Joakim Nätterqvist
| Joakim Nätterqvist | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dag Joakim Tedson Nätterqvist 24 October 1974 Gamla Uppsala, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
Dag Joakim Tedson Nätterqvist (born 24 October 1974) is a Swedish actor.
Nätterqvist was born in Gamla Uppsala. He is the son of competitive equestrians Ted Nätterqvist och Pia Levin Nätterqvist and grew up on Flammabyggets equestrian farm outside Laholm. Nätterqvis learned to ride at age 4.[1][2]
He graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm in 2001. He quickly landed a three year stint with Stockholm City Theatre where he participated in plays like Hamlet and Mio, My Son. He also had the chance to work with Lars Norén at The National Theatre Company, considered by many to be Sweden's most prominent contemporary playwright[3] in his play Terminal.[2]
Nätterqvist has since then moved on to television and film. In the 2007 he starred in the Swedish movie Arn – The Knight Templar and its sequel, the most expencive movie project in the history of Swedish film.[4] Nätterqvist played the leading role of crusading knight Arn Magnusson. This is the most expencive movie project in the history of Swedish film and shot on location in Sweden, Scotland and Marocco featuring an international cast.[4]
He has continued work with television, theatre and film. In 2011 he co-starred in the controversial Swedish film With Every Heartbeat [5] and award winning music video-director Adam Berg's film In. [6]
The american audience recently saw him in the season finale of USA Network’s television series Covert Affairs.[7]
[edit] Personal life
He lives in Stockholm with handbag designer Sunshine Cunningham [8] [9] and their children from previous relationships.
Nätterqvist is bilingual and speaks Swedish and English (he speaks with two different accents, standardized American English and British Received Pronunciation English).
He has a Britpop/Indie pop band named 'Nacissistic Street'. They released the CD "Soldier in Me" in 2008.[10] [11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Nätterqvist till Halmstad i ny fars - Nöje". LaholmsTidning.se. 2011-12-14. http://www.laholmstidning.se/article/20111214/NOJE/712149993/1052/-/natterqvist-till-halmstad-i-ny-fars. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ a b "Joakim Nätterqvist gÜr ryttarkarriär i filmens värld". Hastfolk.se. 2010-12-03. http://www.hastfolk.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=106. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Terminal | Riksteatern". Riksteatern.se. http://www.riksteatern.se/terminal. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ a b "Från brynja till britpop för Joakim Nätterqvist - Kultur & Nöjen - Sydsvenskan - Nyheter dygnet runt". Sydsvenskan.se. 2007-12-22. http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article289281/Fran-brynja-till-britpop-for-Joakim-Natterqvist.html. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ Snarker, Dorothy (2011-05-23). "Swedish lesbian film "Kiss Me" looks lovely, complicated, lovely some more | Movie Reviews, Celebrity Interviews & Film News About & For Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Women". AfterEllen.com. http://www.afterellen.com/movies/swedish-lesbian-film-kiss-me-looks-lovely-complicated-lovely-some-more. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Stora novellfilmspriset till IN och sex nya novellprojekt presenterade". Sfi.se. http://www.sfi.se/sv/press/Pressarkiv/IN-vann-stora-novellfilmspriset/. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Covert Affairs - Episode Guide: Letter Never Sent". USA Network. 2011-12-06. http://www.usanetwork.com/series/covertaffairs/theshow/episodeguide/episodes/s2_letterneversent/. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ http://stureplan.se/bilder/event/2010/11/15/herm%c3%a8s-watch-collection-cocktail
- ^ http://www.finest.se/userBlog/?uid=21089&beid=1176838
- ^ http://www.svd.se/kultur/musik/arn-blir-indie_1351919.svd
- ^ http://www.groove.se/site/recension.asp?recId=2313&mediumId=1
