Jakob Eklund

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Jakob Eklund
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Jakob Eklund in 2013.
Born
Jakob Anders Eklund

(1962-02-21) 21 February 1962 (age 61)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor
Years active1988—present
Spouse Marie Richardson
(m. 2008)
Children2

Jakob Anders Eklund (born 21 February 1962) is a Swedish film, television and stage actor. He portrayed the fictional police officer Johan Falk in 20 movies.

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His wife, Marie Richardson, played his on-screen girlfriend in the trilogy of films The Third Wave , Executive Protection and Zero Tolerance , as well as in the other 17 films about Johan Falk, released between 2009 and 2015.

Selected filmography

Television

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