Sven Thomas Hanzon (born 20 June 1962) is a Swedish actor, stage actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and former footballer. He has worked with Ingmar Bergman in both movies and on stage.
Contents
Biography
Early life and football career
Hanzon was born Sven Thomas Hansson 1962 in Stockholm.
In his youth, Hanzon played football for Djurgårdens IF, coming through as a full back. 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 footballer to pursue an acting career. Ending his career at the age of 18, he had played 21 matches for Djurgården in the Swedish top-tier Allsvenskan, lost the 1980 Swedish junior championship final to Örgryte IS, and played 10 matches for the Sweden U19 team.
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.
Stockholm City Theatre
Hanzon was discovered by a producer from the Stockholm City Theatre. 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.
Hanzon made his film debut in 1987 in Colin Nutley movie Nionde 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 Faithless in 2000, directed by Liv Ullmann. The movie won several honours, including the Festival Award Jury's Special Prize in Belgium.
The Royal Dramatic Theatre
Hanzon joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre where he had his first role as the young Danceny in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and he has been part of the permanent ensemble ever since.
With the Royal Dramatic Theatre Hanzon has collaborated in multiple productions with the director Ingmar Bergman. He has also collaborated with directors Stefan Larsson, Tommy Bergren, and Arthur Miller. He has also worked with Lars Norén and Robert Lepage. With the Royal Dramatic Theatre he collaborated with Peter Birro in Den ömhet jag är värd, directed by Stefan Larsson, in 2008, and in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, directed by Staffan Roos, in 2009.
Personal life
In 2014, Hanzon married Åsa Hultman, with whom he lives in Stockholm. He has two children (including actor Edvin Endre) from his previous relationship with actress Lena Endre, whom he dated from 1986 to 1999.
Selected filmography
1987 – Nionde kompaniet (Ninth Company)
1994 – Leken
1994 – Yrrol
1995 – Älskar, älskar inte (Loving, Not Loving)
1997 – Tic Tac
1998 – Mighty Joe Young (voice as Gregory O'Hara)
1999 – Vägen ut
2000 – Hassel – Förgörarna
2000 – Trolösa
2000 – Livet är en schlager
2000 – The Little Mermaid 2 (voice as Eric)
2001 – Det största i världen
2002 – Beck – Sista vittnet
2005 – Van Veeteren – Borkmanns punkt
2005 – Van Veeteren – Münsters fall
2005 – Van Veeteren – Carambole
2006 – Van Veeteren – Svalan, Katten, Rosen, Döden
2006 – Van Veeteren – Fallet G as Münster
2007 – Underbar och älskad av alla (Wonderful and Loved by Everyone)
2011 – Jag saknar dig as Albert
2014 – Medicinen (The Medicine) as Magnus
2015 – Sverige år fantastiskt (Sverige er fantastisk) as Svend-Erik
TV theatre, TV series selected
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
2006 – Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (The Eagle) as Patrik
2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (Golden Brown Eyes) as Hasse Manheimer
2007 – Der Kommissar und das Meer (The Inspector and the Sea) as Kristian Norström
2007 – Kodenavn Hunter as Göran
2008 – Häxdansen as Patrik
2008 – Livvagterne (The Protectors) as Gabriel Magnusson
2008 – Livet i Fagervik as Jörgen Wikman
2012 – Hellfjord as Bosse Nova
Audiobooks (selection)
2020 – Flowers over hell by Ilaria Tuti
2020 – Unhappy in Paradise by Christian Rück
2020 – Edward Finnigans restoration by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
2020 – Sleep Tight by Anders Roslund
2019 – Box 21 by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
2019 – Moratorium by Monica Rehn
2019 – Dark Powers by Torsten Bengtsson
2019 – Unlikely reasons by Hannes Dükler
2019 – Happy Birthday! by Anders Roslund
2018 – The Phenomenon Ingvar Kamprad by Anders Ström
2018 – The chef that got out of his room by Nicolas Jaquenout
2018 – The Beast by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg
2017 – Exit West by Mosin Hamid
2017 – A brother to die for by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
2016 – Three minutes by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
2019 – The Bear Dance by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg
Prize and distinction
1998 – George hatt- for People cirkel 3:1
2012 – Gunn Wållgren Award
2015 – Daniel Engdahls-award
Jury work
Thomas Hanzon has been in many different juries for film awards.
"Risings Star" on Stockholm International Film Festival 2015
"Best Female Actress" on Internationell Emmy Awards 2016
Head Jury, XXIX Stockholm Competition on Stockholm International Film Festival 2018