Jonas Karlsson

Jonas Karlsson studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. The recorded working language is Swedish. The field of work recorded is acting and drama. Places of work recorded in the authority are Stockholm. Employment is recorded with Royal Dramatic Theatre. Distinctions recorded are Litteris et Artibus, Ludvig Nordström Prize, Kurt Linders stipendium and Eugene O'Neill Award.

• Name — Jonas Karlsson • Birth Name — Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson • Born — 11 March 1971 • Birthplace — Salem, Sweden • Occupation — * Actor • author • Years Active — 1981–present • Awards — Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2004, 2022)

Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson was born on 11 March 1971 in Salem, Sweden. He grew up in Värmdö.

He made his film debut in Rasmus på luffen (1981), at the age of ten. Karlsson co-starred with Johanna Sällström in Making Babies (2001). Both their performances were positively received by Olov Andersson in Aftonbladet. He and Livia Millhagen played Johan and Marianne, respectively, in a 2009 stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergmans's 1973 miniseries Scenes from a Marriage. The production, directed by Stefan Larsson (director), premiered at the Royal Dramatic Theater. Expressen theater critic Margareta Sörenson praised the performances of both Millhagen and Karlsson. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie Details. He appeared in Black Mirror's third season finale, "Hated in the Nation." For his role as Tommy Lund in Riding in Darkness (2022), he was nominated for Best Male Performance in a Television Production at Kristallen 2023. He also earned an International Emmy nomination.

In 2007, he made his literary debut with the short story collection Det andra målet. His second short story collection Den perfekte vännen was released in 2009, and received praise from Jonas Thente in Dagens Nyheter. He wrote three short novels that were translated into English: The Room, The Invoice, and The Circus. The Room was adapted into the 2022 American English-language film Corner Office starring Jon Hamm. His writing often features weird characters and Kafkaesque surrealism.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference • 2015–2023 — Beck • 2016 — Black Mirror — Rasmus Sjöberg — Episode: "Hated in the Nation" • 2019 — Riding in Darkness — Tommy Lund • 2024–present — Doktrinen • 2026 — Vaka

• Year — Title — Role — Theater — Notes — Reference • 2009 — Scenes from a Marriage — Johan — Royal Dramatic Theater — Little stage • 2015 — Ladykillers — The Professor — Oscar Theater • 2019 — Waiting for Godot — Estragon — Royal Dramatic Theater — Little stage

Jonas Karlsson is recorded as having received Litteris et Artibus, Ludvig Nordström Prize and Kurt Linders stipendium. Recognition and collections. Karlsson received Litteris et Artibus, Ludvig Nordström Prize, Kurt Linders stipendium, Eugene O'Neill Award and Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.