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Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry.

When he was in high school, he and a few fellow students, including Yvonne Lombard, started a theatre club which encouraged his interest in acting. After conscription, he began to study at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1948-1951), together with Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. His first role was as Nils the crofter in Alf Sjöberg's Only a Mother (1949). After graduation, he worked at the city theatres in Norrköping and Malmö.

His work in the movies by Ingmar Bergman (especially The Seventh Seal (1957), including the iconic scenes in which he plays chess with Death) made him well-known internationally, and he started to get offers from abroad. His career abroad began with him playing Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Hawaii (1966) and The Quiller Memorandum (1966). Since then, his career includes very different kind of characters, like Karl Oskar Nilsson in The Emigrants (1971); Father Lankester Merrin in The Exorcist (1973); Joubert the assassin in Three Days of the Condor (1975), Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980); the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the Never Say Never Again (1983); Liet-Kynes in Dune (1984) the artist Frederick in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Lassefar in Pelle the Conqueror (1987), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination; Dr. Peter Ingham in Awakenings (1990); Lamar Burgess in Minority Report (2002) and The Renter in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), which earned him his second Academy Award nomination.

He became one of Sweden's most admired and professional actors, and is the only male Swedish actor to receive an Oscar nomination. He was nominated twice: for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) in 1988 and for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) in 2012. He received the Guldbagge Award for Best Director in his directing debut, the drama film Ved vejen (1988). In 2016, he joined the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011) as the Three-eyed Raven, which earned him his Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Max von Sydow died on March 8, 2020, in Provence, France, and was survived by his wife Catherine Brelet and four children. He was 90.

Sverrir Gudnason was born on 12 September 1978 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Borg vs. McEnroe (2017), Blowfly Park (2014) and Gentlemen (2014).

Jakob Cedergren was born on 10 January 1973 in Lund, Sweden. He is an actor, known for The Guilty (2018), Submarino (2010) and Terribly Happy (2008).

Mikael Håfström was born on 1 July 1960 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He is a writer and director, known for Evil (2003), 1408 (2007) and The Rite (2011).

Torkel Petersson was born on 19 August 1969 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008), Jalla! Jalla! (2000) and Kopps (2003).

Jan Malmsjö studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school 1950-1953. He made a memorable performance in 'Två åsnor' at Göteborgs stadsteater in 1958, in Åke Falck's TV-show 'Kaskad' in 1962 and in the musicals 'Stoppa världen - jag vill stiga av' at Scalateatern in 1963 and in 'La Cage aux Folles' at Malmö stadsteater in 1985. Among his roles at the Royal Dramatic Theatre the title role in 'Peter Weiss'' 'Hölderin' stand out. His movies have been relatively few, most memorable is his role as Bishop Vergérus in Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander (1982). With his charisma he can fully control his audience, be it at restaurants, amusement parks or the spoken stage.

Peter Eggers was born on 14 January 1980 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Evil (2003), Operation Ragnarok (2018) and Snabba Cash (2021).

Although trained for the stage in his native Sweden, Alf Kjellin appeared in only a few stage productions before entering films. His work in Torment (1944) resulted in his being noticed by Hollywood, and he made his American film debut in 1949 under the name Christopher Kent. He soon went back to using his real name, and though he made several more Hollywood films, he worked mainly out of Sweden, both as an actor and director. In the early 1960s he finally settled in Hollywood. Although he acted in and directed a few feature films, the main body of his work consisted of directing made-for-TV movies (one of his better ones being the clever psychological thriller The Deadly Dream (1971)) and appearing as a guest star--often as a villain--in TV series.

Maria Fahl was born on 2 May 1951 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Bus to Italy (2005), A Song for Martin (2001) and Silver Service (2017). She was married to Svante Vikander. She died on 13 December 2022 in Portugal.

Robin Stegmar was born on 8 November 1974 in Lund, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Leva Life (2023), A Christmas Tale (2021) and The Pirate Bay (2024).

Anna-Lena Brundin was born on 12 April 1959 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for A Man Called Ove (2015), Mysteriet på Greveholm (1996) and Mysteriet på Greveholm - Grevens återkomst (2012). She was previously married to Olof Brundin.

Pushpek Sidhu is an actor and influencer from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Pushpek is mostly known for his comedic work on social media. He has worked with several well-known brands within the social media landscape.

Pushpek was born in Lund, Sweden in a Punjabi family with parents that immigrated to Sweden from Canada in the early 90s. Pushpek grew up speaking Swedish in school and Punjabi at home. Pushpek did have a difficult time growing up in Sweden as an immigrant and he is very vocal about his experiences growing up as a person of color. At the age of 14, Pushpek's parents decided to leave Sweden and move to Brampton, Ontario in Canada. There Pushpek went on to graduate from high school and then he went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science from York University in Toronto, Ontario, where he took his first acting course introducing him to the world of acting. After graduating Pushpek spent a few years as a personal trainer before deciding to pursue a career in acting.

Linn Bülow was born on 13 March 1986 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Mysteriet på Greveholm (1996), Mysteriet på Greveholm - Grevens återkomst (2012) and Frostbitten (2006).

Eva Britt Remaeus, born Feb 13 1950 in Lund, Sweden, was an actress. She studied at Lunds University 1969-72, and at State Theatre School in Malmö, 1973-74. Eva Remaeus was primarily known for the children's program "Fem myror är fler on fyra elefanter", but she also appeared in a number of films, such as "Sven Klang's Kvintett" and Bo Widerberg's police movie "Mannen på taket". She was active in the Swedish alternative theatre scene. A member of Musikteatergruppen Oktober 1972-80 and participant in "Tältprojektet " 1987. Eva Remaues devoted time and funds to build a school in Esperanza, Nicaragua. It is named after her.

She was married to actor Jan Jönson 1982-91. They had a daughter, Jovanna Remaeus Jönson, in 1982. Eva Remaeus died at 42, from a brain tumor, in Gran Canaria, Spain, Jan 23, 1993.

Camilla Ahlgren was born on 3 July 1964 in Lund, Sweden. She is a writer, known for The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and The Bridge (2011).

Torgny Wickman was born on 22 April 1911 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He was a director and writer. He died on 23 September 1997 in Katrineholm, Södermanlands län, Sweden.

Göran Hugo Olsson was born on 20 September 1965 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He is a director and producer, known for The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011), Concerning Violence (2014) and Fonko (2016).

Alain Darborg was born on 12 May 1981 in Lund, Sweden. He is a director and actor, known for The Master Plan (2015), Red Dot (2021) and En Route.

Michael Segerström was born on 20 May 1944 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Darling (2007), Åsa-Nisse - Wälkom to Knohult (2011) and Olivia Twist (2002).

Henrik Norman was born on 16 March 1962 in Lund, Sweden. He is an actor and producer, known for The Sugar Experiment (2023), Stroke of Midnight (2019) and Farang (2017).

Hedda Rehnberg was born in Sweden, raised in France and abroad (trilingual). Hedda began acting in 2016 after completing a one year Post Graduate Acting Degree in London, UK. Six months after graduation she lands her first big role, Suzanne Goldstein, in one of Swedish public service's largest drama investments of all time The Restaurant (2017) ("The Restaurant"). Plays the role of Marie-Thérèse in The Birdcatcher's Son (2019) ("The Birdcatcher's Son"), winner of Audience Choice Awards at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2020. Starring in Richard Hobert's upcoming film and psychological thriller Love Proof (2022) ("Love Proof") as Liz.

Nicolas Olivier Richard was born on 13 November 1975 in Lund, Sweden. He is a costume designer, known for The American (2010), Red Dot (2021) and The Inner Circle (2019).

Folke Lind was born on 20 April 1921 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Apple War (1971), False as Water (1985) and P & B (1983). He died on 2 June 1998.

Måns Zelmerlöw was born on 13 June 1986 in Lund, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Me You Madness (2021), Eesti Laul 2017 (2017) and Jordskott (2015). He has been married to Ciara Janson since 5 September 2019. They have two children.

Hailee Araya was born on 6 January 1989 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for The Black Messiah Murders, Malmö Noir (2022) and Nova & Alice (2024).