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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 3, 1971
Place of Birth
Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also Known As
- Ola Rapace Norell
- Pär Ola Norell
- Ola Norell
- اولا راپاس
Ola Rapace
1.6 Popularity
Biography
Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in France. His first role was the Swedish comedy-drama Tillsammans (2000). He then went on to get roles in Swedish television series, such as Tusenbröder (2002) and Wallander (2005). In 2012 he became widely recognizable by playing a minor villain in Skyfall (2012). He was married to Noomi Rapace from 2001 to 2011, they have a son, Lev. In 2019 he married Sonja Jawo. He and Jawo live in Paris, France.
Known For
Credits
What Happened?
2025
0.0
Miséria
as Chicago
2024
0.0
The Treatment
as Self
2021
0.0
Geared Up
as Sami
2021
4.9
Divertimento
as Gustav
2020
2.0
Hassel
as Roland Hassel
2017
4.9
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Major Gibson
2017
6.6
Farang
as Rickard
2017
6.7
Ares
as Arès
2016
6.1
Carole Matthieu
as Level
2016
5.8
Section Zéro
as Sirius Becker
2016
6.3
Greetings from the North
as Jocke
2015
5.4
Long Story Short
as Sebastian
2015
6.7
Itsi Bitsi
as Vincent
2015
4.9
Tommy
as Bobby
2014
5.0
Tragedy in a Country Churchyard
as Christer Wijk
2013
6.3
Dangerous Dreams
as Christer Wijk
2013
6.0
Roses, Kisses and Death
as Christer Wijk
2013
6.1
No More Murders
as Christer Wijk
2013
5.9
I Am Yours
as Jesper
2013
5.1
King Lily of the Valley
as Christer Wijk
2013
6.4
Death of a Loved One
as Christer Wijk
2013
5.6
Crimes Of Passion
as Christer Wijk
2013
0.0
Odjuret
as Fredrik Stefansson
2012
3.0
Geister, die ich rief
as Elis
2012
3.3
Skyfall
as Patrice
2012
7.3
Jag saknar dig
as George
2011
6.0
Stockholm - Båstad
as Danne Ståhl
2011
5.3
Beyond
as Johan
2010
6.4
Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest
2010
0.0
Solsidan
as Himself
2010
7.0
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
5.0
Selma
as Alexis Sluys
2008
3.7
Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik?
2008
6.0
Der Kommissar und das Meer
as Ulf Torstensson
2007
6.5
All About My Bush
as Nils
2007
3.4
Dark Floors
2007
4.0
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap
as Elake Wille (voice)
2006
6.0
Wallander: The Secret
as Stefan Lindman
2006
6.3
Wallander: The Joker
as Stefan Lindman
2006
5.9
Wallander: Blood Line
as Stefan Lindman
2006
5.0
Robins
as Self - Guest
2006
7.8
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
as Stefan Lindman
2006
5.7
Wallander: The Container Lorry
as Stefan Lindman
2006
5.5
Wallander: The Photographer
as Stefan Lindman
2006
5.3
Wallander: The Trickster
as Stefan Lindman
2006
4.9
Brothers: The Return
as Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff
2006
6.2
Anna Pihl
as Daniel Nordström
2006
7.4
Stjärnorna på Slottet
2006
7.0
Wallander: Mastermind
as Stefan Lindman
2005
6.5
Wallander: The African
as Stefan Lindman
2005
5.1
Wallander: The Overdose
as Stefan Lindman
2005
6.1
Wallander: The Brothers
as Stefan Lindman
2005
5.1
Wallander: The Village Idiot
as Stefan Lindman
2005
5.5
Wallander
as Stefan Lindman
2005
6.9
Wallander: Before the Frost
as Stefan Lindman
2005
5.6
Rancid
2004
4.8
🎬
Number One
as Narrator (voice)
2003
0.0
Laura Trenter Presents
as Jim Pettersson
2002
5.8
Tusenbröder
2002
8.3
All Hell Let Loose
as Pontus
2002
3.3
Syndare i sommarsol
as Fredrik
2001
4.0
Together
as Lasse
2000
7.0
🎬
Ulvetime
as William Lundqvist Wahl
N/A
0.0
Josef
N/A
0.0
🎬
Frakturer
as Chris
N/A
0.0