--- name: "Björn Granath" canonical: "https://film.one/person/bjorn-granath" fi1m_id: "bjorn-granath" imdb_id: "nm0334689" tmdb_id: 55002 wikidata_id: "Q879616" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 April 1946" died: "5 February 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-01T21:27:53.178536+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Björn Granath ## Identity Björn Granath - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bjorn-granath - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** bjorn-granath - **IMDb ID:** nm0334689 - **TMDB ID:** 55002 - **Wikidata ID:** Q879616 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879616, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55002 Actor. Born 5 April 1946 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus län, Sweden. Died 5 February 2017. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 April 1946, Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus län, Sweden - **Died:** 5 February 2017 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879616, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55002 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md) (75) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## 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. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, sv.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), Fi1m 75, as Gustav Morell — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md) ## Complete filmography (104) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Restaurant* (2017), series, as August Drugge - *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), as The King of Sweden - *Borg vs McEnroe* (2017), as Bengt Grive - *Fallet* (2017), series, as Arne Arnesen - *Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan* (2017), Actor - *Heaven on Earth* (2015), as Bjelke - *Here Is Harold* (2014), as Kamprad - *Hot Nasty Teen* (2014), Actor - *Crestfallen* (2013), as Eskil - *August Strindberg, en djefla man som kan göra många konster* (2012), Actor - *The Last Sentence* (2012), as Axel Forssman - *Nobel's Last Will* (2012), as Ernst Ericsson - *The Bridge* (2011), series, as Kjell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bridge.md) - *Skogskyrkogården - Skapelsen och skaparna* (2011), Actor - *Sound of Noise* (2010), Actor - *The American* (2010), as Hunter #2 - *Millennium* (2010), series, as Gustav Morell - *Pax* (2010), Actor - *Fired* (2010), Actor - *Solsidan* (2010), series, as Jan Genell - *En busslast kärlek* (2010), Actor - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), as Gustav Morell — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md) - *Playa del Sol* (2007), series, as Ägaren HK - *Den enskilde medborgaren* (2006), as Allan Dahlman - *Double Shift* (2005), Actor - *School Master - an Inch from Black* (2005), as Gorm - *The Chosen* (2005), as Erik Swahn - *Afrejsen* (2005), as Thomas - *Three Suns* (2004), Actor - *Evil* (2003), as Rektor - *The Black Lapp* (2003), as Presten - *Talismanen* (2003), series, as Leonard Sköld - *Elina: As If I Wasn't There* (2003), as The Doctor - *Bit by Bit* (2002), Actor - *Da Möb* (2001), series, as Maurice (voice) - *Evert* (2001), Actor - *As White as in Snow* (2001), as Sven Andersson - *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid* (2000), as Adler - *Faithless* (2000), as Gustav - *Sherdil* (1999), as Arméchefen - *The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter* (1999), as Aspelin - *Ivar Kreuger* (1998), series, as Översten - *Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness* (1998), Actor - *Lithivm* (1998), as Henrik Laurentsson - *Kvinnan i det låsta rummet* (1998), series, as Erik Bauer - *Muntra fruarna i Windsor* (1998), as Sir John Falstaff - *Pelle Svanslös* (1997), series, as Konrad - *Expectations* (1997), as The Economist - *A Scent of Paradise* (1997), as Professor Andersson - *Eye of the Eagle* (1997), Actor - *The White Lioness* (1996), Actor - *Harald & Harald* (1996), as Harald · Writer - *I Am Curious, Film* (1995), as af Klercker - *Poeten som slutade dikta* (1995), Actor - *Sjukan* (1995), series, as Bartender - *Som löven i Vallombrosa* (1995), series, Actor - *Som löven i Vallombrosa* (1995), as Fredrik - *Vendetta* (1995), Actor - *Tag ditt liv* (1995), as Björn Granath - *The Last Gasp* (1995), as Georg af Klercker - *Illusioner* (1994), as The doctor - *Pillertrillaren* (1994), as Doctor - *Sabbatssabotören* (1993), as Narrator (voice) - *Svart Lucia* (1992), as Principal - *Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten* (1992), as Lohman - *The Best Intentions* (1992), as Oscar Åkerblom - *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Adler - *The Ox* (1991), as Flyckt - *Fasadklättraren* (1991), series, as Syrén - *A Paradise Without Billiards* (1991), as administrator - *Fasadklättraren* (1991), as Syrén - *Apelsinmannen* (1990), series, as Stånghammar - *Smash* (1990), series, as Programledare, Speakerröst - *The Dog That Smiled* (1989), as Rektorn - *Människans lustgårdar* (1988), series, as Voice - *Pelle the Conqueror* (1987), as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker - *Han som fick leva om sitt liv* (1987), as Daniel - *Brustna hjärtan* (1987), as Sten Lindgren - *Varuhuset* (1987), series, as Spion - *Pirates of the Lake* (1987), as Father - *Saxofonhallicken* (1987), as The traveling salesman - *Plastposen* (1986), as Svensk seiler - *Min pappa är Tarzan* (1986), as skrothandlaren - *The Nervous Man* (1986), as Bank clerk - *Demoner* (1986), as Thomas - *The Frozen Leopard* (1986), as Todd - *Snowroller* (1985), as Mr. Jönsson - *Sagan om Skrotnisse och hans vänner* (1985), series, as Efraim av Alexandria (voice) - *Ubåt! En till sannolikhet gränsande visshet* (1985), as Narrator (voice) - *Big Business* (1985), Actor - *Kontoret* (1985), as VD - *Lykkeland* (1983), series, as Ture Nerman - *Madicken of June Hill* (1980), as Jonas Engström - *You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken* (1979), as Jonas Engström - *Madicken* (1979), series, as pappa - *A Respectable Life* (1979), Actor - *Du gamla, du fria* (1972), Actor - *The Magic Circle* (1970), as Hammarström - *Female Human* (1970), Actor - *Assault and Battery* (1969), as Björn - *Exercis* (1968), Actor - *Julkalendern* (1960), series, as Grannen Gustavsson, Konrad - *August Strindberg - Ett författarliv*, Actor - *Stall-Erik and the Snapphans*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Björn Granath under Dramatens höstsamling 2014.](https://film.one/media/person/4160829/gallery-0cfe42bc5c80.jpg) Björn Granath under Dramatens höstsamling 2014. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath_in_August_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Björn Granath på Guldbaggegalan 21 januari 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/4160829/gallery-9ca6d99a967b.jpg) Björn Granath på Guldbaggegalan 21 januari 2013. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath.jpg/1280px-Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Björn Granath](https://film.one/media/person/4160829/gallery-d136cc328ea0.jpg) Björn Granath — anders-h-foto, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Björn Granath under Dramatens höstsamling 2014.](https://film.one/media/person/4160829/gallery-d5dc00846392.jpg) Björn Granath under Dramatens höstsamling 2014. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath_in_August_2014-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 5 won, 1 nominated - Eugene O'Neill Award 2003: Eugene O'Neill Award (won) - Swedish Academy's Theatre Award 2001: Swedish Academy's Theatre Award (won) - Litteris et Artibus 2000: Litteris et Artibus (won) - Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1988: Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Pelle the Conqueror* - European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 1988: European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Pelle the Conqueror* - Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1988: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Pelle the Conqueror* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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