Thorsten Flinck

Thorsten Flinck

Flinck performing at the 2010 Peace & Love festival
Born 17 April 1961 (1961-04-17) (age 50)
Solna, Sweden
Occupation Actor, director, musician
Years active 1977–present

Thorsten Flinck, born April 17, 1961 in Solna, is a Swedish actor, director, and musician.[1] He is known for mostly playing psychopaths and villains, and also for his outrageous personality both on stage and in real life. Between 1986 and 2002, Flinck was employed by the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

In 2005, he released his first solo album Vildvuxna rosor, which features covers of five songs by Björn Afzelius, a cover of Lena Philipsson's "Dansa i neon", a cover of Nationalteatern's "Rövarkungens ö", and a Swedish version of "Where the Wild Roses Grow", originally by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue. Totta Näslund, Ola Salo, and Monica Törnell provides guest vocals on the album.

He has two daughters with TV host and reporter Annika Jankell.

Contents

Discography

with Rockvindar

Solo

Filmography

As actor

As director

References

  1. ^ The Swedish Film Database: Thorsten Flinck, accessed on April 21, 2010