In this article, the famous American-Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman became the object of our attention. Today we will discuss his biography, career and personal life. The actor is best known to viewers for his roles in films such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Suicide Squad.
Bio Pages
Joel Kinnaman was born on November 25, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. The mother of the future actor has Swedish roots, works as a general practitioner. The father is an American by birth, who left the United States when the Vietnam War began. Due to the fact that Joel's mother is from Sweden and his father is from the USA, the actor has dual citizenship.
Kinnaman's stepsister, just like him, connected her life with cinema. While studying, Joel was sent to Texas as an exchange student. There, the guy gained a double benefit: he received an education and brought his English to perfection.
After graduating from high school, Kinnaman entered the Theater Academy, which is located in the city of Malmö, and then worked for about four years at the Gothenburg City Theater.
Movie career
HisJoel Kinnaman began his acting career in 2002 in the film Invisible. Over the next seven years, the actor played minor roles. In 2009, he played one of the main roles in the film "In Your Veins" and appeared in a series of films about Johan Falk.
In 2010, the film "Easy Money" appears on the screen. It was after this film that Joel was noticed not only in Sweden, but all over the world. After such success, the actor decides to hire an agent in the United States, the same specialist previously represented the interests of Johnny Depp. In the spring of the same year, it became known that the actor would appear in the Russian-American fantasy action movie Phantom, which premiered in December 2011.
In early April 2011, Kinnaman appeared in the television series The Homicide, where he played the role of Detective Stephen Holder.
Also, Joel was among the contenders for the main roles in such famous films as "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Thor".
Later, Joel Kinnaman, in one of his interviews, will say about the casting for the role in Thor that, first of all, the producers needed a person close to the Scandinavian style. Yes, and he himself could not fly for tests, since at that time the filming of the film "Easy Money" was taking place.
During his entire acting career, Joel has played about five dozen roles. Among the latest films with his participation, I would like to note the following: "Suicide Squad","Night Runaway", "Robocop", "Number 44".
Private life
Joel Kinnaman, whose personal life is not so often discussed in the media, met with actress Olivia Munn, who is the star of the American TV series "The Newsroom", for quite a long period of time. The couple's romance continued throughout the broadcast of the aforementioned series on American TV channels.
In 2014, Joel met a famous professional tattoo artist from Sweden - Cleo Wattenström. Joel Kinnaman and Cleo got married in April 2016.
Today, the actor is 37 years old, while Joel continues to actively act in films.
Let's wish good luck to this talented person and more bright roles in the future.
