I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with.

He is married and has two children. Early life
Nyqvist was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Italian father (from Florence). When he returned to Sweden he was accepted at ballet school but after one year gave it up.

He is most recognized internationally for his role in the acclaimed Millennium series as Mikael Blomkvist as well as in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Kurt Hendricks the lead villain. Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (born 8 November 1960) is a Swedish actor.