Rolf Lassgaard is one of Sweden’s most loved actors, and has countless roles under his belt. We have seen him in popular productions such as “The Investigation”, “Händelser vid vatten”, “The Hunters” and “A man called Ove” – which was also nominated at the Oscars for best foreign film and best make-up. He has also starred in the Hollywood film “Downsizing” alongside stars such as Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz.
Rolf Lassgård lives with his love Beatrice
In 2021, Rolf Lassgård and his wife went Birgitta Lassgård separate ways after 38 years together. But in February 2023 revealed The evening paper that Rolf Lassgård had met love again in Beatrice. After Rolf Lassgård visited shortly afterwards Carina Bergfeldts interview couch in SVT, love life came up once again.
– I have met someone who means a lot to me. And we will investigate this in continued peace and quiet, said Lassgård in the program.
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Rolf Lassgård plays Thorbjörn Fälldin in “Whiskey on the rocks”
“Whiskey on the rocks” premieres Christmas 2024 on SVT, which is a new series by several of the people behind the Oscar-nominated “The centenarian who stepped out the window and disappeared”. And it is none other than Rolf Lassgård who plays the prime minister Thorbjörn Fälldin in the series.
“Whiskey on the Rocks” is described as a crazy and thought-provoking satire, and is about the dramatic days when the Russian submarine U 137’s ran aground on Torhamnaskär in 1981.
The actor Rolf Lassgård, the scriptwriter Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, the producer Jan Marnell and the director Björn Stein, current with the series “Whiskey on the rocks”. Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TT
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Rolf Lassgård about the role in the new SVT series “Whiskey on the rocks”
News24 met Rolf Lassgård at a press conference on SVT, and then asked him about both the upcoming series and about his private life.
In this series, you play a real person. How did you go about portraying him as realistically as possible?
– Bosse Parneviks imitation of Thorbjörn Fälldin is something that I have very much on the retina. So my first thought was actually to get away from it, with both biographies and a lot of clips with Torbjörn alive. It wasn’t that simple that he was just babbling. Rather, it was a rather clever way to buy time and think about what he would simply answer, explains Lassgård and continues:
– And then there was one point that we actually have in common, me and Thorbjörn Fälldin. It’s a novel that I made into a theater in the late 80s called “The Great Wrath”, which was incredibly significant for Thorbjörn Fälldin and also for me.
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Rolf Lassgaard. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT
How well do you think you would have coped with the role of Prime Minister in real life?
– Yes, it would probably have been difficult. But I’m glad we had him as Prime Minister during these days. A man who really stood with both feet on the ground. I would be more nervous today.
Who would you take down in a submarine if you were locked in?
– It sounds terrible. It must be someone with whom you have a great exchange and can manage the time there. A dear friend.
You have a partner, right? How do you keep the romance alive?
– I have a partner. But I keep that to myself, says Lassgård with a smile.
What does a perfect Friday night look like?
– It’s summer after all. Just light the grill.
What do you cook on a summer evening?
– Lamb. Sheep, of course.
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