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Jonas Grimås

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Jonas Grimås

Born
(age 68)
Birthplace
Uppsala, Sweden
Credits
15 titles

Biography

Jonas Grimås (born 7 August 1958) is a Swedish film and television director, based in London since 1988. He was educated at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, and then the Royal College of Art in London.

In 1988 he won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film with Artisten. He was also nominated in 1995 for Best Short Film with Marooned. In 2011 he was named "Cultural Personality of the Year" by the Stockholms Kultur Foundation.

Grimås started out working on Swedish soap operas but has made a name for himself by making British crime dramas. He was a regular contributor to ITV’s Heartbeat, having directed 30 episodes. He has also directed episodes of Hamish Macbeth, Silent Witness, and Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind starring Clive Owen. While based in London he has also taken on Swedish projects, directing two episodes of the TV series Wallander, and the adaptations of two Camilla Läckberg novels Predikanten ("The Preacher") and Isprinsessan ("The Ice Princess").

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Crew credits 15

YearTitleJob
2019 The Thief Film Producer
2012 The Farmer's Wife Film Executive Producer
2007 Camilla Läckberg: The Preacher Film Director, Writer
2007 Camilla Läckberg: The Ice Princess Film Director, Writer
2006 Wallander: The Photographer Film Co-Writer, Director
2006 Wallander: The Trickster Film Co-Writer, Director
2005 Wallander TV Director, Co-Writer (2 ep)
2001 Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind Film Director
1996 Silent Witness TV Director (2 ep)
1995 Hamish Macbeth TV Director (2 ep)
1994 Marooned Film Director
1994 Tre kronor TV Director (3 ep)
1992 Heartbeat TV Director (30 ep)
1989 Bakom Sällskapsresan III Film Editor
1987 The Artist Film Director, Writer
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