Does Joel Kinnaman have an accent?

Swedish-born American actor, Joel Kinnaman has a noticeably mixed accent. This is because he grew up with an American father and Swedish mother, therefore, he used to speak English with his father and Swedish with his mother.

And also his accent is due to the fact that he travels between several countries to work. His professional career started in Sweden. He made his international appearance when he was many years into his career.

He made an international film debut in the United States when he starred in the thriller film The Darkest Hour, with the help of an American agent he hired to help extend his career. The movie was released in June 2010 in Moscow and December 2011 in other countries.

Kinnaman career in the United States skyrocketed from 2011 to 2014 when he starred in the AMC tv series dubbed The Killing. He made his Hollywood debut with the film Safe House and Lola Versus. 

One of his most popular films is when he played the role of Alex James Murphy (RoboCop) in the reboot of the ’87 film of the same name.