Dolph Lundgren on screen and stage

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At the premiere of The Expendables 2 in August 2012

Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, filmmaker, and martial artist. Lundgren's breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in Rocky IV as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, he has starred in more than 69 films, almost all of them in the action genre.

Lundgren received a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in the early 1980s and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney in 1982. He holds the rank of 4th dan black belt in Kyokushin karate and was European champion in 1980–81. While in Sydney, he became a bodyguard for Jamaican singer Grace Jones and began a relationship with her. He received a Fulbright scholarship to MIT and moved to Boston. Jones convinced him to leave the university and move to New York City to be with her and begin acting, where, after a short stint as a model and bouncer at the Manhattan nightclub The Limelight, Lundgren got a small debut role as a KGB henchman in the James Bond film A View to a Kill.

After appearing in Rocky IV, Lundgren portrayed He-Man in the 1987 science fantasy film Masters of the Universe, Lt. Rachenko in Red Scorpion (1988) and Frank Castle in the 1989 film The Punisher. Throughout the 1990s he appeared in films such as I Come in Peace (1990), Cover Up (1991), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), Universal Soldier film series (1992, 2009, 2012), Joshua Tree (1993), Pentathlon (1994), Men of War (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), The Shooter (1995), Silent Trigger (1996), The Peacekeeper (1997), and Blackjack (1998). In 2004 he directed his first film, The Defender, and subsequently directed The Mechanik (2005), Missionary Man (2007), Command Performance (2009), and Icarus (2010), also starring in all of them.

After a long spell performing in direct-to-video films since 1995, Lundgren returned to Hollywood in 2010 with the role of Gunnar Jensen in The Expendables, alongside Sylvester Stallone and an all-action star cast. He reprised his role in The Expendables 2 (2012) and The Expendables 3 (2014). Also in 2014, he co-starred in Skin Trade, an action thriller about human trafficking he co-wrote and produced. He reprised his role of Ivan Drago in Creed II (2018), and is due to reprise his role as Gunner Jensen in The Expendables 4.[1][2] He appears in Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), playing the protagonist's son Gil as an adult, and in Aquaman (2018), playing the father of Mera. He also had a recurring role in the fifth season of Arrow.

Film[]

At the premier of Air America in 1990
At the San Diego Comic Con in July 2010
At the San Diego Comic Con in July 2012
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 A View to a Kill Venz Cameo
1985 Rocky IV Captain Ivan Drago
1987 Masters of the Universe He-Man
1987 Maximum Potential Himself Direct-to-video; also writer
1988 Red Scorpion Lieutenant Nikolai Petrovitch Rachenko
1988 R.P.G. II Lifeguard Short film; cameo
1989 The Punisher Francis "Frank" Castle / The Punisher Direct-to-video [3]
1990 I Come in Peace Detective Jack Caine
1991 Cover Up Mike Anderson Direct-to-video
1991 Showdown in Little Tokyo Sergeant Chris Kenner
1992 Universal Soldier Sergeant Andrew Scott / GR13 [4]
1993 Joshua Tree Wellman Anthony Santee Direct-to-video
1994 Sunny Side Up Himself Cameo
1994 Pentathlon Eric Brogar Direct-to-video; also executive producer
1994 Men of War Nick Gunar Direct-to-video
1995 Johnny Mnemonic Karl Honig
1995 The Shooter U.S. Marshal Michael Dane Direct-to-video [5]
1996 Silent Trigger Waxman "Shooter" Direct-to-video
1997 The Peacekeeper Major Frank Cross Direct-to-video
1998 The Minion Lukas Sadorov Direct-to-video
1998 Sweepers Christian Erickson Direct-to-video
1999 Bridge of Dragons Warchild Direct-to-video
1999 Storm Catcher Major Jack Holloway Direct-to-video
2000 Jill Rips Matt Sorenson Direct-to-video
2000 The Last Warrior Captain Nick Preston Direct-to-video
2000 Agent Red Captain Matt Hendricks Direct-to-video
2001 Hidden Agenda Agent Jason Price Direct-to-video
2003 Detention Sam Decker Direct-to-video
2004 Direct Action Sergeant Frank Gannon Direct-to-video
2004 Fat Slags Randy Cameo
2004 Retrograde Captain John Foster Direct-to-video
2004 The Defender Lance Rockford Direct-to-video; also director
2005 The Mechanik Nikolai "Nick" Cherenko Direct-to-video; also story and director
2006 The Inquiry Brixos
2007 Diamond Dogs Xander Ronson Direct-to-video; also uncredited director and executive producer
2007 Missionary Man Ryder Limited release; also writer and director
2009 Direct Contact Mike Riggins Direct-to-video
2009 Command Performance Joe Direct-to-video; also writer and director
2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration Sergeant Andrew Scott Limited release
2010 Icarus Edward "Eddie" Genn / Icarus Limited release; also director
2010 The Expendables Gunner Jensen
2011 In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds Granger Direct-to-video
2012 Small Apartments Dr. Sage Mennox Limited release
2012 Stash House Andy Spector Limited release; also executive producer
2012 One in the Chamber Aleksey "The Wolf" Andreev Direct-to-video
2012 The Expendables 2 Gunner Jensen
2012 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Sergeant Andrew Scott Limited release
2013 The Package "The German" Limited release
2013 Legendary Harker Direct-to-video
2013 Battle of the Damned Major Max Gatling Limited release; also executive producer
2013 Ambushed Agent Evan Maxwell Direct-to-video; also producer
2013 Blood of Redemption Axel "The Swede" Direct-to-video
2014 Puncture Wounds Hollis Direct-to-video; also producer
2014 The Expendables 3 Gunner Jensen
2014 Skin Trade Detective Nick Cassidy Limited release; also writer/story and producer
2015 War Pigs Captain Hans Picault Limited release
2015 The Good, the Bad, and the Dead Agent Bob Rooker Direct-to-video
2015 Shark Lake Clint Gray Limited release; also producer
2015 Riot Agent William Direct-to-video
2015 Malchishnik Natasha's Husband Cameo
2016 Hail, Caesar! Submarine Commander Uncredited еxtra [6]
2016 Kindergarten Cop 2 Agent Zack Reed Direct-to-video; also executive producer
2016 Don't Kill It Jebediah Woodley Limited release; also executive producer
2016 Female Fight Club Sam Holt Limited release
2016 Welcome to Willits Officer Derek Hutchinson Limited release
2017 Larceny Jack Direct-to-video
2017 Altitude Matthew Sharpe Limited release
2017 Dead Trigger Captain Kyle Walker Limited release
2018 Black Water Marco Limited release
2018 Creed II Captain Ivan Drago
2018 Aquaman King Nereus
2019 The Tracker Aiden Hakansson Limited release
2019 Acceleration Vladik Zorich Limited release
2019 Hard Night Falling Michael Anderson Direct-to-video; also producer
2021 Pups Alone Victor Limited release
2021 Seal Team Dolph Voice role
2021 Castle Falls Richard Ericson Limited release; also director and producer
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Svengeance Voice role; completed
2022 Operation Seawolf Captain Hans Kessler Post-production
2022 Section Eight Tom Mason Post-production
2022 Come Out Fighting TBA Post-production
2022 The Expendables 4 Gunner Jensen Post-production
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom King Nereus Post-production
2023 Dolph Himself Documentary film; also executive producer; filming

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1989 Les Nuls Himself - Pleurnisher Episode: Pleurnisher; cameo [7][8]
1998 Blackjack U.S. Marshal Jack Devlin Television pilot for an unproduced TV series
2010 Chuck Marco Episode: "Chuck Versus the Anniversary"
2013–2014 SAF3 Captain John Eriksson 12 episodes
2015 Workaholics Himself Episode: "Blood Drive"
2015 Sanjay and Craig Himself Episode: "Huggle Day"; voice role
2016–2017 Arrow Konstantin Kovar 6 episodes
2017 Tour de Pharmacy Gustav Ditters Television film; cameo
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Mature Gil Shepard Television film; cameo
2018 Broken Sidewalk Herb Television pilot for an unproduced TV series
2019 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia John Thundergun Episode: "Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool"; cameo

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
1994 Another Octopus - - [9]
1994 Watching Fire - - [9]
1995 Force Majeure Death-Row Prisoner - [10]

Music videos[]

Year Title Role Performer Notes Ref.
1985 "Living in America" Captain Ivan Drago James Brown
1992 "Body Count's in the House" Bodyguard Body Count Uncredited cameo [11]
2006 "Kosmosa" Submarine Captain Irson Kudikova
2017 "Believer" Boxer Imagine Dragons

Soundtrack appearances[]

Year Title Song Notes Ref.
1988 Red Scorpion "State Anthem of the Soviet Union"
2009 Command Performance "Breakdown", "Girl"
2010 Melodifestivalen 2010 "A Little Less Conversation", "Eye of the Tiger" 2 episodes
2010 Gylne tider "Let It Be" Episode: "Episode #4.3"

Video game[]

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref.
2012 The Expendables 2 Videogame Gunner Jensen

References[]

  1. ^ Wales, George. "Confirmed: The Expendables 4 will arrive in 2017", www.gamesradar.com, published 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ Guerra, Victoria. "The Expendables 2015: 4th Installment Shooting Next Year, Which Mercenaries Return For Sequel?", www.foodworldnews.com, published 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The Punisher: Dolph Lundgren Returns as Frank Castle in Photoshoot". CBR. November 16, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Universal Soldier". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Shooter (1994)". Radio Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Foutch, Haleigh (May 6, 2015). "HAIL CAESAR! Character Details Revealed: Channing Tatum Is a Wannabe Communist".
  7. ^ "Les nuls, l'émission – Saison 1 – Zabou (Guesch Patti)". Vodkaster (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  8. ^ "Les Nuls - Pleurnisher". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Dolph: the ultimate guide filmography". Dolph-ultimate.com. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  10. ^ "DOLPH :: Force Majeure". Doplh Ultimate Guide.
  11. ^ Foywonder (1 December 2012). "B-Sides: Universal Soldiers Leave Behind a Body Count". Dread Central.

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