The National Academy of Mime and Acting (NAMA) (), was a school in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

for

acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad range of sk ...

and

mime A mime artist, or simply mime (from Greek language, Greek , , "imitator, actor"), is a person who uses ''mime'' (also called ''pantomime'' outside of Britain), the acting out of a story through body motions without the use of speech, as a the ...

. This institution was also known under additional different names in English, including Stockholm University College of Acting and Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. The school offered programmes in acting and mime, as well as various shorter courses. The school originated in the acting school founded in 1787 on the initiative of King

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw ...

and long appended to the

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre (, 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 theatre has been at its present lo ...

. The

Royal Dramatic Training Academy The Royal Dramatic Training Academy (, also known as ''Dramatens elevskola''), was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years (1787–1964) seen as the foremost theatre school and drama education ...

produced many later famous actors and directors, including

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress and a premier star during Hollywood's Silent film, silent and early Classical Hollywood cinema, golden eras. Regarded as one of the g ...

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was t ...

Alf Sjöberg Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish theatre director, theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment (1944 film), Torment ...

Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cin ...

Signe Hasso Signe Eleonora Cecilia Hasso ( Larsson; 15 August 1915 – 7 June 2002) was a Swedish actress. Early life Hasso was born in the Kungsholmen parish of Stockholm in 1915. Her father and grandfather died when she was four, and her mother, gran ...

Gunnar Björnstrand Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman. Biography Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson an ...

Max von Sydow Max von Sydow (; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...

and

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Andersson ...

. In 1964 the school separated from the Royal Dramatic Theatre (initiated by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...

who claimed the theatre no longer had room for it in the building). The acting schools affiliated with the city theatres in

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

and

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

were made independent state institutions at the same time, and one which existed in

Norrköping Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Lin ...

Linköping Linköping ( , ) is a city in southern Sweden, with around 167,000 inhabitants as of 2024. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...

was closed down. The Stockholm school was known as the National Swedish School of Acting, Stockholm ( or ''Scenskolan'') from 1964 until 1977, when the name was finally changed to ''Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm''. Here famous actors such as

Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; Birth name, né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Prince Hamlet, Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996) and List of Prison Break characters#John ...

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born 13 February 1958), also known as Pernilla Östergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Östergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and ...

and

Lena Olin Lena Maria Jonna Olin (; born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Mentored by filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, she made her screen d ...

were trained. The Malmö and Gothenburg schools were merged with the universities of

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and

, respectively, but the Stockholm institution remained independent. On 1 January 2011 the school merged with the

Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art The Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art (, DI), also called the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre was a Swedish University college (Scandinavia), university college in Stockholm that provided education programs about acti ...

to become

Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts The Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) () was a school within the Stockholm University of the Arts The Stockholm University of the Arts () is a public University college (Scandinavia), university college created 1 January 2014 by merging th ...

Selected tutors (from 2005-)

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as wel ...

, Professor in the Performing Arts *

Krister Henriksson Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Norrtäl ...

, Professor in The Performing Art *Matthew Allen, Actor training, Acting for the camera

Selected students (by graduation year)

1969

Tomas Bolme Tomas Robert Olof Bolme (born 21 April 1945 in Högalid, Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. He is famous for being the Swedish voice of Tintin, and he is also the voice of the anime hero Cobra. As a child, he acted at Vår teater, a children's the ...

Louise Edlind Sandra ''Louise'' Maud Edlind Friberg (born Louise Edlind on 15 July 1946) is a Sweden, Swedish actress, Model (person), model and politician. Acting career As an actress she became popular as Malin Melkersson, the kind, warm and beautiful older ...

1970

Peter Harryson John Peter Kaj Harryson (born 2 April 1948) is a Swedish actor, singer, and entertainer. He is the son of actor John Harryson (1926–2008). From 1994 to 2001, Harryson played the antagonist Pehr Silver in the soap opera ''Rederiet''. He is als ...

1971

*Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

1972

* Tomas Pontén * Basia Frydman

1973

Kjell Bergqvist Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born 23 February 1953) is a Swedish actor. Bergqvist finished the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1973 and made his debut in '' En enkel melodi'' and ''Jack''. He has since cooperated for many years with scr ...

1974

Thomas Oredsson Lars Thomas Ored Oredsson (born 19 December 1946, in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor and comedian. He studied at Calle Flygare Teaterskola and Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. Selected filmography *1978 – ''Bomsalva'' *1980 – ''De ...

1975

*Ulf Dohlsten *

Marika Lindström Marika Lindström (born 25 November 1946) is a Swedish actress who has appeared in numerous films in her native Sweden as well as appearing in TV shows such as ''Emma åklagare'' and ''Tre kärlekar''. Marika Lindström has long been a part of t ...

1976

*Robert Sjöblom

1977

* Pontus Gustafson *Jacob Nordenson *Rico Rönnbäck *Jan Waldekranz

1978

*Lennart R. Svensson

1979

Dan Ekborg Dan Peder Clemens Ekborg (born 23 November 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is the son of actor Lars Ekborg and older brother of actor Anders Ekborg. He has starred in many of the Swedish '' Jönssonligan'' films. He is also the Swedish voice for ...

1980

Babben Larsson Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian. Life and career Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living in ...

1981

Jessica Zandén Anna Jessica Zandén (born 28 March 1957) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She is the sister of actor Philip Zandén and the aunt of Alice Bier Zandén. Selected filmography * ''Freud ...

*Maria Johansson *

Sissela Kyle Sissela Maria Kyle (born 17 March 1957, in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, theater director and comedian. Biography Early life Sissela Kyle is the daughter of Per Gunnar Kyle and Gunnhild Kyle née Karlson (1921-2016). Sh ...

Tomas Norström Stig Tomas Norström (23 May 1956 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish actor and film director. He also recorded audiobooks, among them J. R. R. Tolkien's works. Norström studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting until 1981, toge ...

1982

(as Pernilla Östergren) *

Gunnel Fred Gunnel Elisabet Fred (born 29 August 1955) is a Swedish film actress. Selected filmography * ''Midsommar'' (2019) * ''Saraband'' (2003) * '' Details'' (2003) * ''In the Presence of a Clown'' (1997) * ''Private Confessions'' (1996) * '' Undergro ...

1984

Thorsten Flinck Thorsten Flinck (born 17 April 1961 in Solna, Sweden), is a Swedish actor, director, and musician. He is known best for playing psychopaths and villains, and also for his outrageous personality both on stage and in real life. Between 1986 and 20 ...

Peter Dalle Dan Peter Dalle (born 5 December 1956) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director. Dalle grew up in Täby Municipality, Täby outside Stockholm. He is most famous for the TV series ''Lorry (TV series), Lorry''. He wrote and di ...

Claes Månsson Claes Göran Månsson (born 5 February 1950) is a Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director, most famous for his work on ''Lorry''. Månsson also co-starred on the Swedish sitcom '' Welcome to Sweden'' and is known for dubbing the voice ...

1985

Pia Johansson Pia Ann-Kristin Johansson (born 16 November 1960 in Umeå) is a Swedish actor, comedian and lecturer. Johansson studied at the Skara scene school, which was followed by a degree from Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1989. After st ...

Marie Richardson Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richa ...

1986

Gunilla Röör Gunilla Kristina Röör (born 16 August 1959) is a Swedish people, Swedish actor, actress. She is a daughter of Inger Berggren. As of 2011, she worked at Stockholm City Theatre. She is married to Per Sandberg (actor), Per Sandberg; the couple has ...

Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium'' series of films (e.g., ''The G ...

1987

Jakob Eklund Jakob Anders Eklund (born 21 February 1962) is a Swedish film, television and stage actor. He portrayed the fictional police officer Johan Falk in 20 movies. His wife, Marie Richardson, played his on-screen girlfriend in the trilogy of films '' ...

Douglas Johansson Sten Gunnar Douglas Johansson (born 31 January 1960) is a Swedish actor, best known as Jan Martinsson in the films about Kurt Wallander. Filmography *1991 – '' Hassel – Botgörarna'' *1996 – ''Jerusalem'' *1997 – '' Ogifta par'' *1997 � ...

Jan Mybrand Jan Torsten Mybrand (born 26 January 1959 in Kolsva, Köping Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. Mybrand was educated at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy and after that he practised at Gävle Folkteater. Since 1986 he works at Stockholm ...

1988

Helena Bergström Helena Kristina Bergström Nutley (; born 5 February 1964) is a Swedish actress and film director. From an acting family, she began her career in 1982. She has appeared on the stages of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (''Dramaten'') and the Stockhol ...

Katarina Ewerlöf Annette Elsa Katarina Ewerlöf (born 28 December 1959) is a Sweden, Swedish actress. She began acting in theater when she was 13 years old at Vår teater, a children's theater in Stockholm. Ewerlöf was educated at the theater university at the S ...

* Benny Haag

1990

* Reuben Sallmander *Anna-Lena Hemström *

Niklas Hjulström Niklas Hjulström (born 15 February 1962) is a Swedish actor, singer and director. He is brother to Carin Hjulström, grandson to Filip Hjulström and son to Lennart Hjulström. Hjulström was born in Mölndal, Sweden, and finished his educ ...

1991

Figge Norling Fredrik Olof Johan "Figge" Norling (born 1 May 1965) is a Swedish actor and theatre director. He is known for being the voice for Emperor Kuzco from the Swedish dub of ''The Emperor's New Groove''. Norling was born in Lycksele, Sweden. He was ...

Torkel Petersson Ola Torkel Petersson (born 19 August 1969 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Selected filmography *1999: ''Zero Tolerance'' (Swedish title: ''Noll tolerans'') *2000: '' Jalla! Jalla!'' *2002: '' Old Men in New Cars'' (Danish tit ...

*Ann-Sofi Rase

1992

Simon Norrthon Erik Simon Norrthon (born 4 August 1967) is a Swedish actor born in Fosie, Malmö. He studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting from 1989 to 1992. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards, he was nominated for the Best Actor award for his rol ...

1994

Melinda Kinnaman Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Early life Kinnaman is a dual citizen of Sweden and the United States. Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her fathe ...

Elin Klinga Elin Karin Klinga (born 13 August 1969) is a Swedish actress who took part in several of Ingmar Bergman's late stage productions. As a student Klinga attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. One of Bergman's favourite actresses, sh ...

* Bernard Bragg

1995

Gustaf Hammarsten Carl Gustaf Hammarsten (born 2 September 1967) is a Swedish film, television and theatre actor. He is internationally known for his role in ''Brüno'' (2009) as the title character's sidekick and gay lover. Career Film He has appeared in more ...

1997

Maria Bonnevie Anna ''Maria'' Cecilia Bonnevie (born 26 September 1973 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedes, Swedish-Norwegians, Norwegian actor, actress. Bonnevie received both national and international acclaim for her performance in the Scandinavian epic ''I ...

Alexandra Rapaport Alexandra Susanna Rapaport (born 26 December 1971 in Bromma) is a Swedish film and stage actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm, from which she graduated in 1997. She then worked for Uppsala Theatre before becoming engaged by ...

1998

Jonas Karlsson Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author. Karlsson was born in Salem. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie '' Details''. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, i ...

Magnus Krepper Rolf Magnus Krepper (born 10 January 1967 in Norrköping, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, dancer, singer, and magician. He is a member of ''Moderna Illusionisters Cirkel''. In 2006, Krepper received the Guldbagge Award for best male role in the 20 ...

Eva Röse Eva Röse (born 16 October 1973) is a Swedish actress and television host. She is best known internationally for her role as the sinister android Niska in Season 1 of the Swedish science fiction TV series ''Real Humans''. Since 2022, she is the ...

*Tanja Svedjeström

1999

* Lina Englund * Irma Schultz Keller *Lo Wahl

2000

* Martin Aliaga

2001

*Sofia Bach * Suzanna Dilber *

Sofia Helin Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm-Helin is a Swedish actress. She was nominated for a Guldbagge Awards, Guldbagge Award for her role in ''Dalecarlians (film), Dalecarlians'', and stars as Saga Norén in the Danish/Swedish co-produced TV series ''T ...

* Vanna Rosenberg *

Joakim Nätterqvist Dag Joakim Tedson Nätterqvist (; born 24 October 1974) is a Swedish actor, theatre director, musical artist, singer, and acting coach. Background Nätterqvist was born in Gamla Uppsala. He is the son of competitive equestrians Ted and Pia Le ...

2002

*Katarina Cohen * Emil Forselius *Henrik Norlén *Jonatan Rodriguez

2003

David Dencik Karl David Sebastian Dencik (; born 31 October 1974) is a Swedish-Danish actor. He has acted in both Swedish and Danish films, his break-through in Sweden being his role in the mini-series '' Lasermannen'' and has then had major roles in English- ...

Göran Gillinger 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, Stockholm County in 1973. In 1993, at the age of 19, ...

Gustaf Skarsgård Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles in ''Evil'' (2003), '' The Way Back'' (2010), ''Kon-Tiki'' (2012), and '' Oppenheimer'' (2023). He also appeared in the HBO TV series ''Westworld ...

2004

* Ellen Mattsson

2005

Petra Hultgren Petra Cecilia Alexandra Hultgren (born 21 April 1972 in Värmdö, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Miss Sweden in 1995 and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss Universe 1995. Hultgren ...

2006

* Liv Mjönes

2007

* Hanna Alström *

Hannes Meidal Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995), Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner *Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist *Hannes A ...

Nina Zanjani Nina Nasr Zanjani (born 1981) is a Swedish actress. She played one of the two lead roles in Helena Bergström's directorial debut '' Mind the Gap'' as the daughter Yasmin. Early life Zanjani was born in 1981 in Tehran. When she was six or sev ...

2008

* Tove Edfeldt

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