Biography
Björn Granath was a Swedish actor. Born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, he appeared in more than 100 films and television productions between the late 1960s and 2017.
He studied literature and theatre history at university while performing in student theatre, later working with groups including Pistolteatern and Teater Narren. Granath joined the ensemble of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 1987 and remained there until 2007. He is known for roles such as Gustav Morell in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Erik in Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and the rector in Evil (2003). Granath received the Litteris et Artibus award in 2000 and the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2003. He died in Stockholm in 2017.
