Peter Andersson (actor)

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Peter Andersson
Born
Ulf Harry Peter Andersson

(1953-02-12) 12 February 1953 (age 72)
Gothenburg, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Ulf Harry Peter Andersson (born 12 February 1953) is a Swedish actor, famous in Denmark for his role as the Faroese in the 2000 film Flickering Lights .

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He was born on 12 February 1953 in Masthugget  [ sv ], Gothenburg. [1]

He played a retired professor in An Honest Life (2025), which earned him praise from Wanda Bendjelloul  [ sv ] in Dagens Nyheter . [2] His performance was also described as phenomenal in Göteborgs-Posten . [3]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988JungfruresanLeif
Venus 90Peter O.
1991 Freud's Leaving Home Adrian
1992 House of Angels Ragnar Zetterberg
1993 Sista dansen Lennart Waltner
1994 House of Angels – The Second Summer Ragnar Zetterberg
1995Älskar älskar inteHenrik
PassagerarenPassenger
1996 Pusher Hasse
Kalle Blomkvist - Mästerdetektiven lever farligtPolisinspektör Strand
1997Spring för livetKriminalinspektören
1999 Zero Tolerance Leo Gaut
2000 Flickering Lights Færingen (the Faroese)
GossipTomas Berg
2001 Deadline The Source
2003DaybreakOlof
2005CarambolePieter Clausen
Mouth to Mouth Mats / Vera's father
2008 The Kautokeino Rebellion Lars Johan Bucht
2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nils Bjurman
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
2011Happy EndMårten
Någon annanstans i SverigeOve
Arme RiddereLasse
2012 Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation Staffan Wärnman
The Last Sentence Christian Günther
2013EgoGöran
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Dimitri Lemkov
In Order of Disappearance Wingman - Egil Dickman
FlugparkenBerndt
2015 Jordskott Gustaf Borén10 episodes
The Vatican Tapes Cardinal Bruun
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Vidar
2018Innan vintern kommerSoldier
2019QuickJan Olsson
2020OrcaAllan
2023 Estonia Jörgen Berglund6 episodes
2025 An Honest Life Charles

References

  1. Skawonius, Betty (2008-04-10). "Nära mörkret" [Near darkness]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2447 . Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  2. Bendjelloul, Wanda (2025-08-05). "Svenska "Ett ärligt liv" höjer sig sällan över klyschorna" [Swedish “An Honest Life” rarely rises above clichés]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  3. "Recension: "Ett ärligt liv" i regi av Mikael Marcimain" [Review: “An Honest Life” directed by Mikael Marcimain]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2025-08-02. Retrieved 2025-09-21.