Otto Fahlgren

Otto Fahlgren
Born2001 (age 24–25)
Skellefteå, Sweden
OccupationActor

Otto Fahlgren (born 2001) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles in Beartown (2020), The Riot (2023), and Tystnaden (2025).

Life and career

He was born and raised in Skellefteå, Sweden.[1] He began playing ice hockey in kindgergarten; his experience with the sport in part helped him secure his first acting role as Benji Ovich in the HBO series Beartown (2020), an adaptation of Fredrik Backman's 2016 novel of the same name.[2] He had a lead role in the 2023 Norwegian historical drama film The Riot, based on the 1907 strike at the Sulitjelma Mines.[3] He also played Linus in Tystnaden (2025), a standalone follow-up series to the 2023 series Gaslight.[4]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Håkan Bråkan [1]
2023 The Riot Konrad Nilsson [5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Beartown Benji Ovich [1]
2025 Tystnaden Linus [4]

References

Citations

Sources

  • Andersson, Jan-Olov (1 February 2024). "Simon J Berger är härligt diabolisk som gruvbolagsdirektör" [Simon J Berger is delightfully diabolical as a mining company director]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  • Andersson, Jonas (31 August 2025). "Otto Fahlgren i huvudroll: Kan få sitt stora genombrott" [Otto Fahlgren in a lead role: Could be his big break]. Norran (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  • Bodin, Uffe (29 October 2020). ""Det gör det nog svårt för homosexuella killar att våga kliva fram"" [It probably makes it difficult for gay guys to dare to come forward]. hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  • Gustafsson, Annika (2 February 2024). "RECENSION: "Upproret": Inte helgjutet om norsk gruvstrejk" [REVIEW: "The Riot": Not an entirely convincing story about Norwegian mining strike]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  • Lekfalk, Ingela; Connolly, Paul (6 October 2023). "Northern star: Skellefteå actor's breakthrough in "The Riot"". Norran. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  • Olsson, Sofia (2 February 2024). "Recension: "Upproret" av Nils Gaup" [Review: "The Riot" by Nils Gaup]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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