He's been working in his native Sweden for a decade — and last year he captivated U.S. audiences by playing detective Stephen Holder to broody perfection on The Killing. Now Joel Kinnaman is hitting the big screen.
Last December the 32-year-old actor popped up in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and costarred in the sci-fi flick The Darkest Hour. This month he goes mano a mano with Ryan Reynolds as a CIA agent in Safe House. ''This past year I've done a bunch of different genres,'' says Kinnaman, who recently wrapped the rom-com Lola Versus, costarring Greta Gerwig, as well as a Swedish thriller. ''I don't have a favorite, but playing a complicated character in a serious drama is probably the most fulfilling.''
Good thing: He's currently in Vancouver shooting the second season of The Killing, which premieres in April. His schedule doesn't allow for much downtime — and that's fine by him. ''I really like working. And to be honest, acting isn't, like, a real job,'' he laughs. ''I've worked real jobs before. This is a great life.''
