Martin Wallström
Born
Carl Martin Gunnar Wallström Milkéwitz

(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983
Alma materUniversity of Gothenburg
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Lisa Linnertorp
(m. 2008; div. 2021)
[1]
Children2

Carl Martin Gunnar Wallström Milkéwitz (born 7 July 1983) is a Swedish television and film actor. A successful actor in his home country, he is best known internationally for his 2015 American debut role as Tyrell Wellick in the USA Network cyber-thriller Mr. Robot.[2][3]

Early life and education

Martin Wallström was born on July 7, 1983, in Uddevalla, Sweden.[4] Wallström began his professional acting career as a teenager, and later decided to study acting; he enrolled in the University of Gothenburg's Academy of Music and Drama in 2004, and graduated in 2008.[5][6]

Career

Since 1998, Wallström has worked mostly in Swedish television and film, as well as other Nordic and German productions.[7] He began his career at age fifteen in the Swedish film Hela Härligheten.

In 2008, Wallström had a small role in the wide-release Swedish film Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road (Arn - Riket vid vägens slut). The following year, he made his debut in the Johan Falk film franchise in the film Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser; he reprised this role in the following Johan Falk film Johan Falk - Vapenbröder which was released the same year.

In 2010, Wallström starred opposite Bill Skarsgård in the Swedish film Simple Simon. The film was recognized internationally and was shortlisted for that year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[8] In 2013, he starred in Easy Money III: Life Deluxe, the third installment of the very successful trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman. He also starred in the Swedish romantic comedy Ego that year.

In October 2014, it was announced that Wallström had joined the main cast of the US television thriller Mr. Robot;[9] this was his US television debut and his most prominent international role to date. Wallström was cast as Tyrell Wellick, an ambitious Swedish technology executive for E Corp that works with the main character Elliot, played by Rami Malek. Wallström won the role of Wellick by submitting three self-tapes to the show.[7] The first episode of the series premiered on June 24, 2015. Although credited as a main cast member for all four seasons of the show, he does not appear on-screen in about one-third of its episodes.

Outside of Mr. Robot, Wallström's other English-language roles include as Martin in the 2014 Swedish film Remake (in both Swedish and English), Tomas in the 2015 internationally co-produced English-language television drama 100 Code, a 2017 voice-acting role in an episode of the Comedy Central show Jeff & Some Aliens, and in supporting roles in the World War II drama Ashes in the Snow and independent science-fiction film Parallel, both released in 2018.

Additionally, Wallström has narrated many audiobooks in Swedish. As of the end of 2019, he has narrated thirty-two books.[10]

Personal life

Wallström was married to Swedish actress Lisa Linnertorp. The two have a son named Arvid and a daughter named Lilla, born in 2013 and 2019. [6] He currently lives and works primarily in Stockholm, Sweden.[6]

Wallström speaks Swedish and English.[11]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Hela Härligheten Jörgen
2000 Before the Storm Danne
2001 Ingen återvändo Martin Short film
2003 Hannah med H Guy at New Years party #1
2006 Du & jag Studenten Jens
2008 Eldsdansen Frej
2008 Arn - Riket vid vägens slut Magnus Månsköld
2009 Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser Martin Borhulth
2009 Johan Falk - Vapenbröder Martin Borhulth
2010 Pure Mattias
2010 Sebbe Tidningstjuv 2
2010 Pax Tim
2010 Simple Simon Sam
2011 Beyond the Border Sven Stenström
2011 Maria Wern - Drömmar ur snö Jesper
2013 Ego Sebastian
2013 Easy Money III: Life Deluxe Martin Hägerström
2014 Stockholm Stories Johan
2014 Remake Martin
2015 Nirbashito Gustav Indian-Swedish film
2018 Ashes in the Snow Nikolai Kretzsky Lithuanian-American film
2018 Videomannen Chefen
2019 Parallel Noel Directed by Isaac Ezban; Canadian film
2024 Stolen Robert

Television

Year TV Series Role Notes
2002 Olivia Twist Bosse Mini-series
2002 Familjen Fred Holde 12 episodes
2003 En ö i havet Ragnar Mini-series
2004 Lokalreportern Robban Mini-series
2004 Danslärarens åtkomst Ung Molin Mini-series
2007 Upp till kamp Roger Mini-series
2008 Selma Nils Television movie
2009 183 dagar Bar Customer 1 episode
2009 Kommissarien och havet Mats Östlund 1 episode; German production
2009 Oskyldigt dömd Anders Hellman 1 episode
2009 Stenhuggaren Anders Andersson Television movie
2005–2010 Wallander Jens/Johan Rasmusson 2 episodes
2010 Arn Magnus Månsköld Mini-series
2010 Drottningoffret Johnny Mini-series
2013 Morden i Sandhamn Magnus 3 episodes
2014 Arvingarna Matti 1 episode
2015–2019 Mr. Robot Tyrell Wellick Main role; American production
2017 Jeff And Some Aliens Gustav 1 episode; American production
2020 Den Sista Sommaren Police officer 7 episodes
2020-2023 Beck Josef Eriksson 12 episodes
2022 Headhunters Jon Christian Wiklund 6 episodes

Music videos

Year Artist Title
2018 In Flames I Am Above

References

  1. "Efter 12 år som gifta – svenska skådisparet skiljer sig". www.expressen.se.
  2. Goldberg, Lesley (17 October 2014). "USA's Hacker Drama 'Mr. Robot' Adds Swedish Actor (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. "Tyrell Wellick - Played by Martin Wallström". USA Network. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "martin-wallstrom". Microsoft Store. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Det var som att förlora hela världen i ett ryck". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. 1 2 "'Mr. Robot' Star Reflects on His Unusual Audition and Most Challenging Scene". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. "Martin Wallstrom | NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. "USA's Hacker Drama 'Mr. Robot' Adds Swedish Actor (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. "Alla e-böcker och ljudböcker av Martin Wallström". Bokon (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. "Martin Wallström CV". Agentfirmen. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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