Thomas_Hanzon_(footballer)

Thomas Hanzon

Thomas Hanzon

Swedish actor (born 1962)

Sven Thomas Hanzon (born 20 June 1962) is a Swedish actor and stage actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and former footballer. He was born in 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden. He worked with Ingmar Bergman in both movies and on stage. He has two children with Swedish actress Lena Endre and is now married to Åsa Hultman and living in Stockholm.

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Early life and career

Hanzon played football for Djurgårdens IF. He made his senior debut in the derby against Hammarby IF at the age of 17. He also played on the Swedish youth national team. He left a promising career as a professional football player to pursue an acting career.[1][2]

Hanzon, with several others, started the theatre group Theater Cameleont in 1982. The group later became Club Cameleont. He wrote A Joker in the Game on behalf of the Swedish Church.[2]

Hanzon was discovered by a producer from the Stockholm City Theater. He made his debut in 1985 in Arnold. He remained with the theater for several years and received most of his acting education there. He did not stay at the theater due to his lack of formal education, and then became involved in drama.[2]

Hanzon made his film debut in 1987 in Colin Nutley movie Nioende Kompaniet. He made his TV debut in 1987 on Swedish Television Drama in Stieg Trenter's series "Lysande Landning". Ingmar Bergman directed Hanzon in the TV production "Private Confessions". He played in the Bergman movie Trolösa in 2000, directed by Liv Ullmann. The movie won several honours, including the Festival Award Jury's Special Prize in Belgium.[3]

Hanzon joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre where he had his first role as the young Danceny in Dangerous Liaisons, and he has been part of the permanent ensemble ever since. 

The Royal Dramatic Theatre

With the Royal Dramatic Theatre Hanzon has collaborated in multiple productions with the director Ingmar Bergman. He has also collaborated with directors Stefan Larsson [sv], Tommy Bergren, and Arthur Miller. He has also worked with Lars Norén and Robert Lepage. With the Royal Dramatic Theatre he collaborated with Peter Birros in "The tenderness I value", directed by Stefan Larsson, in 2008, and in Yasmina Reza's "God of the massacre", directed by Staffan Roos, in 2009.

Selected filmography

  • 1987 – Nionde kompaniet (Ninth Company)
  • 1994 – Leken
  • 1994 – Yrrol
  • 1995 – Älskar, älskar inte (Alskar Does Not Love)
  • 1997 – Tic Tac
  • 1998 – Mighty Joe Young (voice as Gregory O'Hara)
  • 1999 – Vägen ut
  • 2000 – Hassel – Förgörarna
  • 2000 – Trolösa
  • 2000 – Livet är en schlager
  • 2000 – The Little Mermaid 2 (voice as Eric)
  • 2001 – Det största i världen
  • 2002 – Beck – Sista vittnet
  • 2005 – Van Veeteren – Borkmanns punkt
  • 2005 – Van Veeteren – Münsters fall
  • 2005 – Van Veeteren – Carambole
  • 2006 – Van Veeteren – Svalan, Katten, Rosen, Döden
  • 2006 – Van Veeteren – Fallet G as Münster[4]
  • 2007 – Underbar och älskad av alla (Wonderful and Loved by Everyone)
  • 2011 – Jag saknar dig as Albert[4]
  • 2014 – Medicinen (Medicine) as Magnus[4]
  • 2015 – Sverige år fantastiskt (Sverige er fantastisk) as Svend-Erik[4]
  • 2015 – Dödsdansen - generalrepetitionen (The Dance of Death - General Rehearsal)
  • 2015 – Så ock på Jorden (Heaven on Earth) as Bruno[4]
  • 2016 – Jag älskar dig - en skilsmässokomedi (I Love You - A Divorce Comedy) as Nils[4]
  • 2016 – Krigarnas ö (The Name of the Game) as Police[4]

TV theatre, TV series selected

  • 1987 – Lysande landning
  • 1989 – Tiger Rag
  • 1990 – Destination Nordsjön (Destination North Sea)
  • 1996 – Anna Holt – polis
  • 1996 – Ett sorts Hades
  • 1996 – Enskilda samtal
  • 1996 – Zonen
  • 1999 – Personkrets 3:1
  • 2002 – Pappa polis
  • 2003 – Solisterna
  • 2003 – Vera med flera
  • 2005 – Livet enligt Rosa
  • 2005 – Wallander as Zoran[4]
  • 2006 – Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (The Eagle) as Patrik[4]
  • 2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (Golden Brown Eyes) as Hasse Manheimer[4]
  • 2007 – Der Kommissar und das Meer (The Inspector and the Sea) as Kristian Norström[4]
  • 2007 – Kodenavn Hunter as Göran[4]
  • 2008 – Häxdansen as Patrik[4]
  • 2008 – Livvagterne (The Protectors) as Gabriel Magnusson[4]
  • 2008 – Livet i Fagervik as Jörgen Wikman[4]
  • 2012 – Hellfjord as Bosse Nova[4]
  • 2013 – Morden i Sandhamn - den innersta kretsen (The Sandhamn Murders) as Ingmar[4]
  • 2013 – Maria Wern - Drömmen förde dig vilse (Maria Wern) as Anders[4]
  • 2014 – Portkod 1525
  • 2018 – Der Kommissar und das Meer
  • 2019 – Das Mädchen am Strand
  • 2020 – Agent Hamilton

Theatre

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Audiobooks (selection)

Prize and distinction

  • 1998 – George hatt- for People cirkel 3:1
  • 2012 – Gunn Wållgren Award
  • 2015 – Daniel Engdahls-award

Jury work

Thomas Hanzon has been in many different juries for film awards.

References

  1. [1]
    "Five actors who could have been footballers". UEFA.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Thomas Hanzon – Svensk Filmdatabas". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Trolösa (2000) – Svensk Filmdatabas". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Thomas Hanzon". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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