Mikael Tornving
Stand-up comedian from Sweden 🇸🇪
About Mikael Tornving
Mikael Tornving was born in Östersund on 15 February 1961 and studied personnel and working life at Uppsala University. He works in Sweden as a comedian, actor and television presenter.
Viewers know him best from the TV4 panel show Parlamentet and as Rolf Nygård, the travelling reporter he played during the semi-finals of Melodifestivalen 2005; the same character later turned up in Godafton Sverige on SVT. In 2006 he joined the comedy series Playa del Sol on SVT and made his first film appearance, a cameo in Frostbiten as a police officer trying to arrest a vampire. Patrik Agrell in the Johan Falk films is another of his recurring roles.
On stage he was in Little Shop of Horrors at Halmstad teater in 2007 and in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Göta Lejon in Stockholm in 2013. He toured with Rhapsody in Rock in the summer of 2008 and presented an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio, and in 2014 he fronted the comedy news show SNN News on TV4. He was previously a reserve officer with the Jämtlands fältjägarregemente in Östersund.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mikael Tornving known for?
Viewers know Mikael Tornving best from the TV4 panel show Parlamentet and as Rolf Nygård, the travelling reporter he played during the Melodifestivalen 2005 semi-finals.
Where is Mikael Tornving from?
Mikael Tornving was born in Östersund on 15 February 1961 and studied personnel and working life at Uppsala University.
What roles has Mikael Tornving played?
In 2006 he joined the SVT comedy series Playa del Sol and had a cameo as a police officer in Frostbiten, his first film. He also plays Patrik Agrell in the Johan Falk films.
Has Mikael Tornving done musical theatre?
Yes. He was in Little Shop of Horrors at Halmstad teater in 2007 and in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Göta Lejon in Stockholm in 2013.
What was SNN News?
SNN News was a comedy news show on TV4 that Mikael Tornving fronted in 2014. He has also presented an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.
