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Ola Rapace, Lance Hedman Graaf, Angelina Dehn, Andreas Kleerup, Jackie Ferm, and Håkan Hallin in Behandlingen (2021)

Charlotte Munck and Ola Rapace in Anna Pihl (2006)

Ola Rapace and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Trine Dyrholm, Peter Gantzler, Ola Rapace, and Marijana Jankovic in Long Story Short (2015)

Moa Gammel and Ola Rapace in Tommy (2014)

Krister Henriksson, Ola Rapace, and Johanna Sällström in Bröderna (2005)

Krister Henriksson, Ola Rapace, and Johanna Sällström in Innan frosten (2005)

Ola Rapace and Amrita Acharia in I Am Yours (2013)

Ola Rapace, Iram Haq, and Amrita Acharia in I Am Yours (2013)

Ola Rapace and Shanti Roney in Together (2000)

Gustaf Hammarsten, Sam Kessel, Jessica Liedberg, Ola Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, and Shanti Roney in Together (2000)

Ola Rapace and Noomi Rapace in Beyond (2010)

Ola Rapace and Louise Nyvall in Farang (2017)

Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli, Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Ola Rapace, Michael G. Wilson, and Bérénice Marlohe at an event for Skyfall (2012)

Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Ola Rapace, and Bérénice Marlohe at an event for Skyfall (2012)

Ola Rapace, Tuva Novotny, and Linus Wahlgren in Crimes of Passion: King Lily of the Valley (2013)

Ola Rapace, Tuva Novotny, and Linus Wahlgren in Crimes of Passion: No More Murders (2013)

Ola Rapace, Tuva Novotny, and Linus Wahlgren in Crimes of Passion: Dangerous Dreams (2013)

Ola Rapace, Tuva Novotny, Anastasios Soulis, and Katia Winter in Crimes of Passion: Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (2013)

Krister Henriksson, Ola Rapace, and Johanna Sällström in Wallander (2005)

Krister Henriksson, Ola Rapace, and Johanna Sällström in Hemligheten (2006)

Jakob Eklund, Krister Henriksson, and Ola Rapace in Jokern (2006)

Krister Henriksson, Ola Rapace, and Johanna Sällström in Blodsband (2006)

Mats Bergman, Krister Henriksson, Ola Rapace, and Johanna Sällström in Fotografen (2006)

Fredrik Gunnarsson and Ola Rapace in Den svaga punkten (2006)

Ola Rapace and Johanna Sällström in Mörkret (2005)

Ola Rapace at an event for Skyfall (2012)

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 Together (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.

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