When he was a year old, a Swedish couple adopted him. Source: Kinopoisk.ruFamous Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist died in Stockholm on June 27, 2017 at the age of 56. Hunter Killerwas released in the United States on October 26, 2018, by Summit Entertainment.

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/michael-nyqvist-13332.php ... (2016) - Emma Watson, Michael Nyqvist … ” Viggo Tarasov to his son Iosef. Moreover, these movies are connected with the Russian Navy.Hunter Killer, based on the novel Firing Point by Don Keith and George Wallace, is about a U.S. submarine crew and navy seal, tasked with rescuing the Russian President, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.Nyqvist, who portrays Captain Sergey Andrey Andropoyov, stars in the film along with Gerald Butler, Gary Oldman, and Common. Swedes and movie buffs, especially fans of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and John Wick, were shocked to learn of Michael Nyqvist’s death at the age of 56 on 27th June.

His father was a lawyer and his mother a writer. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colonia_%C3%96sterreichpremiere_Votivkino_2016_Mikael_Nyqvist_Florian_Gallenberger_Erick_Zott.jpg He then did some research on his own and found his father to be Marcello, an Italian pharmacist.In his autobiography, he wrote that he felt a sense of belonging and that he was free of distress after knowing about his biological father. ‘Hunter Killer’ released posthumously on October 26, 2018.Michael Nyqvist became popular as an actor in Sweden when he played the role of John Banck in the TV series ‘Beck.’ He played Banck in seven episodes and received appreciation for his role.‘As It Is in Heaven’ is the film that took him to the global stage. His father was a lawyer and his mother a writer. He later claimed that he had a near-death experience after the accident.https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/michael-nyqvist-13332.php RBTH looks back at the most significant of these performances.Although the main antagonist of this movie, played by Nyqvist, is not Russian, but Serbian, he portrays all the characteristics that Hollywood attributes to Russian villains: brutality, cruelty, and an uncompromising nature.Nikola Kozlow, played by Nyqvist, is the villain who targets Twilight star Taylor Lautner (Nathan Harper). In the year of 1982, he made his screen debut by playing a minor role in a TV movie titled ‘Kamraterna.’ He then started receiving roles in TV series and movies.He got his first major role in 1997 when he was cast to play the role of a police officer named John Banck in a TV series titled ‘Beck.’ Nyqvist gained prominence as an actor after playing Banck in the series.His big breakthrough came in the year 2000 when he was cast to play Rolf in Lukas Moodysson-directed film ‘Together.’ The film not only gained worldwide fame but also brought Nyqvist his first ‘Guldbagge Award’ nomination.The film ‘Grabben i graven bredvid’ earned him a ‘Guldbagge Award.’ He received the ‘Guldbagge Award’ for ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role.’ Consequently, Nyqvist’s popularity as an actor increased.In 2004, he landed the lead role in the movie ‘As It Is in Heaven,’ which was nominated at the 77th ‘Academy Awards.’ In the movie, he played the role of Daniel Daréus, a musician and conductor.He also acted in the movie ‘The Black Pimpernel,’ which released in 2007. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Nyqvist_in_Aug_2014.jpg RBTH looks back at the ‘Russian villain’s’ best performances. Michael Nyqvist was not Russian; he was an accomplished Swedish actor known for his starring role in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

... (2016) - Emma Watson, Michael Nyqvist … Director Chad Stahelski later revealed that Keanu Reeves' stoicism contrasted well with Nyqvist's quirkiness which worked in favor of the film.On July 19, 2016, he was cast to play Captain Sergei Andropov in a movie titled ‘Hunter Killer.’ Directed by Donovan Marsh, the film was based on a 2012 novel titled ‘Firing Point’ by George Wallace and Don Keith. Nyqvist is survived by his wife Catharina and children Ellen and Arthur. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vera_Vitali_and_Michael_Nyqvist_2013.jpg Michael Nyqvist was born on November 8, 1960, in Stockholm, Sweden, to an Italian father and a Swedish mother who put him up for adoption. The trilogy was later adapted into the 2011 American movie, starring Rooney Mara, with Daniel Craig in Nyqvist's role. He took his acting class while attending high school as an exchange student in Nebraska before landing a small role in the school’s production of ‘Death of a Salesman.’After that, he came back to Sweden and joined a ballet school, only to drop out of the school after a year. Kozlow seeks to catch Harper and get a list of corrupted CIA operatives that the Serb believes is in the possession of his enemy.In this part of another famous spy thriller movie series, Nyqvist acts as Kurt Hendricks, a Swedish-born Russian terrorist, nuclear scientist and ex-special forces soldier, known as Cobalt.As an antagonist of Tom Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt, Hendricks seeks to ignite a nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States.