Joel Kinnaman

What I admire most about Joel Kinnaman is how he turned a very Scandinavian restraint into a Hollywood asset. Plenty of actors shout to be noticed; he does the opposite, letting stillness and a flicker of the eyes carry whole scenes. His break in Easy Money showed a gift for playing men whose confidence is one bad decision from collapse, and he has kept mining that vein in American crime and science-fiction roles ever since. I find his bilingual career fascinating too — he never abandoned Swedish cinema, which keeps his instincts honest. He is, to me, the model of a working actor: unflashy, consistent, and quietly magnetic.

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Name (English)

Joel Kinnaman

Name (Japanese)

ヨエル・キナマン

Reading

よえる・きなまん

Born

November 25, 1979 (age 46)

Origin

Stockholm, Sweden

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Awards & achievements

• Guldbagge Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joelkinnaman/
• Xhttps://x.com/joelkinnaman
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel%20Kinnaman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28262

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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