Göran Axel Ragnerstam (born 7 November 1957 in

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) is a

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. Ragnerstam grew up in

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and later in

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. His father was interested in

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and acted out for his children. He encouraged Ragnerstam to move on to an acting course. Ragnerstam took part in plays in primary school

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and

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. After that he worked on

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, before he did military service

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. An ad about training to be an actor got him to study at Kulturama, and after that he studied at NAMA in

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1981–1984. After that he was involved in the

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. 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

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Bunny Ragnerstam.

Filmography

* 2017 - '' Jordskott II'' * 2017 - ''

Vår tid är nu ''Vår tid är nu'' (en: ''Our Time is Now - English translation; The Restaurant - English title'') is a Swedish historical drama series with 32 episodes divided into four seasons. The first season premiered at SVT on 2 October 2017, and the seco ...

'' * 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 ''jo ...

'' * 2010 - '' Tusen gånger starkare'' * 2009 – ''

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'' * 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 Norrmalmstorg () is a town square in central Stockholm, Sweden. It connects shopping streets Hamngatan and Biblioteksgatan and is the starting point for tram travellers with the Djurgården line. Close to the southwest is the park Kungsträdgår ...

'' * 2003 – ''

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'' * 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 the ...

'' * 2002 – '' Suxxess'' * 2002 – '' Pepparrotslandet'' * 2001 – '' Bekännelsen'' * 2000 – ''To Be Continued'' * 2000 – '' Soldater i månsken'' * 2000 – ' * 1999–2001 – '' Sjätte dagen'' * 1999 – '' Offerlamm'' * 1999 – '' God jul'' * 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 be ...

'' * 1998 – '' Pip-Larssons'' * 1998 – '' Personkrets 3:1'' * 1998 – '' Beck – Öga för öga'' * 1998 – ''

Skärgårdsdoktorn ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'' is a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced. In English, the title could be translated as ''The archipelago doctor'', and it came to be one ...

'' * 1997 – '' Svensson Svensson'' * 1997 – ''

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'' * 1997 – '' Solstenen'' * 1997 – '' Glappet'' * 1997 – '' Emma åklagare'' * 1996 – '' Rusar i hans famn'' * 1996 – ''

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 Per ...

'' * 1996 – '' Älskade Lotten'' * 1996 – '' Ett sorts Hades'' * 1995 – '' Torntuppen'' * 1995 – '' En på miljonen'' * 1994 – '' Pillertrillaren'' * 1993 – ''Hedda Gabler'' * 1987 – '' Lysande landing'' * 1985 – ''

Åshöjdens BK ''Åshöjdens BK'' is a book series about a fictional soccer club in northwestern Scania, Sweden, created by Max Lundgren Plot Appearing in a series of four novels, it depicts a soccer club being promoted across a promotion and relegation-based ...

'' * 1981 – '' Skål och välkommen''

Theatre

* 1999 – '' Skuggpojkarna''

References

External links

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