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Ola Rapace

オーラ・ラパス　/　おーら・らぱす

Actor from Sweden

December 3, 1971 (age 54)　・　Tyresö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden

Stockholm County
actor
guitarist
singer

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.

Overview

Sonny Ola Rapace Jawo (Swedish: [ˈûːla raˈpasː]; born Pär Ola Norell, 3 December 1971) is a Swedish actor, best known for playing Patrice in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / guitarist / singer / film producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Montpellier

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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

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