Photo: Studio Allsvenskan / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Ola Rapace is how international his path became. He's Swedish, born just outside Stockholm, yet he ended up studying at the University of Montpellier in France and broke through to global audiences as Patrice in Skyfall. I find it telling that he's not just an actor but also a guitarist, singer, and film producer; that kind of multi-discipline restlessness usually signals someone who refuses to be boxed in. The Bond villain role is what most people will recognize him for, but I get the sense his Swedish-language work runs much deeper than that single English-language credit suggests.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ola Rapace
- Name (Japanese)
- オーラ・ラパス
- Reading
- おーら・らぱす
- Born
- December 3, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Tyresö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Occupation
- actor / guitarist / singer / film producer
2. Background
- University
- University of Montpellier
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ola Rapace born?
Born December 3, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Ola Rapace from?
Ola Rapace is from Tyresö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden.
What does Ola Rapace do?
Ola Rapace works as actor, guitarist, singer, film producer.
Actor — see all → · Guitarist — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.