Joel Kinnaman

Joel Kinnaman is a terrific actor whose talents, ingenuity and charm has won over the film and TV industries in Sweden and the USA.

Early Accomplishments

At age 10, he received his first acting credit, appearing in 22 episodes of a Swedish soap opera titled Storstad.

Rebooting his career in 2002, and after 7 films, he appeared in all 12 films of the Johan Falk franchise in 2009 and 2012.

Best Known For

He has gained international fame for his starring roles in the 2014 reboot of Robocop, Suicide Squad (2016), Run All Night (2013) and his Hollywood entry, The Darkest Hour (2011).

He also starred in all 3 Easy Money films, Edge of Winter (2016) and in the TV series, The Killing (2011-14) and Altered Carbon (2018) as well as House of Cards (2016-17). 

Sexual Orientation

Joel is straight. His marriage to Cleo Wattenstrom ended in separation in 2018. They had been married for 2 years after a 2-year relationship. They met right after his 2-year old romance with Olivia Munn ended.

He also dated Jane Timglas in 2009, only to call it quits in 2011.

Family

Born as the only son of Steve (David) Kinnaman and Bitte Nordstrom, he has 4 older sisters and a half-sister named Melissa Kinnaman. 

Religion

Joel was raised by his mom and grew up in her Jewish faith. 

Worth To Know

He attended the same high school as Alexander Skarsgård and is good friends with his brother, Gustaf.

Due to a birth defect, his chest had a sunken look. He had metal bars surgically placed under his ribs to correct the deformity.

His father is American but his mother is Swedish. He speaks Swedish with his mom and English with his dad.