Kåre Hedebrant

He lives in Hässelby,{{cite news|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/film/1.1344903/sveriges-yngsta-stjarnor|title=Sveriges yngsta stjärnor|last=Brander|first=Maria|date=24 October 2008|newspaper=Expressen|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322130651/http://www.expressen.se/noje/film/1.1344903/sveriges-yngsta-stjarnor|archive-date=22 March 2009|url-status=dead}} near Stockholm. Hedebrant attended Kungsholmens Gymnasium's Choir Section, and during middle school he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School.{{cite web |url=http://arkiv.mitti.se:4711/2008/43/bromma/MIBR17A20081021BRV1.pdf |title=Kåre bland vampyrerna |author= Louise Kristoffersson |publisher=Mitt i Stockholm (Swedish weekly local newspaper) |date=21 October 2008 |accessdate=2014-12-06 }}

In 2005, he played the title role of Emil in Emil i Lönneberga, a theatrical production based on the popular children's novels by Astrid Lindgren.{{cite web|url=http://www.jora.info/teater/recensioner/emil.htm|title=emil|last=Jonasson|first=Sthig|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724113326/http://www.jora.info/teater/recensioner/emil.htm|archive-date=24 July 2008|url-status=dead}}

In 2007, after an open casting involving 4,000 children, Hedebrant was chosen to play the role of Oskar in Let the Right One In.

Oskar, the protagonist of the film, is a 12-year-old bullied boy who strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Eli (Lina Leandersson), who later turns out to be a vampire. Hedebrant received generally positive notices for his role. According to If magazine's reviewer, "Hedebrant does a fine job of conveying the boy's silent longing, rage and defiance".{{cite web|url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/review.asp?article=2849|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126084105/http://www.ifmagazine.com/review.asp?article=2849|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Movie Review: 'LET THE RIGHT ONE IN'|last=Bernstein|first=Abbie|date=25 October 2008|publisher=If magazine|accessdate=2009-04-10}} James Berardinelli considered him an "interesting choice to play Oskar", and noted that he "effectively makes the character seem remote, withdrawn, and a little creepy".{{cite web|url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/let-the-right-one-in|title=Reelviews Movie Reviews|last=Berardinelli|first=James|publisher=Reelviews|accessdate=2009-01-29}}

According to Hedebrant, "[e]ven the bully scenes weren't hard to shoot because I got on very well with both guys ... [t]he main problem was that it was so cold!"{{cite news|title=The Fright Stuff by Jessica Mellor|last=Mellor|first=Jessica|date=31 July 2009|newspaper=The Daily Mirror}}

He received a nomination for "Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers" (with Lina Leandersson), in the 30th Annual Young Artist Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html |title=30th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |accessdate=2009-03-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719205923/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html |archivedate=19 July 2011 |df= }} Other nominations include "Breakthrough Performer" from the Online Film Critics Society Awards 2008 (won by Lina Leandersson),{{cite web|url=http://ofcs.rottentomatoes.com/pages/awards/2008awards |title="WALL-E" Named Best Picture in Online Film Critics Society Awards |date=19 January 2009 |publisher=Online Film Critics Society |accessdate=2009-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304022251/http://ofcs.rottentomatoes.com/pages/awards/2008awards |archivedate= 4 March 2009 |df= }} and "Best Actor" in the 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (won by Ron Perlman).{{cite magazine|url=http://fangoria.com/features/21-fearful-features/3018-the-2009-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-results.html|title=The 2009 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Results|last=Gingold|first=Michael|date=25 June 2009|magazine=Fangoria|accessdate=2009-06-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629171037/http://www.fangoria.com/features/21-fearful-features/3018-the-2009-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-results.html|archivedate=29 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}

In 2010, Hedebrant was chosen as the lead role in Amors Baller, a Norwegian romantic comedy directed by Kristoffer Metcalfe. Hedebrant plays Lucas, a Swedish teenager who moves to a small Norwegian town, and falls in love with the goalkeeper on the local girls football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article3723699.ece|title=Lager film fra Norway Cup|last=Nipen|first=Kjersti|date=7 July 2010|work=Aftenposten|accessdate=11 July 2010}} The film premiered in Norway on 25 March 2011. In 2012, he played the role of Tobias in the Swedish sci-fi drama series Real Humans.

Hedebrant is member of a band called The Broadcasting Service, who play alternative rock, "stuff like The Hives".

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