Jonas Karlsson

Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author.

Karlsson was born in Salem. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie Details. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 2007. He wrote three short novels that were translated into English: The Room, The Invoice, and The Circus. His writing often features weird characters and Kafkaesque surrealism.

For his role as Tommy Lund in Riding in Darkness, he was nominated for Best Male Performance in a Television Production at Kristallen 2023. He also earned an International Emmy nomination.