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Martin Wallström
Born
Carl Martin Gunnar Wallström Milkéwitz

(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)
Uddevalla, Sweden
Alma materUniversity of Gothenburg
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Lisa Linnertorp
(m. 2008; div. 2021)
Children2

Carl Martin Gunnar Wallström Milkéwitz (born 7 July 1983) is a Swedish television and film actor. A successful actor in his home country, he is best known internationally for his 2015 American debut role as Tyrell Wellick in the USA Network cyber-thriller Mr. Robot.

Early life and education

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Carl Martin Gunnar Wallström Milkéwitz, known as Carl Wallström, was born on 7 July 1983, in Uddevalla, Sweden.[1]

Wallström began his professional acting career as a teenager, and later decided to study acting. He enrolled in the University of Gothenburg's Academy of Music and Drama in 2004, and graduated in 2008.[2][3]

Career

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Wallström began his career at age fifteen in the Swedish film Hela Härligheten.[citation needed] He has worked in many Swedish, other Nordic, and German television and film productions since 1998.[4]

In 2008, Wallström had a small role in the wide-release Swedish film Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road (Arn - Riket vid vägens slut). The following year, he made his debut in the Johan Falk film franchise in the film Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser; he reprised this role in the following Johan Falk film Johan Falk - Vapenbröder which was released the same year.[citation needed]

In 2010, Wallström starred opposite Bill Skarsgård in the Swedish film Simple Simon. The film was recognised internationally and was shortlisted for that year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[5] In 2013, he starred in Easy Money III: Life Deluxe, the third instalment of the very successful trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman. He also starred in the Swedish romantic comedy Ego that year.[citation needed]

In October 2014, it was announced that Wallström had joined the main cast of the US television thriller Mr. Robot.[6] This was his US television debut and his most prominent international role to date. Wallström was cast as Tyrell Wellick, an ambitious Swedish technology executive for E Corp that works with the main character Elliot, played by Rami Malek. Wallström won the role of Wellick by submitting three self-tapes to the show.[4][7][8] The first episode of the series premiered on 24 June 2015. Although credited as a main cast member for all four seasons of the show, he does not appear on-screen in about one-third of its episodes.[citation needed]

Wallström's other English-language roles include as Martin in the 2014 Swedish film Remake (in both Swedish and English), Tomas in the 2015 internationally co-produced English-language television drama 100 Code, a 2017 voice-acting role in an episode of the Comedy Central show Jeff & Some Aliens, and in supporting roles in the World War II drama Ashes in the Snow and independent science-fiction film Parallel, both released in 2018.[citation needed]

Wallström has narrated many audiobooks in Swedish. As of November 2019, he had narrated 32 books.[9]

Personal life

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Wallström married Swedish actress Lisa Linnertorp. They have a son and a daughter,[3] but divorced in 2021.[10]

Wallström speaks Swedish and English.[11]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1998 Hela Härligheten Jörgen
2000 Before the Storm Danne
2001 Ingen återvändo Martin Short film
2003 Hannah med H Guy at New Years party #1
2006 Du & jag Studenten Jens
2008 Eldsdansen Frej
2008 Arn - Riket vid vägens slut Magnus Månsköld
2009 Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser Martin Borhulth
2009 Johan Falk - Vapenbröder Martin Borhulth
2010 Pure Mattias
2010 Sebbe Tidningstjuv 2
2010 Pax Tim
2010 Simple Simon Sam
2011 Beyond the Border Sven Stenström
2011 Maria Wern - Drömmar ur snö Jesper
2013 Ego Sebastian
2013 Easy Money III: Life Deluxe Martin Hägerström
2014 Stockholm Stories Johan
2014 Remake Martin
2015 Nirbashito Gustav Indian-Swedish film
2018 Ashes in the Snow Nikolai Kretzsky Lithuanian-American film
2018 Videomannen Chefen
2019 Parallel Noel Directed by Isaac Ezban; Canadian film
2024 Stolen Robert

Television

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Year TV Series Role Notes
2002 Olivia Twist Bosse Mini-series
2002 Familjen Fred Holde 12 episodes
2003 En ö i havet Ragnar Mini-series
2004 Lokalreportern Robban Mini-series
2004 Danslärarens åtkomst Ung Molin Mini-series
2007 Upp till kamp Roger Mini-series
2008 Selma Nils Television movie
2009 183 dagar Bar Customer 1 episode
2009 Kommissarien och havet Mats Östlund 1 episode; German production
2009 Oskyldigt dömd Anders Hellman 1 episode
2009 Stenhuggaren Anders Andersson Television movie
2005–2010 Wallander Jens/Johan Rasmusson 2 episodes
2010 Arn Magnus Månsköld Mini-series
2010 Drottningoffret Johnny Mini-series
2013 Morden i Sandhamn Magnus 3 episodes
2014 Arvingarna Matti 1 episode
2015–2019 Mr. Robot Tyrell Wellick Main role; American production
2017 Jeff And Some Aliens Gustav 1 episode; American production
2020 Den Sista Sommaren Police officer 7 episodes
2020–2023 Beck Josef Eriksson 12 episodes
2022 Headhunters Jon Christian Wiklund 6 episodes

Music videos

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Year Artist Title
2018 In Flames I Am Above

References

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  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ "martin-wallstrom". Microsoft Store. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Det var som att förlora hela världen i ett ryck". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'Mr. Robot' Star Reflects on His Unusual Audition and Most Challenging Scene". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Martin Wallstrom". NBCUniversal Media Village. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ "USA's Hacker Drama 'Mr. Robot' Adds Swedish Actor (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (17 October 2014). "USA's Hacker Drama 'Mr. Robot' Adds Swedish Actor (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Tyrell Wellick - Played by Martin Wallström". USA Network. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Alla e-böcker och ljudböcker av Martin Wallström". Bokon (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Efter 12 år som gifta – svenska skådisparet skiljer sig". www.expressen.se. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Martin Wallström CV". Agentfirmen. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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