Ulf Stenberg

Ulf Stenberg
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • playwright

Ulf Stenberg (born 1979) is a Swedish screen actor, director, and playwright. He is best known for his roles in Beartown (2020) and The Playlist (2022).

Early life

Stenberg was born in 1979 in Boden. He grew up in Umeå, also in Norrbotten.[1]

Career

Theater company

In 2010, he founded Teater Fryshuset with his childhood friend Emil Rosén Adsten.[2] Together they have directed numerous plays, including Klipp han (2017), Bye bye bror (2020), and Rov (2025).[3][4][5] Stenberg is co-artistic director of the theater, and also works as a director and playwright for their productions.[6] In 2024, it was reported that the theater may be forced to close after losing grant support from organizations including the Swedish Arts Council.[7][8]

Acting

He appeared in The Reunion (2013) and had a supporting role in Peter Grönlund's debut film Drifters (2015).[2]

He played Jonas, a fertility doctor, in Love Me (2020).[9][10]

He played the lead role of ex-NHL star turned small town junior hockey coach Peter Andersson in Beartown (2020). Stenberg's performance was described as exuding a "confident but misguided masculinity" by Jacob Lundström in Dagens Nyheter, and was praised as a series standout by Jan Andersson in Göteborgs-Posten.[11][12] For Beartown, Stenberg earned a nomination for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role at Kristallen 2021.[13]

He was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor for Fraemling, a 2019 documentary.[14][15] In 2022, he played Per Sundin in a Netflix limited series about the origins of Spotify.[16] The same year, he also appeared in Meaning of Life, a 2022 comedy-drama series, as Alex.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Reunion
2015 Drifters
2019 Fraemling

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Beck
2016 Spring Tide
2017 Before We Die
2018 The Sandhamn Murders
2018 Sthlm Requiem
2020 Love Me Jonas 5 Episodes
2020 Beartown Peter Andersson Lead Role
2021 The Hunters
2022 The Playlist Per Sundin
2022 Meaning of Life Alex

References

  1. ^ "Katastrof när ishockeylaget bär bygden". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Wennö, Nicholas (16 October 2020). "Ulf Stenberg: Hockeyn och gängen styrs av samma machokultur". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ^ "I "Bye bye bror" faller mannen på eget grepp". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 January 2020. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  4. ^ Lundström, Jacob (5 December 2017). "Scenrecension: Avskalat och dokumentärt om skottlossningar i dagens Sverige". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  5. ^ Lindstedt, Moa (7 February 2025). "Pjäs om våldsdåd fick ny innebörd: "Sker inte i ett vakuum"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ^ Stiskalo, Sandra (8 July 2024). "Teater Fryshuset hotas av nedläggning". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  7. ^ Stiskalo, Sandra (8 July 2024). "Teater Fryshuset hotas av nedläggning". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  8. ^ Sima, Jonna (6 July 2024). ""Tio killar mördades i min närhet på kort tid"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. ^ Aamisepp, Markus (12 November 2020). "Björnstadskådisen Ulf Stenberg från Nyköping: "Min manliga resa är långt ifrån klar"". Södermanlands Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  10. ^ ""Älska mig" är tillbaka – så bra är säsong två". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  11. ^ Lundström, Jacob (16 October 2020). "Skridskovassa "Björnstad" bästa svenska serien just nu" [Ice-skating ”Björnstad” the best Swedish series right now]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  12. ^ Andersson, Jan (13 October 2020). "Jan Andersson: "Björnstad" veckans största premiär" [Jan Andersson: "Björnstad" biggest premiere of the week]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via PressReader.
  13. ^ "Kristallen 2021 – här är kvällens vinnare" [Kristallen 2021 – here are tonight's winners]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  14. ^ Wennö, Nicholas (8 January 2020). "Här är filmerna som kan få Guldbaggar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  15. ^ Munthe, Emma Gray (9 October 2019). "Bäste vännen dog – mitt under filmprojektet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ^ Wennö, Nicholas (13 October 2022). "Netflixserien "The playlist" skildrar hur Spotify blev störst: "Många vill bli rika"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  17. ^ "ANNONS: "En inspiration för medelålderskvinnor som vill fucka ur"". Expressen (in Swedish). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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