Michael Nyqvist
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he rose to prominence domestically for playing police officer John Banck in ''Beck'' (1997-1998) and for his leading role in the 2002 film ''Grabben i graven bredvid''. He later received international attention for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the 2009 film adaptations of Steig Larsson's ''Millennium'' series: ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'' and ''The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'', as well as reprising the role in the accompanying television series. He also notably portrayed antagonists Kurt Hendricks in ''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'' (2011) and Viggo Tarasov in ''John Wick'' (2014). In 2004, he played the leading role in ''As It Is in Heaven'' which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards. Provided by Wikipedia