Shanti Roney

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Shanti Roney
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Shanti Roney at 2009 KVIFF.
Born
Shanti Grau Roney

(1970-11-24) 24 November 1970 (age 53)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Relatives Marimba (sister)
Nunu

Shanti Grau Roney (born 24 November 1970) is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release. One notable exception is Lukas Moodysson's film Together (2000) which gathered acclaim at film festivals worldwide.

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In television, he had a prominent role in the popular series Tusenbröder while also featuring in the Danish series The Eagle which won an International Emmy Award in 2005. In 2011, Roney had a leading role in Crime Drama Arne Dahl.

Shanti Roney is brother to Nunu and Marimba Roney.

Filmography

Trivia

Roney played the role of Clark Olofsson in a 2003 TV movie about the 1973 Norrmalmstorg robbery, which coined the phrase "Stockholm syndrome".

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