Ola Rapace

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.

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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)

Origin

Tyresö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden

Occupation

actor / guitarist / singer / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

University

University of Montpellier

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola%20Rapace
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521623

Tags

• Stockholm County
• actor
• guitarist
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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