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name: "Peter Andersson"
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fi1m_id: "peter-andersson"
imdb_id: "nm0027800"
tmdb_id: 21193
wikidata_id: "Q2778476"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 February 1953"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-10-01T21:27:45.591231+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."
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# Peter Andersson

## Identity

Peter Andersson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-andersson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-andersson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0027800
- **TMDB ID:** 21193
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2778476
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Andersson_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2778476, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027800/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21193

Actor. Born 12 February 1953 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 February 1953, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
- **Active:** 2009–2016
- **Also known as:** Ulf Harry Peter Andersson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Andersson_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2778476, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027800/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21193

## 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)

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## Biography

Peter Andersson is a Swedish actor. Born Ulf Harry Peter Andersson on 12 February 1953 in Gothenburg, he trained at the Academy of Music and Drama there, graduating in 1977.

He has worked extensively in theatre, including at Dramaten, and in film and television since the 1980s. Andersson is known for his role as Nils Bjurman in the Millennium trilogy films *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), *The Girl Who Played with Fire* (2009) and *The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest* (2009), as well as Vidar in *Underworld: Blood Wars* (2016). Other credits include *Pusher* (1996) and *Flickering Lights* (2000).

He has received several awards and nominations, including a Kristallen award in 2015 and the Litteris et Artibus medal in 2019.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), Fi1m 75, as Nils Bjurman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md)

## Complete filmography (76)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Blood Sacrifice* (2026), series, as Alfred Berg
- *An Honest Life* (2025), Actor
- *Hamlet med Silvana Imam* (2024), as Claudius
- *Estonia* (2023), series, as Jörgen Berglund
- *Fiktiv granskning - En grävande historia* (2022), as Alfons
- *The Dark Heart* (2022), series, as Bengt Ljungqvist
- *Acrimonius Alfie Atkins* (2021), as Alfie Atkins
- *Orca* (2020), as Allan
- *Agent Hamilton* (2020), series, as Christer Näslund
- *The Perfect Patient* (2019), as Jan Olsson
- *Before Winter Comes* (2018), as Soldier
- *Underworld: Blood Wars* (2016), as Vidar
- *Forbidden Love* (2016), as Axel Munthe (voice)
- *The Vatican Tapes* (2015), as Cardinal Bruun
- *Jordskott* (2015), series, as Gustaf Borén
- *Viva Hate* (2014), series, as Sören
- *Blowfly Park* (2014), as Berndt
- *In Order of Disappearance* (2014), as Wingman
- *Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit* (2014), as Dimitri Lemkov
- *Ego* (2013), as Göran
- *Wallander: The Troubled Man* (2013), as Sten Nordlander
- *The Last Sentence* (2012), as Christian Günther
- *Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation* (2012), as Staffan Wärnman
- *Somewhere Else* (2011), as Ove
- *Jackpot* (2011), as Lasse
- *Happy End* (2011), as Mårten
- *The Subjection* (2010), as Narrator
- *Inspector Winter* (2010), series, as Bertil Ringmar
- *Millennium* (2010), series, as Nils Bjurman
- *Skills* (2010), as Pappa Robert
- *The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest* (2009), as Nils Bjurman
- *Johan Falk: Leo Gaut* (2009), as Leo Gaut
- *Johan Falk* (2009), series, as Leo Gaut
- *The Girl Who Played with Fire* (2009), as Nils Bjurman
- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), as Nils Bjurman — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009.md)
- *The Kautokeino Rebellion* (2008), as Lars Johan Bucht
- *Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)* (2008), series, as Lars Johan Bucht
- *Der Kommissar und das Meer* (2007), series, as Egon Wallin
- *En spricka i kristallen* (2007), series, as Pappan
- *7 Millionaires* (2006), as Måns
- *Mouth to Mouth* (2005), as Mats
- *Skattejakten* (2005), series, as Uffe Sterner
- *Carambole* (2005), as Pieter Klausen
- *The Fish* (2005), as Tommy
- *Wallander* (2005), series, as Sten Nordlander
- *The Caretaker* (2004), as Mick
- *The Return of the Dancing Master* (2004), as Magnus
- *Daybreak* (2003), as Olof
- *Deadline* (2001), as The Source
- *Shadow Boys* (2001), as Olof
- *Gossip* (2000), Actor
- *Flickering Lights* (2000), as Færingen
- *Judith* (2000), series, as Ragnar Waldengren
- *Zero Tolerance* (1999), as Leo Gaut
- *Personkrets 3:1* (1998), as Sten
- *Hammarkullen* (1997), series, as Ernst, handikappad
- *Run for Your Life* (1997), as Kriminalinspektören
- *Kalle Blomkvist Lives Dangerously* (1996), as Polisinspektör Strand
- *A Kind of Hades* (1996), as Jonny
- *Ett sorts Hades* (1996), series, as Jonny
- *Pusher* (1996), as Hasse
- *Passageraren* (1996), as The Passenger
- *Som löven i Vallombrosa* (1995), as Umberto
- *Som löven i Vallombrosa* (1995), series, Actor
- *House of Angels: The Second Summer* (1994), as Ragnar Zetterberg
- *Utmaningen* (1994), as Harry
- *The Last Dance* (1993), as Lennart Waltner
- *Rosenbaum - Bländverk* (1993), as Åke Blixt
- *Och ge oss skuggorna* (1993), as Shane
- *House of Angels* (1992), as Ragnar Zetterberg
- *Freud Leaving Home* (1991), as Adrian
- *Hassel - Säkra papper* (1989), as Lars Eriksson
- *Venus 90* (1988), as Peter O.
- *Jungfruresan* (1988), as Leif
- *Lysande landning* (1987), as Pieter Ehr
- *Kontoret* (1985), as Copy

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Litteris et Artibus 2019: Litteris et Artibus (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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