Richard Forsgren

Actor · Born December 21, 1973 (52) · Älvsborg County , Sweden

John Richard Forsgren , born 21 December 1973 in Stora Lundby parish , is a Swedish actor. Richard Forsgren is educated at Skara Skolscen , and at the Stockholm Academy of Theatre . He has worked for several years at Stockholm City Theatre .

Biography from TMDB.

Born: December 21, 1973 (52)
From: Älvsborg County , Sweden
Works as: Actor
Titles: 7 on Motif · 21 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 56% in 30 days

What are Richard Forsgren's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

45%

Self

40%

Power

8%

Morality

7%

Family bonds2 Identity2 Purpose2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Melancholic

4

Bittersweet

1

Cold

1

Romantic

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 Thought-provoking2 Haunting2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Forsgren's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Viaplay2 titles, show their 2 titles on Viaplay
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Forsgren's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 7 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

The Glass Dome(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Doctor Aaron Johnsson
Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows
The Ugly Stepsister(2025)
as Hovmester
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Jana - Marked for Life(2024)
Show 3 episodes · as Torsten Granath
Motif score: 18th percentile of all shows
A Day and a Half(2023)
as Jack Lilja
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
Albert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
as Alvin
The Owl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Interstice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
Actor
The Uppsala Kidnapping (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
as The lawyer
Summer with the Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Ante
Before We Die(2017)
Show 18 episodes · as Magnus
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows
A Serious Game(2016)
as Lovén
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
Finaste familjen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Gustaf
Jordskott (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 10 episodes · as Tom Aronsson
Beck 28 - The Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Tillbaka till Bromma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Actor
So Different(2009)
Actor
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Lånta fjädrar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
as Greger
The Gift (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
as Richard's friend
Kvarteret Skatan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Avstigning för samtliga (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
as Leif
It Burns! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
as Fireman

Career shape

Star power in the 81^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2002 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

A Serious Game (2016)

$90K worldwide

Highest rated

Before We Die (2017)

Motif 83^rd

Film career

20022025

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2015Screen debut· Beck 28 - The Family

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting21 of 21 · 45^th

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Richard Forsgren work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Forsgren's Motif titles; Alexej Manvelov shares the most, 2.