Tomas Pontén

Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén; 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.

Biography Pontén was born in Skövde, Sweden to Colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf. He was the younger brother to the Dr. Jan Pontén and fashion designer Gunilla Pontén. He was also the nephew of engineer Ruben Pontén and cousin of actor Gunvor Pontén. He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in Stockholm from 1969 to 1972.

Personal life Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with Suzanne Reuter. They had three sons. Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.

Selected filmography Film 1975 - The White Wall 1976 - Near and Far Away 1979 - Gå på vattnet om du kan 1994 - Sommarmord 1999 - Dödsklockan 2001 - Sprängaren 2002 - Olivia Twist (TV) 2004 - Hotet

TV 1977 - Ärliga blå ögon 1979 - Selambs 1980 - Zoo Story 1983 - Colombe 1983 - Profitörerna 1989 - Det var då... 1992 - The Emperor of Portugallia 1995 – Radioskugga (also in 1997) 1999 - Browalls 2000 - Skärgårdsdoktorn 2002 - Olivia Twist

Plays 2005 – The Provost in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Yannis Houvardas, Royal Dramatic Theatre