Sten Ljunggren

Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 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.

Selected filmography 1978 – Lyftet 1984 – Jönssonligan får guldfeber 1987–1998 – Svenska hjärtan (TV series) 1987 – The Ninth Company 1988 – S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa 1988 – Oliver & Company (voice in Swedish dub) 1990 – S*M*A*S*H (TV series) 1992 – The Best Intentions 1993–2001 – Rederiet (TV series) 1997 – Talk (short film) 1997–2000 – Skärgårdsdoktorn (TV series) 1997 – Kenny Starfighter (TV series) 1997 – Beck – Monstret 1998–2000 – Pistvakt – En vintersaga (TV series) 1999 – C/o Segemyhr (TV series) 1999 – The Prince of Egypt (voice in Swedish dub) 1999 – Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt 1999 – Deathly Compulsion 2000 – Together 2004 – Populärmusik från Vittula 2004 – Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo 2005 – Lasermannen (TV mini-series) 2007 – Gone with the Woman 2008 – Oskyldigt dömd (TV series) 2009 – Up (voice in Swedish dub) 2009 – The Temptation of St. Tony 2010 – Four More Years 2011 – Någon annanstans i Sverige 2020 – Mirakel (TV series) 2023 - Together 99 (Tillsammans 99) 2024 – Veronika (TV series)