Tomas Pontén

Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén; 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.

Biography
Pontén was born in Skövde, Sweden and was the son of colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf. He was younger brother to the doctor Jan Pontén and fashion designer Gunilla Pontén. He was also the nephew of engineer Ruben Pontén and cousin of actor Gunvor Pontén. He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in Stockholm from 1969 to 1972. Pontén worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") from 1972.

Personal life
Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with Suzanne Reuter. They had three sons. Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.

Film

 * 1975 - The White Wall
 * 1976 - Near and Far Away
 * 1979 - Gå på vattnet om du kan
 * 1994 - Sommarmord
 * 1999 - Dödsklockan
 * 2001 - Sprängaren
 * 2002 - Olivia Twist (TV)
 * 2004 - Hotet

TV

 * 1977 - Ärliga blå ögon
 * 1979 - Selambs
 * 1980 - Zoo Story
 * 1983 - Colombe
 * 1983 - Profitörerna
 * 1989 - Det var då...
 * 1992 - The Emperor of Portugallia
 * 1995 – Radioskugga (also in 1997)
 * 1999 - Browalls
 * 2000 - Skärgårdsdoktorn
 * 2002 - Olivia Twist

Plays

 * 2005 – The Provost in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Yannis Houvardas, Royal Dramatic Theatre