Peter Gardiner (actor)

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Peter Gardiner
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Gardiner in 2023
Born
Peter Clarence Gardiner

(1968-07-08) 8 July 1968 (age 56)
Uppsala, Sweden
Years active1991–present

Peter Clarence Gardiner (born 8 July 1968) is a Swedish actor and dancer.

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Early life and education

Peter Clarence Gardiner was born on 8 July 1968 in Uppsala, Sweden. [1]

He received his formal training as a contemporary ballet dancer at Balettakademien in Stockholm from 1988 to 1991. [2]

Career

Dance

As a dancer, Gardiner has performed at all the large stages in Sweden (Royal Dramatic Theatre, Gothenburg opera house, Uppsala stadsteater, National Swedish Touring Theatre) and at Nye Carte Blanche (Norway) and Isadora Duncan Dance Company (US). [2]

Acting

Gardiner also works as an actor. He started out with soap operas and teenage dramas, such as Skilda världar and Nudlar och 08:or,[ citation needed ] and later moved on to larger roles in Swedish movie projects such as The Swimsuit Issue (2008) [3] and Dear Alice (2008), alongside Danny Glover. [4] [5]

In 2023 he played the role of Christian in the TV crime drama series Fallen (Sanningen). [6]

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References

  1. "Peter Gardiner". Swedish Film Database . Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Peter Gardiner". Dansalliansen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "Swimsuit Issue (Allt flyter)". Westword. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter". expressen.se (in Swedish). 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. "Peter Gardiner". Stockholms Stadsteater . Archived from the original on 5 October 2006.
  6. Sanningen at IMDb