Kåre Hedebrant | |
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Born | Kåre Gillis Hedebrant 28 June 1995 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
Years active | 2005–present |
Kåre Hedebrant (born 28 June 1995) [1] is a Swedish actor.
He lives in Hässelby, [2] near Stockholm. Hedebrant attended Kungsholmens Gymnasium's Choir Section, and during middle school he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School. [3]
In 2005, he played the title role of Emil in Emil i Lönneberga, a theatrical production based on the popular children's novels by Astrid Lindgren. [4]
In 2007, after an open casting involving 4,000 children, Hedebrant was chosen to play the role of Oskar in Let the Right One In.
Oskar, the protagonist of the film, is a 12-year-old bullied boy who strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Eli ( Lina Leandersson), who later turns out to be a vampire. Hedebrant received generally positive notices for his role. According to If magazine's reviewer, "Hedebrant does a fine job of conveying the boy's silent longing, rage and defiance". [5] James Berardinelli considered him an "interesting choice to play Oskar", and noted that he "effectively makes the character seem remote, withdrawn, and a little creepy". [6] According to Hedebrant, "[e]ven the bully scenes weren't hard to shoot because I got on very well with both guys ... [t]he main problem was that it was so cold!" [7]
He received a nomination for "Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers" (with Lina Leandersson), in the 30th Annual Young Artist Awards. [8] Other nominations include "Breakthrough Performer" from the Online Film Critics Society Awards 2008 (won by Lina Leandersson), [9] and "Best Actor" in the 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (won by Ron Perlman). [10]
In 2010, Hedebrant was chosen as the lead role in Amors Baller, a Norwegian romantic comedy directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe. Hedebrant plays Lucas, a Swedish teenager who moves to a small Norwegian town, and falls in love with the goalkeeper on the local girls football team. [11] The film premiered in Norway on 25 March 2011. [11] In 2012, he played the role of Tobias in the Swedish sci-fi drama series Real Humans.
Hedebrant is member of a band called The Broadcasting Service, who play alternative rock, "stuff like The Hives". [7]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2008 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance (won by Lina Leandersson) | Let the Right One In | Nominated |
2009 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers (with Lina Leandersson) | Let the Right One In | Nominated |
2009 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actor (won by Lina Leandersson) | Let the Right One In | Nominated |
Kåre Hedebrant | |
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Born | Kåre Gillis Hedebrant 28 June 1995 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
Years active | 2005–present |
Kåre Hedebrant (born 28 June 1995) [1] is a Swedish actor.
He lives in Hässelby, [2] near Stockholm. Hedebrant attended Kungsholmens Gymnasium's Choir Section, and during middle school he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School. [3]
In 2005, he played the title role of Emil in Emil i Lönneberga, a theatrical production based on the popular children's novels by Astrid Lindgren. [4]
In 2007, after an open casting involving 4,000 children, Hedebrant was chosen to play the role of Oskar in Let the Right One In.
Oskar, the protagonist of the film, is a 12-year-old bullied boy who strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Eli ( Lina Leandersson), who later turns out to be a vampire. Hedebrant received generally positive notices for his role. According to If magazine's reviewer, "Hedebrant does a fine job of conveying the boy's silent longing, rage and defiance". [5] James Berardinelli considered him an "interesting choice to play Oskar", and noted that he "effectively makes the character seem remote, withdrawn, and a little creepy". [6] According to Hedebrant, "[e]ven the bully scenes weren't hard to shoot because I got on very well with both guys ... [t]he main problem was that it was so cold!" [7]
He received a nomination for "Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers" (with Lina Leandersson), in the 30th Annual Young Artist Awards. [8] Other nominations include "Breakthrough Performer" from the Online Film Critics Society Awards 2008 (won by Lina Leandersson), [9] and "Best Actor" in the 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (won by Ron Perlman). [10]
In 2010, Hedebrant was chosen as the lead role in Amors Baller, a Norwegian romantic comedy directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe. Hedebrant plays Lucas, a Swedish teenager who moves to a small Norwegian town, and falls in love with the goalkeeper on the local girls football team. [11] The film premiered in Norway on 25 March 2011. [11] In 2012, he played the role of Tobias in the Swedish sci-fi drama series Real Humans.
Hedebrant is member of a band called The Broadcasting Service, who play alternative rock, "stuff like The Hives". [7]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2008 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance (won by Lina Leandersson) | Let the Right One In | Nominated |
2009 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers (with Lina Leandersson) | Let the Right One In | Nominated |
2009 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actor (won by Lina Leandersson) | Let the Right One In | Nominated |