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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nyqvist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2019A Hidden Life — Bishop Joseph Fliessen
• 2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — In Memory Of
• 2018Hunter Killer — Captain Andropov
• Madiba — H.F. Verwoerd
• 2017You Disappear — Bernard Berman
• 2016A Serious Game — Markel
• 2016Colonia — Paul Schäfer
• 2016Frank & Lola — Alan
• 2016I.T. — Henrik
• 100 Code — Mikael Eklund
• 2015The Girl King — Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
• 2015The Girl in the Book — Milan Daneker
• 2014Days and Nights — Johan
• 2014John Wick — Viggo Tarasov
• 2014My So-Called Father — Martin
• 2014Paris Follies — Jesper
• 2013Disconnect — Stephen Schumacher
• 2013Europa Report — Andrei Blok
• 2013The Girl from Nagasaki
• Zero Hour — White Vincent
• 2011Abduction — Nikola Kozlow
• 2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol — Hendricks
• The Chinese Man — Staffan Roslin
• 2010Among Us — Ernst
• Arn: The Knight Templar — Magnus Folkesson
• 2010Kennedy's Brain — Lars Hakansson
• Millennium — Mikael Blomkvist
• 2010The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man — Johan, mąż K.
• 2009The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest — Mikael Blomkvist
• 2009The Girl Who Played with Fire — Mikael Blomkvist
• 2009The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — Mikael Blomkvist
• 2009The Wedding Photographer — Stage actor
• 2008Downloading Nancy — Stan
• 2008Iscariot — Masen
• Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) — Lars Levi Laestadius
• 2008The Kautokeino Rebellion — Lars Levi Laestadius
• The Night Sister — Tage Wolter
• 2007Arn: The Knight Templar — Magnus Folkesson
• 2007The Black Pimpernel — Harald Edelstam
• 2006Search — Janne
• 2006Suddenly — Lasse
• 2005Bang Bang Orangutang — Sven Blomberg
• 2005Mother of Mine — Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
• 2005Next Door — Åke
• Skattejakten — Are Sterner
• Wallander — Lothar Kraftzcyk
• 2005Wallander: Mastermind — Lothar Kraftzcyk
• 2004As It Is in Heaven — Daniel Daréus
• 2004Day and Night — Jacob
• 2004London Voodoo — Magnus
• Om Stig Petrés hemlighet — Stig Petré
• 2003Details — Erik
• 2003Slim Susie — Mörka Rösten
• Olivia Twist — Fagerlund
• The Fifth Woman — Bo Runfeldt
• 2002The Guy in the Grave Next Door — Benny
• 2002We Can Be Heroes! — Giuseppe
• 2001His and Hers — Doctor
• 2001Home Sweet Home — Kent
• 2001Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
• 2001Shadow Boys — Christoffer
• 2001The Confession — Thorn
• 2000Hjärta av sten — Lev
• 2000Together — Rolf
• Beck — John Banck
• 1999Breaking Out — Diego
• En dag i taget — Henrik Boström
• 1999On the Last Verse: A Small Film About Death — Raymond
• 1998Beck 03 - White Nights — John Banck
• 1998Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye — John Banck
• 1998Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl — John Banck
• 1998Beck 07 - The Money Man — John Banck
• 1998Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness — John Banck
• 1998Personkrets 3:1 — Karl-Erik
• 1998Waiting for the Tenor — The Director
• 1997Beck - The Man with the Icons — John Banck
• 1997Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy — John Banck
• 1997Tic Tac — Resturant owner
• 1996Jerusalem — Carpenter #1
• 1996Such Is Life — Kalle Andersson
• Kvällspressen — Journalist
• 1987Jim and the Pirates Blom
• 1982Comrades — modellen

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2016Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt — Self
• 2015Don't F*#% With John Wick — Self
• 2015For Better and Worse — Himself
• 2015John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry — Self
• Bergs bärbara talkshow — Self
• Pluras jul — Self
• Hellenius Hörna — Self - Guest
• Mauro & Plura's Kitchen — Self
• Skavlan — Self - Guest
• German Film Award — Self