Michael Nyqvist Movies and TV Shows, Last Movie, Death

Michael Nyqvist appeared in a number of Movies and TV Shows such as “Together” (2000), “As It Is in Heaven” (2004), “The Black Pimpernel” (2007), “My Life as a Dog” (1985), “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” (1988), “The Guy in the Grave Next Door” (2002), and “Bang Bang Orangutang” (2005).

Michael Nyqvist Last Movie

Nyqvist’s last movie was the disaster drama-thriller Kursk, of which scenes which he filmed were deleted from the final cut.

Michael Nyqvist Death

Nyqvist passed away on June 27, 2017, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was aged 56.

Who Was Michael Nyqvist?

Michael Nyqvist, whose real name was Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist, was an actor famous for playing Mikael Blomkvist in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium Series “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2009), “The Girl Who Played with Fire” (2009), and “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest” (2009).

Born on November 8, 1960, in Stockholm, Nyqvist began acting in the early 1980s, in Swedish theater and TV productions.

His portrayal of Blomkvist received critical acclaim and brought him worldwide attention.

Other non-Swedish films he starred include “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (2011), “John Wick” (2014), “Abduction” (2011), “Disconnect” (2012), and Frank & Lola (2015).