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 France. His first role was the Swedish comedy-drama Tillsammans (2000). He then went on to get roles in Swedish television series, such as Tusenbröder (2002) and Wallander (2005). In 2012 he became widely recognizable by playing a minor villain in Skyfall (2012). He was married to Noomi Rapace from 2001 to 2011, they have a son, Lev. In 2019 he married Sonja Jawo. He and Jawo live in Paris, France.

Filmography

• 2025What Happened?
• 2024Miséria — Chicago, Executive Producer
• 2021Geared Up — Sami, Executive Producer
• 2020Divertimento — Gustav
• Farang — Rickard
• Hassel — Roland Hassel
• 2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets — Major Gibson
• 2016Ares — Arès
• 2016Carole Matthieu — Level
• Section Zéro — Sirius Becker
• 2015Greetings from the North — Jocke
• 2015Itsi Bitsi — Vincent
• 2015Long Story Short — Sebastian
• The Last Kingdom — Bloodhair
• 2014Tommy — Bobby
• Crimes Of Passion — Christer Wijk
• 2013Dangerous Dreams — Christer Wijk
• 2013Death of a Loved One — Christer Wijk
• 2013I Am Yours — Jesper
• 2013King Lily of the Valley — Christer Wijk
• 2013No More Murders — Christer Wijk
• 2013Roses, Kisses and Death — Christer Wijk
• 2013Tragedy in a Country Churchyard — Christer Wijk
• 2012Geister, die ich rief — Elis
• 2012Odjuret — Fredrik Stefansson
• 2012Skyfall — Patrice
• 2011Jag saknar dig — George
• Stockholm - Båstad — Danne Ståhl
• 2010Beyond — Johan
• Selma — Alexis Sluys
• Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?
• 2007All About My Bush — Nils
• 2007Dark Floors
• Der Kommissar und das Meer — Ulf Torstensson
• Anna Pihl — Daniel Nordström
• 2006Brothers: The Return — Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff
• 2006Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap — Elake Wille (voice)
• Stjärnorna på slottet
• 2006Wallander: Blood Line — Stefan Lindman
• 2006Wallander: The Castle Ruins — Stefan Lindman
• 2006Wallander: The Container Lorry — Stefan Lindman
• 2006Wallander: The Joker — Stefan Lindman
• 2006Wallander: The Photographer — Stefan Lindman
• 2006Wallander: The Secret — Stefan Lindman
• 2006Wallander: The Trickster — Stefan Lindman
• Wallander — Stefan Lindman
• 2005Wallander: Before the Frost — Stefan Lindman
• 2005Wallander: Mastermind — Stefan Lindman
• 2005Wallander: The African — Stefan Lindman
• 2005Wallander: The Brothers — Stefan Lindman
• 2005Wallander: The Overdose — Stefan Lindman
• 2005Wallander: The Village Idiot — Stefan Lindman
• 2004Rancid
• 2003Number One — Narrator (voice)
• 2002All Hell Let Loose — Pontus
• 2002Dad, the policeman — Jim petterson
• Laura Trenter Presents — Jim Pettersson
• Tusenbröder
• 2001Syndare i sommarsol — Fredrik
• 2000Together — Lasse
• Asphyxia — Dr. Bennett
• Frakturer — Chris
• Josef
• Ulvetime — William Lundqvist Wahl

Appearances as themselves (5)

• The Treatment — Self
• Hellenius Hörna — Self - Guest
• Solsidan — Himself
• Skavlan — Self - Guest
• Robins — Self - Guest