Magnus Samuelsson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1969 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Linköping; Sweden
Biography
Magnus Samuelsson (born December 21, 1969), is a Swedish actor, former strongman and winner of the 1998 World's Strongest Man contest in Morocco. The son of a former Swedish arm wrestling champion, he has also been ranked among the best arm wrestlers in the world and was a European Arm Wrestling champion before becoming a professional strongman. Samuelsson holds the record for reaching the World's Strongest Man finals 10 times, a feat which he achieved over a 13-year span from 1995–2007. He has also achieved a podium place in WSM on five separate occasions. Magnus Samuelsson was offered a role in the film Gladiator but declined. One of the reasons he declined was that he believed the film was going to be a B movie. The agent who had phoned him to offer the role had told him that he would "fight with swords and so", and also named a couple of actors in the cast, which Magnus Samuelsson did not recognize. In 2009 Samuelsson won the Swedish version of the television series Dancing with the Stars, beating songwriter Laila Bagge in the final. Samuelsson plays Gunnar Nyberg, a detective in the 2011 Swedish crime thriller series Arne Dahl. It has also been aired in Germany and UK. The series is now available on Amazon Prime.
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Filmography
Sword of Odin
Movie
We Hunt Giants
Movie · as Village chief
Dark Skulls
Movie · as Ivar
Mirror
Movie · as Gunnar
El-Turk
TV · as Gunther · 6 eps
Blind Tracks
TV · as Björne · 4 eps
The Time Thief
TV · as Esbjörn Holmgång · 24 eps
We Hunt Giants
Movie · as Village chief
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
Movie · as Clapa
Black Lotus
Movie · as Ber
Medieval
Movie · as Lars
The Witcher
TV · as King Henselt of Kaedwen · 1 ep
Hälsningar Från
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What a Circus!
Movie · as Göran
Arne Dahl - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Arne Dahl: Mörkertal
Movie · as Gunnar
Arne Dahl 09 - Afterquake
Movie · as Gunnar
Arne Dahl: Himmelsöga
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Arne Dahl: Dödsmässa
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
The Last Kingdom
TV · as Clapa · 7 eps
Tina på besök
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Arne Dahl: The Blinded Man
Movie · as Gunnar Nyberg
Who Pulled the Plug? 3
Movie · as Arnold
Thirty Years of Pain: History of the World's Strongest Man
Movie
The Making of World's Strongest Man
Movie
Titta, vi reser
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hem till Midgård
TV · as Igor · 1 ep
Fort Boyard Sweden
TV · as Self · 2 eps