Filip Berg Explained

Filip Berg
Birth Name:Filip Niclas Berg
Birth Date:2 October 1986
Birth Place:Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2002–present

Filip Niclas Berg (born 2 October 1986) is a Swedish actor who became known to international audiences for his roles Sebbe in the movies The Ketchup Effect and A Man Called Ove,[1] which was nominated for best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards.[2] He also had a leading role in both series of the TV drama, Black Lake.[3] [4]

Berg was born in Danderyd, Stockholm County. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[5]

His other roles include a supporting role in the 2003 movie, Ondskan, also starring Andreas Wilson and Gustaf Skarsgård. He played the main character in the Swedish zombie TV series The Last Reality Show.

Selected filmography

Year Film/televisionRole
2002Vera Med FleraLinus
2003OndskanJohan
2004The Ketchup EffectSebbe
2005Livet Enligt RosaHarry
2005KommissionenCalle Lagerfelt
2007Andra avenynJesper 'Dildo' Dillström
2011Two Little BoysJeurgen
2012The Last Reality ShowAbbe
2013Crimes of Passion
2013StudentfestenIan
2013OrionTony Lundblad
2014Stockholm StoriesDouglas
2015OdödligaIsak
2015A Man Called OveYoung Ove
2020, 2022, 2024BäckströmKristian Olsson

Selected television

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Man Called Ove Review. Empire Online. David Hughes. 19 June 2017. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190427223523/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/man-called-ove/review/. 27 April 2019. live.
  2. Web site: A Man Called Ove: A well-told tale of woe. Irish Times. Donald Clarke. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131203926/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/a-man-called-ove-a-well-told-tale-of-woe-1.3137993. 31 January 2018. live.
  3. Web site: Black Lake, BBC Four review – Nordic blanc falls flat. theartsdesk. Adam Sweeting. 17 September 2017. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418233858/https://theartsdesk.com/tv/black-lake-bbc-four-review-%E2%80%93-nordic-blanc-falls-flat. 18 April 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Black Lake. Drama Quarterly. 2 March 2017. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190304021858/http://dramaquarterly.com/black-lake/. 4 March 2019. live.
  5. Web site: RISING STAR AWARD 2014 . Stockholm Film Festival . 2014-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329052707/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/under-festivalen/rising-star-award-2014 . 2015-03-29 . dead .