About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1958-08-17
Place of birth:
Uppsala, Sweden
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Jonas Grimås

Overview

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").

Known for

Directing
2007 Camilla Läckberg: The Preacher Directing Director 59
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2007 Camilla Läckberg: The Ice Princess Directing Director 58
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2006 Wallander 08 - The Photographer Directing Director 58
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2006 Wallander 06 - Den Svaga Punkten Directing Director 58
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2001 Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind Directing Director N/A
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1994 Marooned Directing Director N/A
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1987 The Artist Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2007 Camilla Läckberg: The Preacher Writing Writer 59
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2007 Camilla Läckberg: The Ice Princess Writing Writer 58
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2006 Wallander 08 - The Photographer Writing Co-Writer 58
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2006 Wallander 06 - Den Svaga Punkten Writing Co-Writer 58
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1987 The Artist Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2012 The Farmer's Wife Production Executive Producer 59
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