Kjell Bergqvist

Kjell Bergqvist

CountrySweden Sweden
GenderMale
BirthdayFeb 23, 1953
BiographyKjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born 23 February 1953) is a Swedish actor.

Bergqvist finished the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1973 and made his debut in En enkel melodi and Jack. He has since cooperated for many years with scriptwriter and director Ulf Malmros. During the 1990s he participated in several police films playing Martin Beck's colleague Lennart Kollberg. He played two different characters in the Swedish horror television series Chock in 1997. In 2001, he got a Guldbagge Award for his lead role in Den bästa sommaren and in 2002 he was nominated for the lead role Leif in Leva livet. Across three seasons, he portrayed the titular role of Bäckström (2020, 2022, 2024).

Kjell was for a time married to Miss Universe 1984 winner Yvonne Ryding (Yvonne Ryding-Bergqvist; currently divorced).

He starred in Avicii's music video Silhouettes, as the doctor. This video was released on 7 June 2012.

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