Sven Thomas Hanzon (born 20 June 1962) is a Swedish actor and stage actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and former footballer. He was born in 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden. He worked with Ingmar Bergman in both movies and on stage. He has two children with Swedish actress Lena Endre and is now married to Åsa Hultman and living in Stockholm.

Thomas Hanzon
Hanzon in 2013.
Born (1962-06-20) 20 June 1962 (age 61)
Sundbyberg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor
Years active1985–
Known forJohnny Strand in Hassel - The Eliminators
Klas Mellgren in Beck – Sista vittnet
Zoran in Wallander - Vittnet
SpouseÅsa Hultman (2014– )
PartnerLena Endre (1986–1999)

Early life and career edit

Hanzon played football for Djurgårdens IF. He made his senior debut in the derby against Hammarby IF at the age of 17. He also played on the Swedish youth national team. He left a promising career as a professional football player to pursue an acting career.[1][2]

Hanzon, with several others, started the theatre group Theater Cameleont in 1982. The group later became Club Cameleont. He wrote A Joker in the Game on behalf of the Swedish Church.[2]

Hanzon was discovered by a producer from the Stockholm City Theater. He made his debut in 1985 in Arnold. He remained with the theater for several years and received most of his acting education there. He did not stay at the theater due to his lack of formal education, and then became involved in drama.[2]

Hanzon made his film debut in 1987 in Colin Nutley movie Nioende Kompaniet. He made his TV debut in 1987 on Swedish Television Drama in Stieg Trenter's series "Lysande Landning". Ingmar Bergman directed Hanzon in the TV production "Private Confessions". He played in the Bergman movie Trolösa in 2000, directed by Liv Ullmann. The movie won several honours, including the Festival Award Jury's Special Prize in Belgium.[3]

Hanzon joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre where he had his first role as the young Danceny in Dangerous Liaisons, and he has been part of the permanent ensemble ever since. 

The Royal Dramatic Theatre edit

With the Royal Dramatic Theatre Hanzon has collaborated in multiple productions with the director Ingmar Bergman. He has also collaborated with directors Stefan Larsson [sv], Tommy Bergren, and Arthur Miller. He has also worked with Lars Norén and Robert Lepage. With the Royal Dramatic Theatre he collaborated with Peter Birros in "The tenderness I value", directed by Stefan Larsson, in 2008, and in Yasmina Reza's "God of the massacre", directed by Staffan Roos, in 2009.

Selected filmography edit

TV theatre, TV series selected edit

  • 1987 – Lysande landning
  • 1989 – Tiger Rag
  • 1990 – Destination Nordsjön (Destination North Sea)
  • 1996 – Anna Holt – polis
  • 1996 – Ett sorts Hades
  • 1996 – Enskilda samtal
  • 1996 – Zonen
  • 1999 – Personkrets 3:1
  • 2002 – Pappa polis
  • 2003 – Solisterna
  • 2003 – Vera med flera
  • 2005 – Livet enligt Rosa
  • 2005 – Wallander as Zoran[4]
  • 2006 – Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (The Eagle) as Patrik[4]
  • 2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (Golden Brown Eyes) as Hasse Manheimer[4]
  • 2007 – Der Kommissar und das Meer (The Inspector and the Sea) as Kristian Norström[4]
  • 2007 – Kodenavn Hunter as Göran[4]
  • 2008 – Häxdansen as Patrik[4]
  • 2008 – Livvagterne (The Protectors) as Gabriel Magnusson[4]
  • 2008 – Livet i Fagervik as Jörgen Wikman[4]
  • 2012 – Hellfjord as Bosse Nova[4]
  • 2013 – Morden i Sandhamn - den innersta kretsen (The Sandhamn Murders) as Ingmar[4]
  • 2013 – Maria Wern - Drömmen förde dig vilse (Maria Wern) as Anders[4]
  • 2014 – Portkod 1525
  • 2018 – Der Kommissar und das Meer
  • 2019 – Das Mädchen am Strand
  • 2020 – Agent Hamilton

Theatre edit

Year Role Production Director Theatre
1985 David Arnold
Harvey Fierstein
Jan Maagaard Stockholm City Theatre
1986 Resident Perikles
William Shakespeare
Eva Ultz Stockholm City Theatre
Boy 1 The park
Botho Strauss
Jan Maagaard Stockholm City Theatre
1989 Danceny Dangerous Liaisons
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Brigitte Ornstein Royal Dramatic Theatre
1990 Blixt Amorina
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
Peter Stormare Stockholm City Theatre
1991 Egil
The old man son Egil
Böjgen
Fool
Ingert, in the third part
Peer Gynt
Henrik Ibsen
Ingmar Bergman Royal Dramatic Theatre
Tybalt Romeo och Julia
William Shakespeare
Peter Langdal Royal Dramatic Theatre
John Peter Pan
J.M. Barrie
Jackie Söderman Royal Dramatic Theatre
1992 Romeo Romeo och Julia
William Shakespeare
Peter Langdal Royal Dramatic Theatre
Happy Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller Royal Dramatic Theatre
1993 Joey The Homecoming Thommy Berggren Royal Dramatic Theatre
The King Happy Birthday! Lars Löfgren Royal Dramatic Theatre
1994 Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt Strindberg behind the scenes
1995 Philinte Misantropen
Moliere
Ingmar Bergman Royal Dramatic Theatre
1998 Heiner The Human Circle 3:1
Lars Norén
Lars Norén Royal Dramatic Theatre
Calisto Celestina
Fernando de Rojas
Robert Lepage Royal Dramatic Theatre
2001 Henrik Life in three versions Kia Berglund Royal Dramatic Theatre
2002 Adolphe Rus
August Strindberg
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2003 Multiple Characters Alice i Underlandet
Lewis Carroll, Lucas Svensson and Ole Anders Tandberg
Ole Anders Tandberg Royal Dramatic Theatre
2004 Axel Friends
August Strindberg
Hilda Hellwig Royal Dramatic Theatre
2006 Banquo Macbeth
William Shakespeare
Staffan Valdemar Holm Royal Dramatic Theatre
Wurm Intrigue and Love
Friedrich Schiller
Hilda Hellwig Royal Dramatic Theatre
2009 Alain Reille Le Diu du Carnage
Yasmina Reza
Staffan Roos Royal Dramatic Theatre
2010 Bill Fordham August: Osage County
Tracy Letts
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2012 Oscar Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2013 Oscar Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2013 Johan Tönnesen The societys mainstay Gunnel Lindblom Royal Dramatic Theatre
Tamburmajoren Woyzeck Michael Thalheimer Royal Dramatic Theatre
2014 Oscar Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2014 Paul Schwarzes Tier Trauigkeit Tobias Theorell Royal Dramatic Theatre
Kurt The Dance of Death
August Strindberg
Stefan Larsson The Maxim Theatre
2015 Oscar Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2015 Eugene Jr And give us shadows
Lars Norén
Eirik Stubø Royal Dramatic Theatre
2016 Friedrich Hofreiter The big expanse
Arthur Schnitzler
Tobias Theorell Royal Dramatic Theatre
Oscar Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2017 Oscar Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2017 Farmhand
Johan
Molnens brother
Barbro Lindgren
Lars Rudolfsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
Eugene Jr And give us shadows
Lars Norén
Eirik Stubø Royal Dramatic Theatre
2018 Gustav Adolf Ekdahl Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman
Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre
2018 - 2019 Multiple Characters Peer Gynt
Henrik Ibsen
Michael Thalheimer Royal Dramatic Theatre
I A night in the Swedish summer
Erland Josephson
Eirik Stubø Royal Dramatic Theatre
2019 Kurt
The Death Dance
August Strindberg
Stefan Larsson The Maxim Theatre
2020 We here you -Greta Thunberg speech
Jacob Hirdwall
Ada Berger and Jacob Hirdwall Royal Dramatic Theatre

Audiobooks (selection) edit

Prize and distinction edit

Jury work edit

Thomas Hanzon has been in many different juries for film awards.

References edit

  1. ^ "Five actors who could have been footballers". UEFA.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Thomas Hanzon – Svensk Filmdatabas". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Trolösa (2000) – Svensk Filmdatabas". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Thomas Hanzon". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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