Ulf Stenberg
Swedish actor and theatre director (born 1979)
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Ulf Stenberg (born 1979) is a Swedish screen actor, director, and playwright. He is best known for his roles in Beartown (2020) and The Playlist (2022).
- Actor
- director
- playwright
Ulf Stenberg | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden |
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Early life
Career
Theatre company
In 2010, he founded Teater Fryshuset with his childhood friend Emil Rosén Adsten.[2] Together they have directed numerous plays, including Klipp han (2017), Bye bye bror (2020), and Rov (2025).[3][4][5] Stenberg is co-artistic director of the theatre, and also works as a director and playwright for their productions.[6] In 2024, it was reported that the theatre may be forced to close after losing grant support from organizations including the Swedish Arts Council.[7][8]
Acting
He appeared in The Reunion (2013) and had a supporting role in Peter Grönlund's debut film Drifters (2015).[2]
He played Jonas, a fertility doctor, in Love Me (2020).[9][10]
He played the lead role of ex-NHL star turned small town junior hockey coach Peter Andersson in Beartown (2020). Stenberg's performance was described as exuding a "confident but misguided masculinity" by Jacob Lundström in Dagens Nyheter, and was praised as a series standout by Jan Andersson in Göteborgs-Posten.[11][12] For Beartown, Stenberg earned a nomination for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role at Kristallen 2021.[13]
He was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor for Fraemling, a 2019 documentary.[14][15] In 2022, he played Per Sundin in a Netflix limited series about the origins of Spotify.[16] The same year, he also appeared in Meaning of Life, a 2022 comedy-drama series, as Alex.[17] He played Fredde in Tystnaden (2025), a standalone follow-up series to the 2023 series Gaslight.[18]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | The Reunion | ||
| 2015 | Drifters | ||
| 2019 | Fraemling |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Beck | ||
| 2016 | Spring Tide | ||
| 2017 | Before We Die | ||
| 2018 | The Sandhamn Murders | ||
| 2018 | Sthlm Requiem | ||
| 2020 | Love Me | Jonas | 5 Episodes |
| 2020 | Beartown | Peter Andersson | Lead Role |
| 2021 | The Hunters | ||
| 2022 | The Playlist | Per Sundin | |
| 2022 | Meaning of Life | Alex | |
| 2025 | Tystnaden | Fredde |