Thomas Hanzon
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Thomas Hanzon | |
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 20 June 1962
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985– |
Spouse | Åsa Hultman (2014– ) |
Partner | Lena Endre (1986–1999) |
Sven Thomas Hanzon (born 20 June 1962) is a Swedish actor, stage actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and former footballer. He has worked with Ingmar Bergman in both movies and on stage.
Biography
[edit]Early life and football career
[edit]He was born Sven Thomas Hansson 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]
In his youth, Hanzon played football for Djurgårdens IF, coming through as a full back.[2] He made his senior debut in the derby against Hammarby IF at the age of 17. He also played on the Swedish youth national team. He left a promising career as a professional footballer to pursue an acting career.[3][1] Ending his career at the age of 18, he had played 21 matches for Djurgården in the Swedish top-tier Allsvenskan, lost the 1980 Swedish junior championship final to Örgryte IS[4], and played 10 matches for the Sweden U19 team.[5]
Hanzon, with several others, started the theatre group Theater Cameleont in 1982. The group later became Club Cameleont. He wrote A Joker in the Game on behalf of the Swedish Church.[1]
Stockholm City Theatre
[edit]Hanzon was discovered by a producer from the Stockholm City Theatre. He made his debut in 1985 in Arnold. He remained with the theater for several years and received most of his acting education there. He did not stay at the theater due to his lack of formal education, and then became involved in drama.[1]
Hanzon made his film debut in 1987 in Colin Nutley movie Nionde kompaniet. He made his TV debut in 1987 on Swedish Television Drama in Stieg Trenter's series Lysande landning. Ingmar Bergman directed Hanzon in the TV production Private Confessions. He played in the Bergman movie Faithless in 2000, directed by Liv Ullmann. The movie won several honours, including the Festival Award Jury's Special Prize in Belgium.[6]
The Royal Dramatic Theatre
[edit]Hanzon joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre where he had his first role as the young Danceny in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and he has been part of the permanent ensemble ever since.
With the Royal Dramatic Theatre Hanzon has collaborated in multiple productions with the director Ingmar Bergman. He has also collaborated with directors Stefan Larsson , Tommy Bergren, and Arthur Miller. He has also worked with Lars Norén and Robert Lepage. With the Royal Dramatic Theatre he collaborated with Peter Birro in Den ömhet jag är värd, directed by Stefan Larsson, in 2008, and in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, directed by Staffan Roos, in 2009.
Personal life
[edit]He has two children with Swedish actress Lena Endre and is now married to Åsa Hultman and living in Stockholm.
Selected filmography
[edit]- 1987 – Nionde kompaniet (Ninth Company)
- 1994 – Leken
- 1994 – Yrrol
- 1995 – Älskar, älskar inte (Loving, Not Loving)
- 1997 – Tic Tac
- 1998 – Mighty Joe Young (voice as Gregory O'Hara)
- 1999 – Vägen ut
- 2000 – Hassel – Förgörarna
- 2000 – Trolösa
- 2000 – Livet är en schlager
- 2000 – The Little Mermaid 2 (voice as Eric)
- 2001 – Det största i världen
- 2002 – Beck – Sista vittnet
- 2005 – Van Veeteren – Borkmanns punkt
- 2005 – Van Veeteren – Münsters fall
- 2005 – Van Veeteren – Carambole
- 2006 – Van Veeteren – Svalan, Katten, Rosen, Döden
- 2006 – Van Veeteren – Fallet G as Münster[7]
- 2007 – Underbar och älskad av alla (Wonderful and Loved by Everyone)
- 2011 – Jag saknar dig as Albert[7]
- 2014 – Medicinen (The Medicine) as Magnus[7]
- 2015 – Sverige år fantastiskt (Sverige er fantastisk) as Svend-Erik[7]
- 2015 – Dödsdansen – generalrepetitionen (The Dance of Death – General Rehearsal)
- 2015 – Så ock på Jorden (Heaven on Earth) as Bruno[7]
- 2016 – Jag älskar dig – en skilsmässokomedi (I Love You – A Divorce Comedy) as Nils[7]
- 2016 – Krigarnas ö (The Name of the Game) as Police[7]
TV theatre, TV series selected
[edit]- 1987 – Lysande landning
- 1989 – Tiger Rag
- 1990 – Destination Nordsjön (Destination North Sea)
- 1996 – Anna Holt – polis
- 1996 – Ett sorts Hades
- 1996 – Enskilda samtal
- 1996 – Zonen
- 1999 – Personkrets 3:1
- 2002 – Pappa polis
- 2003 – Solisterna
- 2003 – Vera med flera
- 2005 – Livet enligt Rosa
- 2005 – Wallander as Zoran[7]
- 2006 – Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (The Eagle) as Patrik[7]
- 2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (Golden Brown Eyes) as Hasse Manheimer[7]
- 2007 – Der Kommissar und das Meer (The Inspector and the Sea) as Kristian Norström[7]
- 2007 – Kodenavn Hunter as Göran[7]
- 2008 – Häxdansen as Patrik[7]
- 2008 – Livvagterne (The Protectors) as Gabriel Magnusson[7]
- 2008 – Livet i Fagervik as Jörgen Wikman[7]
- 2012 – Hellfjord as Bosse Nova[7]
- 2013 – Morden i Sandhamn – den innersta kretsen (The Sandhamn Murders) as Ingmar[7]
- 2013 – Maria Wern – Drömmen förde dig vilse (Maria Wern) as Anders[7]
- 2014 – Portkod 1525
- 2018 – Der Kommissar und das Meer
- 2019 – Das Mädchen am Strand
- 2020 – Agent Hamilton
Theatre
[edit]Audiobooks (selection)
[edit]- 2020 – Flowers over hell by Ilaria Tuti
- 2020 – Unhappy in Paradise by Christian Rück
- 2020 – Edward Finnigans restoration by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
- 2020 – Sleep Tight by Anders Roslund
- 2019 – Box 21 by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
- 2019 – Moratorium by Monica Rehn
- 2019 – Dark Powers by Torsten Bengtsson
- 2019 – Unlikely reasons by Hannes Dükler
- 2019 – Happy Birthday! by Anders Roslund
- 2018 – The Phenomenon Ingvar Kamprad by Anders Ström
- 2018 – The chef that got out of his room by Nicolas Jaquenout
- 2018 – The Beast by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg
- 2017 – Exit West by Mosin Hamid
- 2017 – A brother to die for by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
- 2016 – Three minutes by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
- 2019 – The Bear Dance by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg
Prize and distinction
[edit]- 1998 – George hatt- for People cirkel 3:1
- 2012 – Gunn Wållgren Award
- 2015 – Daniel Engdahls-award
Jury work
[edit]Thomas Hanzon has been in many different juries for film awards.
- "Risings Star" on Stockholm International Film Festival 2015
- "Best Female Actress" on Internationell Emmy Awards 2016
- Head Jury, XXIX Stockholm Competition on Stockholm International Film Festival 2018
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Thomas Hanzon". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Krafft, Eyal Sharon (17 June 2011). "Sökare som hittat hem". Svenska Dagbladet.
- ^ "Five actors who could have been footballers". UEFA. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Hanzon". DIF Historia.
- ^ Thomas Hansson, Swedish Football Association
- ^ "Trolösa (2000)". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Thomas Hanzon". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1962 births
- Living people
- Swedish male film actors
- Swedish men's footballers
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Allsvenskan players
- Swedish male television actors
- 20th-century Swedish male actors
- 21st-century Swedish male actors
- People from Stockholm
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Sweden men's youth international footballers