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| Dragon Tattoo actor Michael Nyqvist dies aged 56 | Dragon Tattoo actor Michael Nyqvist dies aged 56 |
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| Actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has died aged 56, his family has announced. | Actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has died aged 56, his family has announced. |
| Nyqvist played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in that film and its sequels, which formed the Millennium trilogy. | Nyqvist played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in that film and its sequels, which formed the Millennium trilogy. |
| The Swedish actor died on Tuesday after suffering from lung cancer for a year, according to a family statement. | |
| Nyqvist's love of the arts was "felt by all who had the pleasure of working with him", the family added. | Nyqvist's love of the arts was "felt by all who had the pleasure of working with him", the family added. |
| "Michael's joy and passion were infectious to those who knew and loved him," his family said. "His charm and charisma were undeniable." | "Michael's joy and passion were infectious to those who knew and loved him," his family said. "His charm and charisma were undeniable." |
| They said Nyqvist had left a "huge void behind him", local media report. | They said Nyqvist had left a "huge void behind him", local media report. |
| His death was announced "with deep sadness" by a family representative who said that "one of Sweden's most respected and accomplished actors" had "passed away quietly surrounded by family". | His death was announced "with deep sadness" by a family representative who said that "one of Sweden's most respected and accomplished actors" had "passed away quietly surrounded by family". |
| The popular Swedish actor and writer began his training at the Malmö Theatre Academy in Sweden. | The popular Swedish actor and writer began his training at the Malmö Theatre Academy in Sweden. |
| He was best known for his role in Dragon Tattoo (2009), starring as the investigative reporter who teams up with feisty computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, played by Noomi Rapace. | He was best known for his role in Dragon Tattoo (2009), starring as the investigative reporter who teams up with feisty computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, played by Noomi Rapace. |
| In a subsequent US version of the film, his role was performed by James Bond actor Daniel Craig. | In a subsequent US version of the film, his role was performed by James Bond actor Daniel Craig. |
| Nyqvist later appeared in a number of Hollywood blockbusters. He played the villain alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and starred as Viggo Tarasov in John Wick with Keanu Reeves. | Nyqvist later appeared in a number of Hollywood blockbusters. He played the villain alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and starred as Viggo Tarasov in John Wick with Keanu Reeves. |
| He went on to star in the 2015 film Colonia, opposite Daniel Brühl and Emma Watson. | He went on to star in the 2015 film Colonia, opposite Daniel Brühl and Emma Watson. |
| Nyqvist also wrote an acclaimed memoir, Just After Dreaming, published in 2010, about his earliest childhood memories following adoption and how he later traced his biological parents. | Nyqvist also wrote an acclaimed memoir, Just After Dreaming, published in 2010, about his earliest childhood memories following adoption and how he later traced his biological parents. |
| Nyqvist is survived by his wife, Catharina Ehrnrooth, and their children, Ellen and Arthur. | Nyqvist is survived by his wife, Catharina Ehrnrooth, and their children, Ellen and Arthur. |
| Larsson himself died in 2004, a year before the first of his Millennium trilogy crime novels was published. | Larsson himself died in 2004, a year before the first of his Millennium trilogy crime novels was published. |