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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-03-11 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden

Jonas Karlsson

Biography:

Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is an Swedish actor and author.

Karlsson was born in Södertälje. He won a Guldbagge-Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie Details. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 2007.

Known For

Acting

2025

Let It Rain as Burman

2024

Doktrinen as Mårten Berg

2023

Beck 49 - Inferno as Klas Freden
Together 99 as Lasse
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo as Klas Freden
Hostage as Alex Recht

2022

Beck 45 - 58 Minutes as Klas Fredén
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop as Klas Fredén
Aja baja, Alfons Åberg as Narrator (voice)
Bara knyt, Alfons! as Narrator (voice)
Alfons och hemlige Mållgan as Narrator (voice)
Harmonica as Harry

2021

A Christmas Tale as Tyko Jonsson

2020

Beck 39 - Undercover as Klas Fredén

2019

The Perfect Patient as Hannes Råstam

2018

Ted: Show Me Love as Stikkan Andersson
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice as Klas Fredén
Ariel as Filip
Feature 136 as Ingmar Bergman
Stockholm Requiem as Alex Recht

2017

The Snowman as Mathias
All Inclusive as Anders
Summer with the Family as Ordföranden

2016

Beck 31 - Gunvald as Klas Fredén
Beck 32 - Steinar as Klas Fredén
Beck: The Last Day as Klas Fredén
Bamse and the Witch's Daughter as Krösus Sork (voice)

2015

Beck 29 - Invasion as Klas Fredén
Beck 28 - The Family as Klas Fredén
Beck 27 - Room 302 as Klas Fredén

2014

Raspberry Boat Refugee as Mikko Virtanen
I Stop Time as Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Sweden as Immigration Officer
The Fourth Man as Waltin

2013

Stockholm Stories as Thomas Larsson
Death of a Pilgrim as Claes Waltin

2012

Cockpit as Valle

2011

Black Mirror as Rasmus Sjolberg

2010

Bad Faith as Frank
Solsidan as Kristian
Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest

2009

Mannen under trappan as Fredrik Kreutz

2008

Rocky as Rocky (voice)

2007

To Love Someone as Hannes
Der Kommissar und das Meer as Eskil Almqvist
August as August Strindberg

2006

Offside as Anders
En uppstoppad hund as Adjunkt Lampa
Robins as Self - Guest

2005

Storm as The man in suit
Doxa as Chief Physician Friis

2004

Strings as Hal (voice)
Barnavännen as Tomas
Danslärarens återkomst as Stefan Lindman

2003

Miffo as Tobias Nils Carling
Details as Stefan

2002

Family & Friends as Narrator (voice)
Tempo as Father
Klonkadonka! as Klonkadonka

2001

His and Hers as Johan
Om Inte as Henrik the waiter
Gustav III:s Äktenskap as King Gustav III
Blue Monday as The neighbor

2000

Once in a Lifetime as David Vogel
Shit Happens as Freddies colleague

1999

Tsatsiki as Niklas
Beck as Klas Fredén

1998

1997

Hammarkullen as Hasse, alkoholist

1996

The Biggest Heroes as Hunting Store Clerk

1995

November 30th as Tobbe

1993

The Searchers as Gurra
Härifrån till Kim as Per Lindell

1991

Facklorna as klasskamrat

1981

Rasmus and the Vagabond as Child at the orphanage

1979

Alfie Atkins as Narrator

1960

Julkalendern as Julhunden

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The Swedish Connection as Staffan Söderström
To Cook a Bear as Lindmark

Writing

2025

Let It Rain as Writer
Let It Rain as Novel

2023

2018

Stockholm Requiem as Screenplay

Production

2023

Corner Office as Executive Producer

2022

Harmonica as Executive Producer

Creator

2022

Harmonica as Creator