Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (November 8, 1960 – June 27, 2017), better known as Michael Nyqvist, was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the first series of Martin Beck films made in 1997, and later for his leading role in the film Grabben i graven bredvid in 2002. He was most recognized internationally for his role in the acclaimed Millennium series as Mikael Blomkvist, as well as the lead villains in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (as Kurt Hendricks) and John Wick (as Viggo Tarasov). In 2004, he played the leading role in the Academy Award-nominated Best Foreign Film As It Is in Heaven.
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Primarily2025 Wick Is Pain as (archive footage)
2019 A Hidden Life as Bishop Joseph Fliessen
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum In Memory Of
2018 Hunter Killer as Captain Andropov
2017 You Disappear as Bernard Berman
2016 Frank & Lola as Alan
2016 Michael Nyqvist - Ett Porträtt as Self
2016 I.T. as Henrik
2016 A Serious Game as Markel
2015 The Girl King as Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
2015 Colonia as Paul Schäfer
2015 The Girl in the Book as Milan Daneker
2015 For Better and Worse as Himself
2015 John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry as Self
2015 Don't F*#% With John Wick as Self
2014 John Wick as Viggo Tarasov
2014 Days and Nights as Johan
2014 My So-Called Father as Martin
2014 Paris Follies as Jesper
2013 Europa Report as Andrei Blok
2013 Disconnect as Stephen Schumacher
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Hendricks
2011 Abduction as Nikola Kozlow
2010 Kennedy's Brain as Lars Hakansson
2010 Among Us as Ernst
2010 The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man as Johan, mąż K.
2009 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest as Mikael Blomkvist
2009 The Wedding Photographer as Stage actor
2009 The Girl Who Played with Fire as Mikael Blomkvist
2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Mikael Blomkvist
2008 Iscariot as Masen
2008 Downloading Nancy as Stan
2008 The Kautokeino Rebellion as Lars Levi Laestadius
2007 Arn: The Knight Templar as Magnus Folkesson
2007 The Black Pimpernel as Harald Edelstam
2006 Suddenly as Lasse
2006 Search as Janne
2005 Wallander: Mastermind as Lothar Kraftzcyk
2005 Bang Bang Orangutang as Sven Blomberg
2005 Mother of Mine as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
2005 Next Door as Åke
2004 As It Is in Heaven as Daniel Daréus
2004 Day and Night as Jacob
2004 ABBA - The Last Video as Michael Nyqvist
2004 London Voodoo as Magnus
2003 Details as Erik
2003 Slim Susie as Mörka Rösten
2002 The Guy in the Grave Next Door as Benny
2002 We Can Be Heroes! as Giuseppe
2001 Home Sweet Home as Kent
2001 His and Hers as Doctor
2001 Shadow Boys as Christoffer
2001 The Confession as Thorn
2000 Hjärta av sten as Lev
2000 Together as Rolf
1999 On the Last Verse - A Small Film About Death as Raymond
1999 Breaking Out as Diego
1998 Personkrets 3:1 as Karl-Erik
1998 Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness as John Banck
1998 Waiting for the Tenor as The Director
1998 Beck 07 - The Money Man as John Banck
1998 Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl as John Banck
1998 Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye as John Banck
1998 Beck 03 - White Nights as John Banck
1997 Beck - The Man with the Icons as John Banck
1997 Tic Tac as Resturant owner
1997 Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy as John Banck
1996 Such Is Life as Kalle Andersson
1996 Jerusalem as Carpenter #1
1982 Kamraterna as modellen