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Malmsjö's nuanced depiction of a machine seeking autonomy marked a shift toward more complex, morally ambiguous characters. The following year, he featured as Pelle in Underbar och älskad av alla (I’m Wonderful and Loved by All) (2007), directed by Hannes Holm, depicting a charismatic but flawed office worker whose life unravels under scrutiny.

Jonas Malmsjö

Jonas Malmsjö (born 2 September 1971) is a Swedishactor, voiceartist, and musician known for his versatile work across theatre, television, film, radio, and audiobooks.[1] Born in Stockholm to prominent actors Jan Malmsjö and Marie Göranzon, he has built a career spanning over three decades, often drawing on his family's legacy in the performing arts while establishing his own reputation for intense dramatic roles and expressive narration.[1] Malmsjö's early foray into music included co-founding the short-lived synthpop duo Double Fantasy with Fredrik Henriksson in 1986, releasing singles like "Girl" and "Confession Time" that captured the era's electronic sound.In theatre, Malmsjö has been a key figure at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre, where he delivered a critically acclaimed performance as Hamlet in a 2008 production directed by Lars Rudolfsson, showcasing his command of Shakespearean tragedy.[2] His television credits include recurring roles in the long-running Swedish crime series Morden i Sandhamn (2010–2024), where he portrayed various characters across multiple seasons, and an international breakout as the ruthless Viking warrior Skorpa of the Serpent in the BBC/Netflix historical drama The Last Kingdom (2015).[2] On film, he starred as the troubled priest Henrik Horneus in the psychological thriller Psalm 21 (2009), earning praise for his unsettling intensity, and starred as Nils in the zombie thriller Operation Ragnarök (2018), in which a submarine crash unleashes a virus turning people into monsters in a Swedish town.[3][4]Beyond acting, Malmsjö excels as an audiobook narrator, voicing works by authors like Jo Nesbø and Mikael Ressem; in 2019, he ranked among Sweden's top three most-listened-to narrators with over three million listening hours on platforms like BookBeat, a position he maintained in subsequent years with titles such as Blodmåne (2023).[5][6] His radio contributions include dramatic readings and voice work for Sveriges Radio, further highlighting his vocal range honed through years of stage and screen experience.[7] Represented by Actors in Scandinavia and based partly in Helsinki, Malmsjö continues to balance Scandinavian and international projects, including upcoming films like The Swedish Connection (2025).[2]

Early life

Family background

Jonas Malmsjö was born on September 2, 1971, in Stockholm, Sweden, into a prominent family within the Swedish theater and film industry.

His work extends to other titles across platforms like Audible and Storytel, contributing to the growing popularity of audiobooks in Sweden.[37][38][39][40]

Personal life

Malmsjö was married to actress Regina Lund from 2000 to 2002.[15] Since 2006, he has been in a long-term relationship with actress Catharina Allvin.[41] They have two children: a son named Love, born on 13 March 2006,[13] and a daughter named Lisa, born in 2012.[15]

Med två av branschens största namn till föräldrar är det kanske inte speciellt oväntat att även Jonas Malmsjö valde en karriär inom underhållning.

Throughout his film career, Malmsjö has balanced supporting and lead roles, often in Swedish productions that emphasize character-driven narratives over blockbuster spectacle.[25]

Voice acting and other media

Malmsjö has made significant contributions to Swedish voice acting, primarily through dubbing animated films and providing narration for audiobooks and radio productions.

In 1954 the Royal Dramatic Theatre production of Fadren made a guest performance in Gothenburg, and Malmsjö lured Director Karin Kavli to the Gothenburg City Theatre, where he was employed between 1954-55 and 1956-58.

Vid en snabb slagning kan man se att paret idag bor tillsammans i en villa i Bromma.

Jonas Malmsjö har genom åren synts till i en rad olika roller både inom teater, film och tv.

According to Malmsjö, he appeared on stage before he was even born.


Beyond straight plays, he has embraced musical theatre, debuting as the Emcee in Richard Turpin's 2001 production of Cabaret at Dramaten, a role he reprised in Farnaz Arbabi's bold 2021 revival, infusing the character with a mix of charisma and menace amid the Weimar-era satire. The latter earned a nomination for the Big Audiobook Prize in 2021, underscoring his ability to enhance suspenseful narratives through expressive delivery.

This turned out to be a huge success and jump-started Malmsjö’s career as a recording artist.

In 1959 he was a member of the first television ensemble, and during the first half of the 1960s he spent a hectic few years acting in theatre, film and TV. When it came to television, he acted in a number of highly acclaimed roles in Åke Falck’s TV programmes, including Utan gräns, Kaskad, Narr and Som en skänk från ovan, and he counts Falck as a director who had a great impact on his acting career.

After taking a one-year sabbatical in the USA, where he worked in Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain, he returned to Sweden, where he spent the latter half of the 1960s honing his skills as one of the country’s most versatile entertainers.

His voice work often features in high-profile international adaptations, showcasing his versatility in comedic and dramatic roles.In animated cinema, Malmsjö is best known for voicing Donkey (Åsnan) in the Swedish dubs of the Shrek franchise, beginning with the 2001 film Shrek, where he brought a lively, humorous energy to the character.

He also guest-starred as Christer Bure, a police officer, in the 2012 miniseries Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter, adapting Liza Marklund's novels about a investigative journalist.Malmsjö expanded into international television with the role of Skorpa of the White Horse, a brutal Viking warlord and antagonist, in the first season of the BBC/Netflix historical drama The Last Kingdom (2015).[26] Based on Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories, his portrayal of the flamboyant yet savage Dane in two episodes added vivid intensity to the series' depiction of 9th-century England.

He acted both in the Folkets Park Theatre and at the newly opened Malmö City Theatre in the mid-40s, and had his film debut in 1947 in Ebberöds Bank.

Malmsjö decided at an early age that he was going to be an actor, and in 1949 he applied to but was rejected at the Royal Dramatic Theatre Acting School. He is set to appear in the upcoming film The Swedish Connection (2025).

Vänligen försök igen senare. The film, blending historical lore with contemporary suspense, marked one of his more prominent international credits. He is recognized as one of Sweden's most popular narrators, having voiced multiple installments in Lars Kepler's bestselling Joona Linna series, including The Hypnotist (Hypnotisören, 2009), The Fire Witness (Eldvittnet, 2011), and The Mirror Man (Spegelmannen, 2020).