Dag Joakim Tedson Nätterqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjÇ"Ë akɪm
ˈnɛ̌tË É›rkvɪst]; born 24 October 1974) is a Swedish actor,
theatre director, musical artist, singer and songwriter and acting
coach.Nätterqvist was born in Gamla Uppsala. He is the son of
competitive equestrians Ted and Pia Levin Nätterqvist and grew up on
Flammabyggets equestrian farm outside Laholm. Nätterqvis learned to
ride at age of four and competed in show jumping as a child and
teenager. He is the grandson of Swedish show jumping rider and trainer
Dag Nätterqvist.As a youth, he was more drawn to the world of sports,
rather than drama, not only competing in equestrian sports, but
playing ice hockey and football as well. After attending several
smaller drama institutes, he graduated from the Stockholm Academy of
Dramatic Arts in Stockholm in 2001. He quickly landed a three-year
stint with Stockholm City Theatre, where he appeared in, among others,
Hamlet and A View from the Bridge. He also had the chance to work with
Lars Norén, considered by many to be Sweden's most prominent
contemporary playwright, at The National Theatre Company in his play
Terminal.
ˈnɛ̌tË É›rkvɪst]; born 24 October 1974) is a Swedish actor,
theatre director, musical artist, singer and songwriter and acting
coach.Nätterqvist was born in Gamla Uppsala. He is the son of
competitive equestrians Ted and Pia Levin Nätterqvist and grew up on
Flammabyggets equestrian farm outside Laholm. Nätterqvis learned to
ride at age of four and competed in show jumping as a child and
teenager. He is the grandson of Swedish show jumping rider and trainer
Dag Nätterqvist.As a youth, he was more drawn to the world of sports,
rather than drama, not only competing in equestrian sports, but
playing ice hockey and football as well. After attending several
smaller drama institutes, he graduated from the Stockholm Academy of
Dramatic Arts in Stockholm in 2001. He quickly landed a three-year
stint with Stockholm City Theatre, where he appeared in, among others,
Hamlet and A View from the Bridge. He also had the chance to work with
Lars Norén, considered by many to be Sweden's most prominent
contemporary playwright, at The National Theatre Company in his play
Terminal.
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