Sten Ljunggren
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Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born October 16, 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series Svenska hjärtan, which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lennart Thorin in the TV mini-series based on the Lasermannen events, the retired doctor Axel Holtman in Skärgårdsdoktorn, the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the Swedish dub of Up, the voice of Sykes in the Swedish cinema dub of Oliver & Company, and the evil principal in Kenny Starfighter. He played the lead role as Birger in Lukas Moodysson's last short film Talk. The same character, with some modifications, was used again in Moodysson's Together. Ljunggren reprised the role.
Known for
Credits
Border (2018)
as Tina's Father
Us (2013)
as Mäklaren
Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Fläskfarmen (1986)
as Egon
Burn All My Letters (2022)
as Sven Stolpe (1988)
Greger Olsson köper en bil (1990)
as Walter
Den gråtande ministern (1993)
as Statsministern
Off Track 2 (2025)
Actor
Together (2000)
as Birger
Gone with the Woman (2007)
as Oberst Kalle
The Best Intentions (1992)
as Svante
Swedes at Sea (1988)
as Didrik
Champion (2015)
Actor
Lotta Leaves Home (1993)
as Farbror Blomgren
Popular Music (2004)
as Grandfather
Harry & Sonja (1996)
as Walter
Wallander: The Troubled Man (2013)
as Håkan von Enke
Nylon (2015)
as Alfred
Together 99 (2023)
as Birger
Nobody Owns Me (2013)
as Grandfather
Somewhere Else (2011)
as Lennart
The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)
as Herr Meister
The Ninth Company (1987)
as Colonel Hellman
Suddenly (2006)
as Sven
Beck 06 - The Monster (1998)
as Anita pappa
Arne Meets Death (2022)
as Nyström
The Fjällbacka Murders: Friends for Life (2013)
Actor
Zorn (1994)
as Richard Bergh
Four More Years (2010)
as Josef
Fuck Up (2012)
as Rebeccas far
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever (1984)
as Fritz Mühlweiser
A Kind of Hades (1996)
as Kalle
For Better and Worse (2015)
as Sven
The Health Journey (1999)
as Expedit
The Disappearance of Finbar (1997)
as Finn Bar barman
Sanning och konsekvens (1991)
Actor
Who Framed Harry Lund? (1991)
as Kent
Peas & Whiskers (1986)
as Shop supervisor
Pistvakt (2005)
as Stor-Erik Marklund
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans (—)
as Överbefälhavare
Svensson, Svensson - The Movie (1997)
as Arthur
Kalabaliken i Bender (1983)
as Överste Grothusen
Lyftet (1978)
Actor
Deadly Drift (1999)
as Eriksson
Göta Canal 4: Win or Disappear (2022)
as Advokaten
Hassel - Säkra papper (1989)
as Erwin Axell
Ellinors bröllop (1996)
as Richard's Dad
The Best View (2011)
as Tord
Utmaningen (1994)
as Tromben
Dödspolare (1985)
as Bertil Ugglefors
Kronprinsen och tyrannens återkomst (2025)
as Läromästaren
K-G for Better or for Worse (2002)
as Veterinary
To Steal a Thief (1996)
as Vicar
Som löven i Vallombrosa (1995)
as Gabriel
Pillertrillaren (1994)
as Patient
Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp (2004)
as Janitor
Lysande Jönssonligan - 40 år (2021)
as Fritz Mühlweiser (archive footage)
Awaiting Death (2019)
as The father
Talk (1997)
as Birger
While We Live (2016)
as Olof
The Chosen (2005)
as Göransson
Rosenbaum - Målbrott (1993)
as Erik Feldt
Högläsning av Röde Orm (2024)
as Self
Husbonden (1989)
as Sailor
The Girl in the Mist (1997)
Actor
Rymmare (1974)
as Åke
Bänken (1982)
as Erik
Grænsen (1995)
Actor
Teratologens återkomst (1998)
as Reader
2060 (2017)
as Bläckan
One Way Ticket (1988)
as Alex
Susanne Goes Single (2006)
Actor
Playing with Fire (2009)
Actor
Almost Elvis (2009)
as Guardian angel
Sunday Roast (—)
as Holger
Headway (2003)
as chefen
The Painter (1982)
as Ragge
Raymond - sju resor värre (1999)
as Olof, Raymond's Father
Drama Kings (2026)
as Bernt