Simon Lööf
Simon Lööf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996 (age 29–30) Eksjö, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
Simon Lööf (born 1996) is a Swedish actor and former ice hockey player. He is known for his lead roles in Threesome (2021–2024) and An Honest Life (2025).
Life and career
Lööf is from Eksjö and has a younger sister.[1] After playing ice hockey for Eksjö HC, he moved from Sweden to the United States in 2016. He played in the North American Hockey League with the Lone Star Brahmas before attending the Philadelphia Flyers development camp during the summer of 2017. In an interview with Smålands-Tidningen, Lööf stated he suffered a shoulder injury at the camp, which required surgery and kept him off the ice for about seven months. After playing hockey at Merrimack College, he returned to Sweden in 2018.[2] Shortly after, he received a tryout contract from Kristianstads IK.[3]
In 2020, Lööf made his acting debut in Eagles.[4] After taking a few classes at the Calle Flygare School of Theatre, he and Matilda Källström received the lead roles in Threesome (2021), as a young Swedish couple in London whose seven-year relationship is strained after a spontaneous threesome. The first season premiered on Viaplay in 2021; due to financial issues at the streaming service, the second season did not premiere until 2024 after purchase by SVT Play.[5] He portrayed the author Göran Tunström in the 2024 series So Long, Marianne.[6]
He had a supporting role as Jerais in the fantasy film In the Lost Lands (2025).[7] The same year, he also starred in An Honest Life, a Swedish drama-thriller film directed by Mikael Marcimain and written by Linn Gottfridsson. His performance was praised by Wanda Bendjelloul in a generally mixed review for Dagens Nyheter.[8] He appeared in the series Alla andra kan dra åt helvete in 2025.[9]
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | In the Lost Lands | Jerais | [7] | |
| An Honest Life | Simon | [8] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Eagles | [4] | ||
| 2021–2024 | Threesome | David | [10] | |
| 2024 | So Long, Marianne | Göran Tunström | [6] | |
| 2025 | Alla andra kan dra åt helvete | Jonas | [9] |
References
Citations
- ^ Johansson (2025).
- ^ Karlsson (2021); North American Hockey League (2016); Warner (2017); Johansson (2018).
- ^ Grozdanovski (2018); Johansson (2018).
- ^ a b Goodfellow (2023).
- ^ Haldert (2021); Farran-Lee (2024).
- ^ a b Reistad (2024).
- ^ a b Harvey (2025).
- ^ a b Bendjelloul (2025).
- ^ a b Johansson (2025); Ohlsson (2025).
- ^ Haldert (2021); Larsson (2024).
Sources
- Bendjelloul, Wanda (5 August 2025). "Svenska "Ett ärligt liv" höjer sig sällan över klyschorna" [Swedish “An Honest Life” rarely rises above clichés]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Farran-Lee, Lydia (26 July 2024). "Recension: Säsong två av "Threesome"" [Review: Season two of "Threesome"]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- Goodfellow, Melanie (8 November 2023). "Black Bear Signs Swedish Actor Simon Lööf, Star Of Upcoming Netflix Thriller 'An Honest Life'". Deadline. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- Grozdanovski, Daniel (6 December 2018). "KIK testar back: "Känns intressant"" [KIK tests defender: "Seems interesting"]. Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- Haldert, Sara (29 August 2021). "Relationer och lust i nya "Threesome"" [Relationships and lust in the new "Threesome"]. Folkbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Harvey, Dennis (6 March 2025). "'In the Lost Lands' Review: Dave Bautista and Milla Jovovich Take a Dystopian-Future Road Trip". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Johansson, Fredrik (10 December 2018). "Eksjökillen tillbaka i svensk hockey: "Mådde inte bra där över"" [Eksjö native returns to Swedish hockey: "I didn't feel good over there"]. Smålands-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- Johansson, Fredrik (4 February 2025). "Hilda går i brorsans fotspår – Eksjösyskon i ny tv-serie" [Hilda follows in her brother's footsteps – Eksjö siblings in new TV series]. Smålands-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- Karlsson, Tobias (20 August 2021). "Eksjökillen Simon, 25, bytte hockeykarriären mot skådespeleri – spelar huvudroll i Viaplays stora seriesatsning" [Simon, 25, from Eksjö, traded his hockey career for acting – plays the lead role in Viaplay's major series venture]. Smålands Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Larsson, Camilla (3 July 2024). "RECENSION: Andlöst bra om relationer i "Threesome"" [Breathtakingly good on relationships in "Threesome"]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- [North American Hockey League] (21 November 2016). "Lone Star defenseman Loof makes NCAA DI commitment". North American Hockey League. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Ohlsson, Joakim (13 January 2025). "Unga mäns mående skildras i nya dramaserien Alla andra kan dra åt helvete" [The well-being of young men is portrayed in the new drama series Alla andra kan dra åt helvete]. Via TT (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- Reistad, Linda (16 September 2024). "So long, Marianne med Thea Sofie Loch Næss og Alex Wolff" [So Long, Marianne with Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Alex Wolff]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Warner, Joe (7 July 2017). "GALLERY: Flyers development camp". Courier-Post. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
- Simon Lööf at IMDb
- Simon Lööf at the Swedish Film Database