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My Take
Daniel Alfredson earns my respect because directing two-thirds of the Millennium trilogy is no small inheritance to carry. Translating Stieg Larsson's bleak, dense Nordic world into something cinematic that holds together takes real craft. What raises him further for me is the Guldbagge for Best Screenplay alongside that Best Director nod. A filmmaker who can write tends to see the whole story, not just the frame, and that's the kind of director I trust. Producer, screenwriter, occasional actor too, he's the quiet Swedish journeyman who keeps the whole machine running, and I'm a fan.
Overview
Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson (born 23 May 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for Best Director for the film The Man on the Balcony.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daniel Alfredson
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニエル・アルフレッドソン
- Reading
- だにえる・あるふれっどそん
- Born
- May 23, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay
- 1997 Guldbagge Award for Best Director
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.