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Lennart Jähkel

Biography

Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel, born September 27, 1956 in Piteå in Norrbotten county, is a Swedish actor.

Lennart Jähkel was born in Piteå but grew up in Timrå and is the son of Carl Jähkel and Carin. He has German roots on his father's side. Lennart Jähkel studied at the Statens scenskola in Malmö 1979–1982 and has since been involved in various theatres. He is also a film actor and was nominated for a Guldbagge award for his work in Suxxess (2002) and Så som i himmelen (2004). Since 1996, he has been active at the Stockholm City Theater where he has appeared in several plays. Jähkel has also appeared in some computer games and, among other things, does the voice of Mulle in the PC games about Mulle Meck.

He has recorded the song Timrå tisdag (also called Brynäsjävlar) under the pseudonym Hank Lennart & and the Sentimental Cowboys, which is about Timrå IK's heyday with, for example, "Lill-Strimma" (Lennart Svedberg).

Jähkel has alternately played serious and humorous roles and thus showed breadth as an actor. His more serious roles include the roles in the films The Hunters and As It Is in Heaven. For many, Jähkel is associated with the role of Jan-Olof in the popular TV series C/o Segemyhr, where he played opposite his friend and colleague Johan Ulveson, with whom he also made the cooking show Sjön suger in Kanal 9. His more humorous roles also include the role of Sven -Erik, the oldest of the three Marklund brothers in the TV series Pistvakt.

Known For

Popular Music
Popular Music
As It Is in Heaven
As It Is in Heaven
Kitchen Stories
Kitchen Stories
Arne Meets Death
Arne Meets Death
The Hunters
The Hunters
A Day After Work
A Day After Work
Pistvakt
Pistvakt
Shit Happens
Shit Happens
Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface

Filmography

2025 What Happened?
as
2025 Aktionen
as
2023 Hålla samman
as Kenneth
2023 Fake Patient
as Gunnar
2022 Arne Meets Death
as (voice)
2022 Kronprinsen som försvann
as Narrator (Voice)
2022 A Day After Work
as Leif
2021 Finito
as Ove Sjöström
2019 Awaiting Death
as Isaksson
2019 Swoon
as Johan Lindgren
2018 Real Men Smell Like Diesel
as Roland
2018 Rå
as Harald
2016 Brothers in Midnight Sun
as Arne
2015 Granny's Dancing on the Table
as The Father
2015 Heaven on Earth
as Arne
2015 Pelé Penguin Comes to Town
as
2014 Beyond Beyond
as Feather King (voice)
2013 Fröken Frimans krig
as Alf Persson
2013 The Fjällbacka Murders: The Queen of Lights
as Mellberg
2013 The Fjällbacka Murders: The Coast Rider
as Mellberg