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You can make an interesting character in a small portion of a movie, for a character that doesn't have that much on the page, if you just find the contradictions. That's something that I try to bring to my performances.
Joel Kinnaman
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Joel Kinnaman
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: November 25
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Charles Joel Nordström
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