Jonas Grimås (born 7 August 1958) is a Swedish film and television director, based in London since 1988. He was educated at the ''

Dramatiska Institutet The Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art (, DI), also called the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre was a Swedish university college in Stockholm that provided education programs about activities surrounding film, radio, te ...

'' in Stockholm, and then the

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in London. In 1988 he won the

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Film Award for best short film with ''Artisten''. He was also nominated in 1995 for best short film with ''Marooned''. In 2011 he was named "Cultural Personality of the Year" by the StockholmsKultur Foundation. Grimås started out working on Swedish soap-operas, but has made a name for himself making British crime dramas. He was a regular contributor to ITV’s '' Heartbeat'', having directed 30 episodes. He has also directed episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind'' starring Clive Owen. While based in London he has also taken on Swedish projects, directing two episodes of the TV series ''

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'', and the adaptations of two

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novels ''Predikanten'' (" The Preacher") and ''Isprinsessan'' (" The Ice Princess"). Grimås is at present working on a motion picture about the von Sydow Murders (The von Sydow Murder Mystery).

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimas, Jonas 1958 births Living people BAFTA winners (people) Swedish film directors Swedish theatre directors Swedish expatriates in the United Kingdom Dramatiska Institutet alumni People from Uppsala