Ola Rapace (born 3 December 1971) is a Swedish actor. He is best known in Sweden for roles in the popular TV series Tusenbröder and the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander which is based on Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander books. Outside Sweden, his most notable work is in the 2000 Lukas Moodyss on film Together which won several awards at international film festivals.

He had a small role in the English language film Rancid (2004). He is also known for his acting role as Daniel Nordström in the Danish police TV show Anna Pihl. He appeared in the 2012 James Bond film, Skyfall.

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Rapace was married to the actress Noomi Rapace from 2001 to 2011. Together, they chose the surname Rapace after they were married; it means "bird of prey" in French and Italian. Rapace lived in France for several years and speaks fluent French.

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