Mats Eklund
Acting
Biography
Mats Holger Eklund, born June 1, 1955, in Malmö, is a Swedish actor and voice actor. Eklund studied at the State Stage School in Malmö 1977-80 and then worked at Malmö City Theater 1981-1994 with its Unga Teatern and in the regular ensemble in roles such as Jeff in "En doft av honung", Snow White in "Klassfiende", Mick Slugger in the wrestling play "Trafford Tanzi - den flygande snaran" (also on SVT in 1984), Cornwall in "King Lear", Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and outstanding contributions in "Möss och människor", "Don Juan" and "Gustav III". In the TV series" Skånska mord" he played the prominent role as Per in "Bessingemordet" (1986). He has also worked at, among others, Teater 23, Fria Teatern, and Radioteatern.
Known For
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
The Bridge
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.
Wallander
The year is 1912 at Lund University, Herman Lange arrives with ambitions to become a lawyer but soon the night life and drink seem more tempting. And then Herman meets his big love.
Tre Terminer
When a woman is murdered outside her restaurant in front of her eight-year-old daughter, Wallander and his team link the death to a restaurant mafia.
Wallander: The Joker
Late 19th century. In the little village of Bessinge near Hörby, Skåne, have the farmer and churchwarden Ola Månsson been murdered. Three people stand trial, two men and one woman. The woman is his wife.
Skånska mord - Bessingemordet
After the murder of a motorcyclist, an investigation reveals that bikers are being used as drug couriers from Denmark to Sweden and that the killing was part of a cartel power struggle.
Wallander: The Courier
A single father lives with his two young adult sons. Charlie, the older son, is mentally disabled and usually sneaks on his brother and his girlfriend. It causes problems for the already fragile family.