Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén; 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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Biography

Pontén was born in

Skövde Skövde () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and urban centre in Skövde Municipality and Västra Götaland County, in the Västergötland, Västergötland (Western Gothland region) in central southern Sweden. Skövde is situated around 150 k ...

, Sweden to Colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf. He was the younger brother to the Dr. Jan Pontén and fashion designer Gunilla Pontén. He was also the nephew of engineer Ruben Pontén and cousin of actor

Gunvor Pontén Gunvor Margareta Pontén (11 February 1929 – 16 February 2023) was a Swedish actress who graduated from the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1954. She appeared in over 50 films and television shows starting in 1949. She starred in the film ' ...

. He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in

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from 1969 to 1972. Pontén worked at 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 ...

("Dramaten") from 1972.

Personal life

Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with

Suzanne Reuter Suzanne Alexandra Maria Reuter (; born 14 June 1952) is a Swedish actor, actress and comedian. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1978. Filmography Film Television Awards * Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leadin ...

. They had three sons. Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.

Selected filmography

Film

*1975 - ''

The White Wall ''The White Wall'' () is a 1975 Swedish drama film written and directed by Stig Björkman. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where Harriet Andersson won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Harriet Andersson as Mon ...

'' *1976 - ''

Near and Far Away ''Near and Far Away'' () is a 1976 Swedish drama film directed by Marianne Ahrne. Ahrne won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 13th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Lilga Kovanko as Mania * Robert Farrant as Mutist * ...

'' *1979 - '' Gå på vattnet om du kan'' *1994 - '' Sommarmord'' *1999 - '' Dödsklockan'' *2001 - '' Sprängaren'' *2002 - '' Olivia Twist'' (TV) *2004 - ''Hotet''

TV

*1977 - ''Ärliga blå ögon'' *1979 - ''Selambs'' *1980 - ''Zoo Story'' *1983 - ''Colombe'' *1983 - ''Profitörerna'' *1989 - ''Det var då...'' *1992 - ''The Emperor of Portugallia'' *1995 – '' Radioskugga'' (also in 1997) *1999 - ''Browalls'' *2000 - ''

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 on ...

'' *2002 - ''Olivia Twist''

Plays

*2005 – The Provost in ''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604. It was published in the First Folio of 1623. The play centers on the despotic and puritan Angelo (Measure for ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, directed by Yannis Houvardas,

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponten, Tomas 1946 births 2015 deaths Swedish male actors People from Skövde Male actors from Västra Götaland County Swedish film directors