Johan Karlberg Explained

Johan Karlberg
Birth Date:19 March 1984
Birth Place:Öland, Sweden
Occupation:Actor

Johan Karlberg is a Macanese actor, born 1984 in Sweden, then became an actor in China during the 2010s and later moved to Macau to continue his acting career in Asia. He is known from Last Kung Fu Monk, The Resistance, Marriage Cuisine, The Edge Of Human, and Return To Earth - Macau Sci-fi (2023).

Biography

In 1995, he began his career at age 11 in a screen test video for a planned Jonny Quest feature film that became a cartoon series instead in 1996.[1] [2]

In early 2000s, he went to Film school in Hvidovre Denmark for student film projects, and joined independent films in Canada, and also some web series in Detroit Michigan.

In 2002, he directed his first short film for MySpace TV called Bridge to the universe.[3]

In 2007, he joined YouTube to make online auditions where he was discovered by a Chinese director. He kept working in China for six years from 2009 to 2014.[4]

In 2010, he began his acting debut in the Chinese feature film "Last Kung Fu Monk" a martial art drama about a Shaolin monk that move to New York City and get involved with Russian Mafia. He played the part of "Oleg"he is the Russian mafia boss want to hire the monk to fight for him in an underground fight club. In the movie he worked with the former Shaolin Monk turned actor and director Peng Zhang Li and Chinese actress Hu Sang.[5]

In 2011, he worked with Peng Zhang Li again in his second feature film "The Resistance". An Action Adventure Ninja movie that take place in World War II. He plays the role of "Schultz" he is the Nazi Commander that sign a deal with the Japanese General, and it's the role he is mostly famous for. The Chinese actress Hu Sang played the part of the Heroine Xiaoyun, and it's the 2nd film they worked together.[6]

In 2014, his bad guy type cast was changed when he played the part of a sensitive Swedish professor in the South Korean - Chinese TV series "Marriage Cuisine", a romantic drama about a divorced woman who learn the hard way of single life difficulties.

Other roles he played are small parts of many famous Chinese war fiction dramas, he co worked with "Winston Chao" in the "Tian Xing Jian (TV Series)" and played the role of Lieutenant Collins in "Jue Ze" from 2012.

In 2020, Johan continued with acting in Macau, he played his first star role of Sebastian in the 2021 Macanese rotoscoping film "Macao 2525". He made his directing debut in the Blade Runner inspired movie “The Edge Of human“ where he played the role of an Android hunter with a troublesome past.[7] He was nominated at BCT Benevento cinema e televisione in Italy for his latest movie Return To Earth - Macau Sci-fi (2023) and he came in 4th place out of 15 finalists.[8] [9]

Filmography

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1995Jonny Quest (Screen Test)Jonny Quest
2002Bridge To The Universe (short film)Jake
2005Rejsen (short film)Swedish Globethrotter
2007RPGJonathan
2008Star Trek - Osiris Brill Tobin
2010Last Kung Fu Monk最后的武僧”Oleg” the Russian Mafia Boss
2011Tian Xing Jian (TV Series) 天行健American Counselor
2011The Resistance 反抗者Schultz
2012Jue Ze抉擇Lieutenant Collins
2014Marriage Cuisine婚姻料理professor Johan
2014Next station - I love you 下一站再爱你TV Reporter
2018EO Vento LevouCameo
2019I Just Want Peace Detective Vladnikov
2020 Lord Of Heroes (video game) Johan
2021 Macao 2525 而是一人Sebastian
2022 The Edge Of Human 人类的边缘Jeter
2022 Secret Of The Atlantis 亚特兰蒂斯的秘密Joao
2023 Return To Earth - Macau Sci-fi (2023) 返回地球Pilot Li Shuai
2023 Blackeago Caterrino animated film several Roles (Voice Acting

References

  1. Web site: Jonny Quest 1995 Movie Screen Test. web.archive.org. December 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: Jonny Quest Unproduced Movie Script. www.questfan.com. December 29, 2023.
  3. Web site: First MySpace Movie : Bridge to the Universe (2002) by Johan Karlberg . web.archive.org. December 2, 2023.
  4. Web site: Stranger in a strange land interview with Johan Karlberg. www.asianfilmfans.com. June 2, 2020.
  5. Web site: Stranger in a strange land interview with Johan Karlberg. www.asianfilmfans.com. June 2, 2020.
  6. Web site: Stranger in a strange land interview with Johan Karlberg. www.asianfilmfans.com. June 2, 2020.
  7. Web site: Macau Short Film inspired by Blade Runner book. www.scified.com. May 20, 2022.
  8. Web site: Coming Soon Return to Earth. www.scified.com. December 10, 2022.
  9. Web site: Nomination for the BCT World Cup 2023. www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it. June 20, 2023.

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