2003 – ''
Norrmalmstorg''
* 2003 – ''
Kommer du med mig då''
* 2003 – ''
Kopps
''Kopps'' is a 2003 Swedish action comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 February 2003, directed by Josef Fares. The name itself is a pun on pronouncing the English word "Cops" with a Swedish accent.
Plot
The film concerns ...
''
* 2002 – ''
Suxxess''
* 2002 – ''
Pepparrotslandet''
* 2001 – ''
Bekännelsen''
* 2000 – ''To Be Continued''
* 2000 – ''
Soldater i månsken''
* 2000 – '
* 1999–2001 – ''
Sjätte dagen''
* 1999 – ''
Offerlamm''
* 1999 – ''
God jul
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...
''
* 1999 – ''
Vägen ut
''Breaking out'' (Swedish title: ''Vägen ut'') is a Swedish drama/comedy film from 1999, starring Björn Kjellman, Shanti Roney, Peter Haber, Viveka Seldahl and Michael Nyqvist.
Story
The film is about stage actor Reine who quits his job bec ...
''
* 1998 – ''
Pip-Larssons''
* 1998 – ''
Personkrets 3:1''
* 1998 – ''
Beck – Öga för öga''
* 1998 – ''
Skärgårdsdoktorn''
* 1997 – ''
Svensson Svensson
''Svensson, Svensson'' is a Swedish sitcom. It has also been made into a feature film and a play.
Two seasons consisting of 12 episodes each were broadcast in the autumn of 1994 and the autumn of 1996. They have since been repeated numerous times ...
''
* 1997 – ''
Rika barn leka bäst''
* 1997 – ''
Solstenen''
* 1997 – ''
Glappet''
* 1997 – ''
Emma åklagare''
* 1996 – ''
Rusar i hans famn''
* 1996 – ''
En fyra för tre''
* 1996 – ''
Älskade Lotten''
* 1996 – ''
Ett sorts Hades''
* 1995 – ''
Torntuppen''
* 1995 – ''
En på miljonen''
* 1994 – ''
Pillertrillaren''
* 1993 – ''Hedda Gabler''
* 1987 – ''
Lysande landing''
* 1985 – ''
Åshöjdens BK''
* 1981 – ''
Skål och välkommen''
Theatre
* 1999 – ''
Skuggpojkarna''
References
External links
*
1957 births
Swedish male actors
Living people
Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners
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