Cast & creator
Lennart Jähkel
Best known for Wallander, The Land of the Cyclops, Who Do You Think You Are?
Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel, born September 27, 1956 in Piteå in Norrbotten county, is a Swedish actor. Lennart Jähkel was born in Piteå but grew up in Timrå and is the son of Carl Jähkel and Carin. He has German roots on his father's side. Lennart Jähkel studied at the Statens scenskola in Malmö 1979–1982 and has since been involved in various theatres. He is also a film actor and was nominated for a Guldbagge award for his work in Suxxess (2002) and Så som i himmelen (2004). Since 1996, he has been active at the Stockholm City Theater where he has appeared in several plays. Jähkel has also appeared in some computer games and, among other things, does the voice of Mulle in the PC games about Mulle Meck. He has recorded the song Timrå tisdag (also called Brynäsjävlar) under the pseudonym Hank Lennart & and the Sentimental Cowboys, which is about Timrå IK's heyday with, for example, "Lill-Strimma" (Lennart Svedberg). Jähkel has alternately played serious and humorous roles and thus showed breadth as an actor. His more serious roles include the roles in the films The Hunters and As It Is in Heaven. For many, Jähkel is associated with the role of Jan-Olof in the popular TV series C/o Segemyhr, where he played opposite his friend and colleague Johan Ulveson, with whom he also made the cooking show Sjön suger in Kanal 9. His more humorous roles also include the role of Sven -Erik, the oldest of the three Marklund brothers in the TV series Pistvakt.
Also known as: Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel, Lennart Jähkl
50
film credits
23
television credits
72
1960–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (73)
Showing 73 of 73 credits
Wallander
Greger Frankman
2005
The Land of the Cyclops
Self
2021
Who Do You Think You Are?
Himself
2009
Go'kväll
Guest
1997
Julkalendern
Magister Munter (Röst)
1960
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Supporting Actor winner
1981
Playa del Sol
Lelle
2007
C/o Segemyhr
Jan-Olof
1998
Skärgårdsdoktorn
Olle Nyholm
1997
LasseMajas detektivbyrå
Ture Modig
2006
Fröken Frimans krig
Alf Persson
2013
Kronprinsen som försvann
Narrator (Voice)
2022
As It Is in Heaven
Arne
2004
Talismanen
Kurt Wallander
2003
Pistvakt
Sven Erik "Sven-E" Ivar Marklund
1998
Camilla Läckberg's The Fjällbacka Murders
Mellberg
2012
Fake Patient
Gunnar
2023
Beyond Beyond
Feather King (voice)
2014
Kvällspressen
Tekniker 1
1992
En riktig jul
Isbjörnen
2007
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
Stork
1994
Laura Trenter Presents
Roland
2002
Sex hopp och kärlek
Lennart
2005
The Fjällbacka Murders: The Queen of Lights
Mellberg
2013Real Men Smell Like Diesel
Roland
2018
Besvärliga människor
2001
Popular Music
Einari
2004
False Trail
Leif (archive footage)
2011
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
Mellberg
2012
Hålla samman
Kenneth
2023
The Hidden Child
Mellberg
2013
Heaven on Earth
Arne
2015
Fuck Up
Leopold
2012
Kommissarie Winter
Halders
2001
Swoon
Johan Lindgren
2019
Finito
Ove Sjöström
2021
Kitchen Stories
Green
2003
The Fjällbacka Murders: The Sea Gives, the Sea Takes
Mellberg
2013
The Hunters
Leif Bäckström
1996
The Fjällbacka Murders: Friends for Life
Mellberg
2013
Rå
Harald
2018
Arne Goes to Space
Stefan
2026
Korset
Police at commandcenter
1985Bloodsuckers
Shit Happens
Director
2000
Home Improvement
Bengt
2013The Sea
2009
The Fjällbacka Murders: The Coast Rider
Mellberg
2013
Revisorn
Ivan, Postmästaren
1990
Lusten till ett liv
Ragnar
1999
Granny's Dancing on the Table
The Father
2015
Brothers in Midnight Sun
Arne
2016
Have a Wonderful Life
Hotel drunk
1992
Awaiting Death
Isaksson
2019
Pistvakt
Sven-Erik Marklund
2005
Arne Meets Death
(voice)
2022Arne Meets Death
Driver
2022
A Day After Work
Leif
2022
Beneath the Surface
Nils Lundgren, Sandra's father
1997
Reply with Photo
Sven
1999
Suxxess
James
2002
Wallander: The Secret
Greger Frankman
2006
Utanför din dörr
Lasse, Sanna's Father
2002Pelé Penguin Comes to Town
2015
What Happened?
2025
Infödingen
The native/trapper Elov
1991Sommarmord
Reporter
1994
Play Off
Kenneth
1997
Nordexpressen
Polischef Dahlberg
1992
Mulle Meck bygger
Mulle Meck
2003Full fart med Mulle Meck
Mulle Meck
2004Aktionen
2025Sara & Draken
Jägaren
2007