Mikael Tornving, (born 15 February 1961) is a Swedish comedian, actor and television presenter. Tornving was born in Östersund and studied personal and worklife at Uppsala University.[1] He is best known as a comedian in the TV4 panel show Parlamentet, and as the character Rolf Nygård as a travelling reporter in Melodifestivalen 2005 during the semifinals.[2][3] The character was also seen in the show Godafton Sverige broadcast by SVT.[3] In 2006, Tornving participated in the comedy series Playa del Sol at SVT. His first film role came in 2006 in a cameo in the film Frostbiten as a police officer that tries to arrest a vampire. He also plays the role of Patrik Agrell in the films about Johan Falk.[4]
| Mikael Tornving | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 February 1961 |
| Notable works and roles | Parlamentet |
In 2007, Tornving took part in the musical Little Shop of Horrors which was done at the Halmstad teater.[5] In 2013, he participated in the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Göta Lejon in Stockholm.[6] In the summer of 2008, Tornving toured with Rhapsody in Rock, he also presented an episode of the Sveriges Radio show Sommar i P1 where he told about his life and achievements.[7] In 2014, he presented the comedy news show SNN News at TV4 as the "official presenter" of the news show.[8][9]
He has previously been a reserve-officer at the Jämtlands fältjägarregemente in Östersund.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Tornving visar hur valborg firas". unt.se. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Mikael Tornving: "Jag var riktigt rädd"". Expressen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b "En officer och ett vresarsle". Svenska Dagbladet. 17 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Alexander Dunerfors. "Tio frågor till "Johan Falk"-gänget". MovieZine. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Göta Lejon - Mikael Tornving och Björn Kjellman i Priscilla". Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Göta Lejon - Priscilla". Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Sveriges Radio. "Mikael Tornving". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "TV4:s samehån har anmälts 50 gånger". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Näslund: "SNN News" lider av ojämn kvalitet". Expressen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Mikael Tornving: Jag städade bort kroppsvätskor". Vision. Retrieved 30 December 2015.