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Nyqvist "passed away quietly surrounded by
family" in Stockholm, his spokeswoman Alissa Goodman said in an
emailed statement that called him "one of Sweden's most
respected and accomplished actors."
"Michael's joy and passion were infectious to those who knew and
loved him. His charm and charisma were undeniable, and his love
for the arts was felt by all who had the pleasure of working
with him," the statement said.
Nyqvist rose to prominence as the complex investigative
journalist Mikael Blomkvist in film adaptations of Swedish
author Stieg Larsson's gritty "Millennium" novel series that
spawned "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" franchise.
More recently, he played menacing villains in Hollywood action
films "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" and "John Wick."
Nyqvist made his debut as an author in 2010 with an
autobiographical memoir "Just After Dreaming," which detailed
his quest to find his biological parents three decades after he
was adopted as a baby.
The actor is survived by his wife and two children.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy in Los Angeles; Editing by Sandra
Maler)
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