Vale: Michael Nyqvist

Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, best known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has died aged 56.

He died in Sweden on after a year-long battle with lung cancer, his representative said.

“Michael’s joy and passion were infectious to those who knew and loved him. His charm and charisma were undeniable, and his love for the arts was felt by all who had the pleasure of working with him,” the statement said.

Nyqvist rose to prominence as the complex investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist in film adaptations of Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s gritty Millennium novel series that spawned The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise.

More recently, he played menacing villains in Hollywood action films Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and John Wick.

Other TV credits included 100 Code, Zero Hour, Nattsøsteren and Kennedy’s Brain.

Source: Telegraph