Quick Facts
Born:
1979-11-25
Birthplace:
Stockholm, Sweden
Credits:
65 Total Roles
Joel Kinnaman
Acting
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Biography
Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor who first gained recognition for his roles in the Swedish film Easy Money and the Johan Falk crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in AMC's The Killing, Takeshi Kovacs in the first season of Altered Carbon, and Governor Will Conway in the U.S. version of House of Cards. He has also played Alex Murphy in the 2014 RoboCop remake, and Rick Flag in the Warner Bros. film adaptations of the DC Comics anti-hero team Suicide Squad (2016), as well as James Gunn's 2021 sequel/soft reboot, The Suicide Squad. Since 2019, he has starred as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series For All Mankind.
Known For
Suicide Squad
Rick Flag
The Suicide Squad
Colonel Rick Flag
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Christer Malm
RoboCop
RoboCop / Alex Murphy
Safe House
Keller
Peacemaker
Colonel Rick Flag Jr. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peacemaker
Rick Flag 2 (uncredited)
House of Cards
Will Conway
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detective Hole TV | Tom Waaler |
| 2026 | Imperfect Women TV | Robert |
| 2025 | The American Revolution TV | Samuel Seabury / Nils Collin / Thomas Hutchinson (voice) |
| 2025 | Icefall MOVIE | Harlan |
| 2024 | The Silent Hour MOVIE | Frank Shaw |
| 2023 | Silent Night MOVIE | Brian Godlock |
| 2023 | Sympathy for the Devil MOVIE | The Driver |
| 2022 | Peacemaker TV | Colonel Rick Flag Jr. (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Peacemaker TV | Rick Flag 2 (uncredited) |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad MOVIE | Colonel Rick Flag |