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Ola Rapace

Ola Rapace

Actor, also producer · Born December 3, 1971 (54) · Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden

Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in France. His first role was the Swedish comedy-drama Tillsammans (2000). He then went on to get roles in Swedish television series, such as Tusenbröder (2002) and Wallander (2005). In 2012 he became widely recognizable by playing a minor villain in Skyfall (2012). He was married to Noomi Rapace from 2001 to 2011, they have a son, Lev. In 2019 he married Sonja Jawo. He and Jawo live in Paris, France.

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Born
December 3, 1971 (54)
From
Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Ola Rapace's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Survival
21%
Bonds
19%
Power
15%
Society
8%
Self
7%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Dread
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ola Rapace's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ola Rapace's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • What Happened? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Miséria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Chicago

  • White Trash(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Sami

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Divertimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Gustav

  • Hassel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Roland Hassel

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)

    as Major Gibson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Farang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rickard

  • Ares(2016)

    as Arès

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Carole Matthieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Level

  • Section Zéro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sirius Becker

  • The Last Kingdom(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bloodhair

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Greetings from the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jocke

  • Long Story Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sebastian

  • Itsi Bitsi(2014)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Tommy(2014)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Christer Wijk

  • Crimes of Passion: Dangerous Dreams(2013)

    as Christer Wijk

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Crimes of Passion: Roses, Kisses and Death(2013)

    as Christer Wijk

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • No More Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Christer Wijk

  • I Am Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jesper

  • King Lily of the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Christer Wijk

  • Crimes Of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Christer Wijk

  • Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One(2013)

    as Christer Wijk

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Odjuret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Fredrik Stefansson

  • Geister, die ich rief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elis

  • Skyfall(2012)

    as Patrice

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jag saknar dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as George

  • Stockholm - Båstad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Danne Ståhl

  • Beyond(2010)

    as Johan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Selma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alexis Sluys

  • Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Der Kommissar und das Meer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ulf Torstensson

  • All About My Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Nils

  • Dark Floors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Elake Wille (voice)

  • Wallander: The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Joker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: Blood Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Castle Ruins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Container Lorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Trickster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Brothers: The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jan "Hoffa" Lenhoff

  • Anna Pihl(2006)

    Show 30 episodes · as Daniel Nordström

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Stjärnorna på slottet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Wallander: Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The African (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Overdose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander: The Village Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Wallander(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · as Stefan Lindman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Wallander: Before the Frost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stefan Lindman

  • Rancid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Number One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Dad, the policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jim petterson

  • Laura Trenter Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jim Pettersson

  • Tusenbröder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • All Hell Let Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Pontus

  • Syndare i sommarsol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Fredrik

  • Together(2000)

    as Lasse

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Asphyxia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Bennett

  • Frakturer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Chris

  • Josef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ulvetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as William Lundqvist Wahl

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 60 of them dated from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Skyfall (2012)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Skyfall (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Wallander (2005)

Film career

20002025

Peak 2017 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2000Screen debut· Together
  • 2016First top-billed film· Ares
  • 2016Career best· Ares

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 64: 62 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing2 of 64: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s31 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s4 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ola Rapace's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, producer

White Trash (2021)

75th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ola Rapace's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ola Rapace work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ola Rapace's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maria Lang shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers