Kåre Hedebrant (born 28 June 1995) is a Swedish actor.
Early life He grew up in Hässelby, near Stockholm. Hedebrant attended Kungsholmens Gymnasium's Choir Section, and during middle school he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School.
Career 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.
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". 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considered him an "interesting choice to play Oskar", and noted that he "effectively makes the character seem remote, withdrawn, and a little creepy". 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!"
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. Other nominations include "Breakthrough Performer" from the Online Film Critics Society Awards 2008 (won by Lina Leandersson), and "Best Actor" in the 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (won by Ron Perlman).
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. 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.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2008 Let the Right One In OskarNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English LanguageBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language FilmBIFA for Best Foreign Independent FilmNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language FilmFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language FilmNominated—Goya Award for Best European FilmKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language FilmOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language FilmNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (by Kåre Hedebrant)Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language FilmSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language FilmSan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language FilmSaturn Award for Best International FilmSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language FilmToronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2011 Amors Baller Lucas
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2008 Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Breakthrough Performance (won by Lina Leandersson) Let the Right One In 2009Young Artist Awards Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers (with Lina Leandersson) Let the Right One In 2009Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor (won by Lina Leandersson) Let the Right One In
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