Tomas Birger von Brömssen (born 8 May 1943) is a Swedish theatre, film, and television actor. von Brömssen was born in

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and grew up in

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. His father, Birger von Brömssen, was a painter. He studied Scandinavian languages, intending to become a teacher, but decided to apply to

Malmö Theatre Academy Malmö Theatre Academy () is a theatre academy at Lund University in Malmö, Sweden. The theater college educates actors, playwrights and performance artists. Over the years the school has trained over 500 actors. The academy offers Bachelor's de ...

and was accepted. He He played leading roles in '' Albert & Herbert'', ''

My Life as a Dog ''My Life as a Dog'' () is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1985, directed by Lasse Hallström. It is based on the second novel of a semi-autobiographical trilogy by Reidar Jönsson. It tells the coming ...

'' (), ' (English title ''Baltic Sea'', ''Salvation'' or ''The Diver''), Mannen från Mallorca (English title '' The Man from Majorca'') and ''

Sofies verden ''Sophie's World'' () is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" "Where does this world come from?" in a l ...

'' (English title ''Sophie's World''). Together with Lars-Eric Brossner, he wrote the 2003 play ''The Story of the Little Gentleman'', based on

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's book ''The Story of the Little Old Man''. He was first married to Eva von Brömssen from 1966 to 2000 (her death). He remarried on 21 November 2004 to the scientist Dorte Velling Pedersen, close friend to his first wife Eva. They currently reside in Frölunda, outside

Awards

In 1992, von Brömssen received

Povel Ramel Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel (; 1 June 1922 – 5 June 2007) was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical ...

's prize ''Karamelodiktstipendiet''. In 1995, he won the

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in the category best male actor in a supporting role, for his role in ''

All Things Fair ''All Things Fair'' (, literally "Desire and Great Beauty") is a 1995 Swedish period drama film, written and directed by Bo Widerberg as his final film. It tells the story of a sexual relationship between a teacher and her 15-year-old student in ...

''. He was nominated for the same award in 2019. He received the royal medal ''

Litteris et Artibus Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art and literature. The ob ...

'' in 2014.

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* 1943 births Living people Male actors from Gothenburg Swedish male film actors Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub