Ola Rapace

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-12-03 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden

Ola Rapace

Biography

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 Tillsammans (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.

Known For

  • Wallander: The Brothers

    Wallander: The Brothers

  • Skyfall

    Skyfall

  • Wallander: Blood Line

    Wallander: Blood Line

  • Skavlan

    Skavlan

  • Together

    Together

  • Ares

    Ares

  • Beyond

    Beyond

  • Wallander

    Wallander

  • Tommy

    Tommy

  • Divertimento

    Divertimento

  • Solsidan

    Solsidan

  • Wallander: The Photographer

    Wallander: The Photographer

  • Wallander: The Village Idiot

    Wallander: The Village Idiot

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

  • Wallander: The African

    Wallander: The African

  • Miséria

    Miséria

  • Hellenius Hörna

    Hellenius Hörna

  • Ulvetime

    Ulvetime

  • Wallander: The Secret

    Wallander: The Secret

  • Dangerous Dreams

    Dangerous Dreams

  • Wallander: Mastermind

    Wallander: Mastermind

  • All Hell Let Loose

    All Hell Let Loose

  • Wallander: Before the Frost

    Wallander: Before the Frost

  • Der Kommissar und das Meer

    Der Kommissar und das Meer

  • Wallander: The Joker

    Wallander: The Joker

  • Robins

    Robins

  • Jag saknar dig

    Jag saknar dig

  • Josef

    Josef

  • Odjuret

    Odjuret

  • Dark Floors

    Dark Floors

  • Tragedy in a Country Churchyard

    Tragedy in a Country Churchyard

  • Stjärnorna på slottet

    Stjärnorna på slottet

  • Section Zéro

    Section Zéro

  • Anna Pihl

    Anna Pihl

  • Brothers: The Return

    Brothers: The Return

  • Laura Trenter Presents

    Laura Trenter Presents

  • Roses, Kisses and Death

    Roses, Kisses and Death

  • Wallander: The Overdose

    Wallander: The Overdose

  • Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?

    Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?

  • Death of a Loved One

    Death of a Loved One

  • Hassel

    Hassel

  • Tusenbröder

    Tusenbröder

  • Long Story Short

    Long Story Short

  • Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap

    Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Stockholm - Båstad

    Stockholm - Båstad

  • Rancid

    Rancid

  • Crimes Of Passion

    Crimes Of Passion

  • I Am Yours

    I Am Yours

  • Geared Up

    Geared Up

  • Farang

    Farang

  • All About My Bush

    All About My Bush

  • The Treatment

    The Treatment

  • Wallander: The Container Lorry

    Wallander: The Container Lorry

  • Itsi Bitsi

    Itsi Bitsi

  • Syndare i sommarsol

    Syndare i sommarsol

  • What Happened?

    What Happened?

  • King Lily of the Valley

    King Lily of the Valley

  • Carole Matthieu

    Carole Matthieu

  • Wallander: The Trickster

    Wallander: The Trickster

  • Geister, die ich rief

    Geister, die ich rief

  • Wallander: The Castle Ruins

    Wallander: The Castle Ruins

  • No More Murders

    No More Murders

  • Frakturer

    Frakturer

  • Greetings from the North

    Greetings from the North

  • Number One

    Number One