Birth Place Matching "Stockholm, Sweden" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Alexander Skarsgård
Actor | The Legend of Tarzan
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...
2. Katia Winter
Actress | The Catch
Katia Winter is known for her portrayal of Katrina Crane in FOX's hit series "Sleepy Hollow", and as Nadia in Showtime's award-winning series "Dexter". She has also appeared in DC's "Legends of Tomorrow" for CW and in the CBS action-adventure series "Blood & Treasure". She also recently starred in ...
3. Joel Kinnaman
Actor | The Killing
Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman, known professionally as Joel Kinnaman, is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Swedish film Easy Money a role that earned him a Guldbagge Award in the "Best Actor" category - and for his role as Frank Wagner in the Johan Falk film ...
4. Malin Akerman
Actress | Watchmen
Malin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her mother, Pia (Sundström), is a model and aerobics instructor, and her father, Magnus Åkerman, is an insurance broker. They moved to Toronto when she was age 2. At age 5, she began appearing in TV commercials. Her parents divorced...
5. Gustaf Skarsgård
Actor | Vikings
Gustaf Skarsgård was born on November 12, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Vikings (2013), Westworld (2016) and The Way Back (2010).
6. Britt Ekland
Actress | The Man with the Golden Gun
Britt Ekland was born in Sweden and grew up to be the poster girl for beautiful, big-eyed Scandinavian blondes. She attended a drama school and then joined a traveling theater group. With her looks as her passport, Britt entered films and became a star in Italy. When Peter Sellers met her in a ...
7. Dolph Lundgren
Actor | Rocky IV
Dolph Lundgren was born as Hans Lundgren in Stockholm, Sweden, to Sigrid Birgitta (Tjerneld), a language teacher, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren, an engineer and economist for the Swedish government. He lived in Stockholm until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandparents in Nyland, ...
8. Ingrid Bergman
Actress | Casablanca
Ingrid Bergman was one of the greatest actresses from Hollywood's lamented Golden Era. Her natural and unpretentious beauty and her immense acting talent made her one of the most celebrated figures in the history of American cinema. Bergman is also one of the most Oscar-awarded actresses, tied with ...
9. Frida Gustavsson
Actress | Vikings: Valhalla
Frida Gustavsson was born on June 6, 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Vikings: Valhalla (2022), The Witcher (2019) and Tigers (2020).
10. Lena Olin
Actress | The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Swedish-born Lena Olin already had a successful career as an actress before she came to Hollywood. She acted at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm and was directed by Ingmar Bergman. She was born in Stockholm, to actors Britta Holmberg and Stig Olin, who appeared in six of Bergman's films. Lena also ...
11. Helena Mattsson
Actress | Surrogates
Helena Mattsson was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, with her two sisters. In her early teens she was discovered by one of the biggest modeling agencies in Sweden. After graduating from her Performing Arts High School in Stockholm, Helena traveled to London and New York to continue to study ...
12. Mikael Persbrandt
Actor | Hævnen
Mikael Persbrandt is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Award winning foreign feature, "In A Better World," directed by Susanne Bier. His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Award nomination for Best Actor.
His interest in acting started when working as an extra in ...
13. Michael Nyqvist
Actor | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Born Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist in Stockholm, Sweden, it wasn't until he was over a year old when he was finally adopted from the orphanage he had been given to. His father was a lawyer and his mother a writer. It wasn't until he had his first child that he decided to seek out his biological parents. ...
14. Hanna Alström
Actress | Kingsman: The Secret Service
Hanna Alström was born on March 5, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and Sami Blood (2016). She was previously married to Gustaf Skarsgård.
15. Pernilla August
Actress | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Pernilla August started acting as a child, performing in plays at Vår teater and at school. In 1979 she was accepted at the Statens scenskola to study acting professionally. Director Ingmar Bergman took note of her early and cast her as a nanny in his Fanny and Alexander (1982).
In 1982 she got ...
16. Daniel Espinosa
Director | Snabba cash
Jorge Daniel Espinosa is a Swedish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and film producer from Trångsund, Stockholm. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2001. He notably directed the Sony's Marvel Universe film Morbius starring Jared Leto and other films including Life, Easy ...
17. Matias Varela
Actor | Narcos
Matias Varela was born on June 23, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Narcos (2015), Point Break (2015) and Assassin's Creed (2016).
18. Ola Rapace
Actor | Skyfall
Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in ...
19. Julia Winter
Actress | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Julia Winter is the envy of tween-age girls everywhere, having being plucked from obscurity to play Veruca Salt in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, alongside Johnny Depp. It was the London schoolgirl's first professional role, although she studies drama weekly at a part-time theatre...
20. Tuva Novotny
Actress | Annihilation
Tuva Novotny was born on December 21, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress and director, known for Annihilation (2018), Eat Pray Love (2010) and Blindsone (2018).
21. Mini Anden
Actress | The Mechanic
Mini Anden was born on June 7, 1978 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress and producer, known for The Mechanic (2011), My Best Friend's Girl (2008) and Tropic Thunder (2008). She has been married to Taber Schroeder since August 25, 2001. They have one child.
22. Inger Stevens
Actress | Hang 'Em High
This enigmatic Stockholm-born beauty had everything going for her, including a rapidly rising film and TV career. Yet on April 30, 1970, at only 35, Inger Stevens would become another tragic Hollywood statistic -- added proof that fame and fortune do not always lead to happiness. Over time, a ...
23. Greta Garbo
Actress | Ninotchka
Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Anna Lovisa (Johansdotter), who worked at a jam factory, and Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a laborer. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Greta was forced to leave school and ...
24. Josefin Asplund
Actress | Vikings
Josefin Asplund is a Swedish actress, born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. She is of Polish and Swedish descent. Asplund is mostly known for playing Astrid on the History Channel series Vikings and Pernilla Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). She plays one of the lead roles in the...
25. Christian Hillborg
Actor | The Last Kingdom
Christian Hillborg was born on March 16, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for The Last Kingdom (2015), The Bridge (2011) and Fleabag (2016).
26. Aliette Opheim
Actress | Kalifat
Aliette Opheim was born on July 21, 1985 in Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Caliphate (2020), Knutby (2021) and The Dark Heart (2022).
27. Jonas Åkerlund
Director | Lords of Chaos
Jonas Åkerlund was born on November 10, 1965 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and editor, known for Lords of Chaos (2018), Polar (2019) and Try (2000). He is married to B. Åkerlund. He was previously married to Charlotta Palmbäck.
28. Camilla Sparv
Actress | Murderers' Row
Camilla Sparv was born on June 3, 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Murderers' Row (1966), Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) and The Naked Truth (1992). She was previously married to Fredrick Harvey Kolber, Herbert William Hoover III and Robert Evans.
29. Björn Andrésen
Actor | Midsommar
Björn Andrésen was born on January 26, 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Midsommar (2019), Gentlemen & Gangsters (2016) and A Love Story (1970).
30. Hedda Stiernstedt
Actress | Vår tid är nu
Hedda Stiernstedt is an actress born in Stockholm, Sweden. She began her professional acting career by appearing in Swedish short films and television series. She first gained recognition for her feature film debut "Monica Z" and then went on to play the lead in critically acclaimed coming of age ...
31. Lasse Hallström
Director | What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Lasse Hallström was born on June 2, 1946 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Dear John (2010) and Chocolat (2000). He has been married to Lena Olin since March 18, 1994. They have one child. He was previously married to ...
32. Anita Ekström
Actress | Jänken
Anita Ekström was born on January 13, 1943 in Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Yankee (1970), Der Schimmelreiter (1978) and Pip-Larssons (1998). She was married to Leif Ångström. She died on June 18, 2022 in Sweden.
33. Bibi Andersson
Actress | Persona
Her artistic dreams came early in life and were further supported by her older sister Gerd Andersson who became a ballet dancer at the Royal Opera and made her acting debut in 1951. Bibi, on the other side, had to make do with bit parts and commercials. She debuted in Dum-Bom (1953), playing ...
34. Liv Mjönes
Actress | Kyss mig
Liv Mjönes was born on September 18, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Kiss Me (2011), Midsommar (2019) and A Serious Game (2016).
35. Yasmine Garbi
Actress | Flickan som lekte med elden
Yasmine Garbi was born on October 9, 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and Jul i verdensrummet (2006).
36. May Britt
Actress | The Hunters
She was only 18 years old and working as a photographer's assistant in Stockholm when two Italians showed up. Producer Carlo Ponti and director Mario Soldati were there to see pictures of beautiful models, searching for a blonde girl for a movie. They picked her instead and soon she found herself ...
37. Alexandra Rapaport
Actress | Gåsmamman
Alexandra Rapaport was born on December 26, 1971 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress and producer, known for Gåsmamman (2015), The Hunt (2012) and Heder (2019). She is married to Joakim Eliasson. They have two children.
38. Jenny Hutton
Actress | Pleasure
Jenny Hutton is a Swedish/British award winning actress. She studied acting in both Stockholm and Paris and worked on several films and TV shows in Sweden before she continued her career in the U.S. in 2014. Among her roles in films which have competed at festivals including Cannes and Sundance, is...
39. Gustaf Hammarsten
Actor | Brüno
Gustaf Hammarsten was born on September 2, 1967 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Brüno (2009), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Together (2000).
40. Eva Röse
Actress | Maria Wern
After making the children's TV show 'Disneyklubben' she began to study acting at Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm. She graduated with a performance in Lars Norén's play 'Munich-Aten'. She has done a lot of roles for both radio and television. She is currently under contract with The Royal Dramatic ...
41. Josephine Bornebusch
Actress | Älska mig
Josephine Bornebusch was born on September 12, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is a director and writer, known for Älska mig (2019), Orca (2020) and Harmonica (2022). She has been married to Erik Zetterberg since December 4, 2010. They have one child.
42. Tarik Saleh
Director | The Nile Hilton Incident
Tarik Saleh was born on January 28, 1972 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for The Nile Hilton Incident (2017), Metropia (2009) and Boy from Heaven (2022).
43. Vendela Kirsebom
Actress | Batman & Robin
Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen was born in Stockholm on January 12th, 1967. She was first discovered at a restaurant in Sweden at the age of 13 by Eileen Ford. Within 3 to 4 months, of arriving in the US, she was negotiating a contract with Elizabeth Arden. When her contract with Arden ended she ...
44. Tomas Alfredson
Director | Låt den rätte komma in
Tomas Alfredson was born on April 1, 1965 in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is known for Let the Right One In (2008), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Four Shades of Brown (2004). He is married to Charlotte Alfredson. They have one child. He was previously married to Cissi Elwin.
45. David Hoflin
Actor | Z: The Beginning of Everything
David Hoflin was born on February 25, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015), Crossbones (2014) and Bosch (2014). He has been married to Natalie Hoflin since January 4, 2013.
46. Erika Linder
Actress | Below Her Mouth
Erika Linder is Swedish actress, model and creative. She rose to fame as an androgynous model for both male and female clothing, becoming the first woman to appear on both the agencies male and female boards worldwide. Her eye catching look has lead her career to spread across multiple mediums. ...
47. Ulla Strömstedt
Actress | Catalina Caper
Ulla Strömstedt was born on November 27, 1939 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Catalina Caper (1967), The Yellow Car (1963) and I Spy (1965). She was married to Gilbert Cole. She died on June 13, 1986 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
48. Tove Lo
Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey
Tove Lo was born on October 29, 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress and composer, known for Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), Allegiant (2016) and Power Rangers (2017).
49. Amelia Curtis
Actress | Understanding Jane
Amelia Curtis was born on August 28, 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Understanding Jane (2001), P.O.W. (2003) and Love Soup (2005). She has been married to Vincent Regan since 2001. They have one child.
50. Peter Haber
Actor | Män som hatar kvinnor
Peter Haber was born on December 12, 1952 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and producer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Sunes sommar (1993) and Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten (1992). He has been married to Lena T. Hansson since 1990. They have ...