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Tomas Alfredson is a renowned Swedish film director and actor. Tomas Alfredson is known for his directing work on films such as “Let the Right One In” (2008) and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (2011).
Early life
Tomas Alfredson was born in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden, in the April 1, 1965. He has Swedish nationality and his full name is Hans Christian Tomas Alfredson. He has the zodiac sign of Aries according to the astrological chart and is currently 58 years starting in 2023.
Tomas was born to his father Hans “Hasse” Alfredson and his mother Gunilla Alfredson. Furthermore, his father was a renowned Swedish actor, film director, writer and comedian.
Furthermore, he was mainly raised by his mother, while his father was rarely home due to his job. He has a brother named Daniel Alfredson, who is also a popular film director.
The Swedish director has not mentioned anything about his educational background and qualifications. However, being born to a famous father, he could have attended a renowned high school from where he completed his matriculation.
Career
Initially, Tomas Alfredson often appeared in minor roles in the popular Hasseåtage film series, which featured the comedy duo of his father and Tage Danielsson. Meanwhile, his professional career began at Svensk Filmindustri, where he worked as an assistant.
Tomas worked on the creation of the Swedish television channel TV4, where he worked in the entertainment department. Meanwhile, one of his successful works was the Swedish adaptation of Fort Boyard, “Fångarna på Fortet”.
Management works
He moved to Sveriges Television and directed the 1990 television series “Ikas TV-kalas”, a children’s television show starring Ika Nord, who would later appear in Tomas’ 2008 film “Let the Right One In”.
In 1994, he directed the television series “Bert,” another television production based on Bert’s Diaries, a popular series of novels for teenagers written in diary form. The following year, a film, “Bert: The Last Virgin”, was made based on the series and Tomas received a Guldbagge nomination for Best Director.
In 1999 he joined the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget as director. His first collaboration with the group was a series of four television films released in 1999, including the mockumentary Screwed in Tallinn, which follows a group of Swedish singles who travel to Estonia by bus in the hopes of meeting Estonian girlfriends.
His 2004 film Four Shades of Brown is Killinggänget’s only feature film to date. The film combines four separate stories with the unifying theme of betrayal, specifically, parents betraying their children. She won four Guldbagge Awards for her work on the film, including Best Director.
International fame
After reading John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel “Let the Right One In,” he wanted to get involved in a film adaptation and approached Lindqvist. In addition, Tomas directed and edited the film with the collaboration of Dino Jonsäter. The film premiered on January 26, 2008 at the Gothenburg International Film Festival. Meanwhile, director Tomas won the festival’s Nordic Film Award. Furthermore, the film quickly became an international success and garnered several awards and achievements.
Subtitle: Tomas Alfredson giving direction to his actors (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
Following the success of the film, the director received several offers from Hollywood producers. In July 2009, he signed a contract to direct a film adaptation of John le Carré’s 1974 novel “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films produced the film, which premiered in September 2011 at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
Tomas stated in 2012 that he had acquired the rights to make a film adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s novel “The Lionheart Brothers,” where he planned to direct and John Ajvide Lindqvist to write the script.
This director directed the 2017 psychological thriller “The Snowman.” However, the film was derided by critics and received a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2020, he directed the Swedish comedy film “Se upp för Jönssonligan”, which is the fifteenth installment of the Jonssonligan franchise, a reboot of the series.
Net worth 2023
Tomas, a successful Swedish film director, has earned a good fortune and lived a luxurious lifestyle. As of 2023, his net worth is estimated to be around $1.3 million. Meanwhile, his annual salary and income are being reviewed.
civil status
Currently, Tomas Alfredson is single and is not dating anyone at the moment. However, he in the past married his ex-wife, Cissi Elwin Frenkel. His ex-wife is a Swedish journalist and television presenter by profession.
With the marriage, the couple has two children named Maja and Petter. However, the couple’s relationship could not last long and they divorced. The reason for the divorce has not yet been made public by the former couple.
So far, the successful film director has not been the subject of rumors or controversy and has maintained a clean profile.
Tomas Alfredson – Body Measurements
Subtitle: Tomas Alfredson attending a program (Source: Tumblr)
This handsome director is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs an average. Additionally, he has dark brown hair and eyes of the same color. Furthermore, his other body measurements are unknown at the moment.
Social media
Currently, this Swedish director is not active on any type of social media site. It seems that the director likes to focus on his profession instead of being active on social media.
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