Hans Rosenfeldt

{{Short description|Swedish screenwriter, radio presenter, novelist and actor}}

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Hans Rosenfeldt (born Hans Petersson; 1964) is a Swedish screenwriter, radio presenter, novelist and actor. He co-created the Swedish series De drabbade (2003) and Oskyldigt dömd (2008–09), and created the Scandinavian series The Bridge (2011–2018), and the ITV/Netflix series Marcella (2016–2021).

Early life and education

Hans Petersson was born in 1964 in Borås, Västergötland.{{cite web|url=http://www.wcos03.org/prelegent,2,43,1,1,Hans-Rosenfeldt.html|title=Hans Rosenfeldt|publisher=World Conference of Screenwriters|year=2014|accessdate=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110110735/http://www.wcos03.org/prelegent,2,43,1,1,Hans-Rosenfeldt.html|archive-date=10 January 2015|url-status=dead}} He took on the surname Rosenfeldt – his mother's maiden name – during school, replacing his birth name.{{cite news|url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/rosenfeldt-har-hoga-ambitioner_4101619.svd|title= Rosenfeldt har höga ambitioner |language=Swedish|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=17 January 2010|accessdate=10 January 2015|first=Lars |last=Collin | url-access=subscription}} He grew particularly tall during puberty and was treated with growth hormone at 14 years old to limit his growth. He reached his full height of {{convert|2.06|m}} at 14.{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/hans-rosenfeldt-stoppades-i-vaxten/|title= Hans Rosenfeldt stoppades i växten|language=Swedish|date=17 September 2013|work=Expressen|accessdate=10 January 2015|first=Pascal |last=Engman}}

He considered a career as a basketball player, and briefly worked as a sea lion trainer at Borås djurpark.{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/134903?programid=2071|title= Hans Rosenfeldt – Vinter 2011 |publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|date=27 December 2011|accessdate=10 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222181206/https://www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/hans-rosenfeldt-vinter-2011 | archive-date = 22 Feb 2025}} He also had jobs as a chauffeur and a teacher before deciding to become an actor.

Career

Rosenfeldt began acting in the late 1980s. In addition to small television roles, he acted with the Gothenburg National Theatre for five years, eventually realizing that he did not enjoy acting. Instead, he applied for a job at the radio program Glädjetåget and soon began writing for television, including the soap operas Rederiet and Tre kronor, in the 1990s.

As a radio personality, he has been a recurring panel member on Sveriges Radio P1's På Minuten for over a decade. He has also worked as a television presenter, hosting the game show Parlamentet from 2000 to 2003. In 2007, he co-wrote Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar, En riktig jul. He served briefly as an entertainment management at Sveriges Television, but did not feel suited to the role. Rosenfeldt hosted Sveriges Radio's winter program in 2009 and 2011; the story of the 2009 program was inspired by his mother's experience with dementia.

In 2006, Rosenfeldt was hired by the Swedish production company Filmlance International to create a crime series that was set in both Sweden and Denmark. The result was The Bridge, a Danish-Swedish co-production that focuses on a pair of detectives investigating a series of crimes that take place near the border of the two countries. The show's first season premiered in 2011 and its second season was aired in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.film1.nl/blog/20985-Interview-Hans-Rosenfeldt-over-zijn-misdaadserie-The-Bridge.html|publisher=Film1|title=Interview: Hans Rosenfeldt over zijn misdaadserie The Bridge|language=Dutch|date=5 December 2013|first=Anneke |last=Arentsen|accessdate=10 January 2015}} The Bridge was an international success, and spawned five adaptations, including The Bridge, set on the American-Mexican border,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/arts/television/the-bridge-adapts-a-scandinavian-tv-crime-series.html?_r=0|title=Evil Knows No Borders|first=Alessandra|last=Stanley|date=9 July 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=10 January 2015}} and The Tunnel, set on the British-French border.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/10/the-bridge-tunnel-sky-atlantic-remake|title= The Bridge becomes the Tunnel in Anglo-French crime thriller remake |first=Vicky|last=Frost|date=10 January 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=10 January 2015}}

Rosenfeldt and his friend {{ill|Michael Hjorth|sv}} have written a series of crime fiction novels which center around a forensic psychologist. Their first book, Det fördolda (The Secret), was released in 2010, while its sequel, Lärjungen (Disciple), was published in 2011. Together, they adapted the first two novels in the series into a television miniseries, Sebastian Bergman, which was broadcast in 2010.

Rosenfeldt wrote the English-language detective series Marcella, which premiered in 2016.{{Cite web|date=2016-06-15|title=Hans Rosenfeldt interview: creating The Bridge, Marcella|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/hans-rosenfeldt-interview-creating-the-bridge-marcella/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}

With Oskar Soderlund, Rosenfeldt co-wrote the 2024 Swedish Nordic noir TV series Cry Wolf (Vargasommar).{{cite web |title=Cry Wolf (TV Series 2024– ) |website=IMDb |date=25 December 2024 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27627059/?ref_=ext_shr |access-date=22 February 2025}} The series, starring Eva Melander as officer Hannah Webster, was released on SBS On Demand in Australia in February 2025.{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Anthony |title=From the creator of 'The Bridge': crime thriller 'Cry Wolf' |website=SBS What's On |date=12 February 2025 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/from-the-creator-of-the-bridge-crime-thriller-cry-wolf/iny5zyanx |access-date=22 February 2025}}