Actor profile

Joel Kinnaman

25th November 1979 Stockholm, Sweden Acting

Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor who first gained recognition for his roles in the Swedish film Easy Money and the Johan Falk crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in AMC's The Killing, Takeshi Kovacs in the first season of Altered Carbon, and Governor Will Conway in the U.S. version of House of Cards. He has also played Alex Murphy in the 2014 RoboCop remake, and Rick Flag in the Warner Bros. film adaptations of the DC Comics anti-hero team Suicide Squad (2016), as well as James Gunn's 2021 sequel/soft reboot, The Suicide Squad. Since 2019, he has starred as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series For All Mankind.

43 Movies 20 TV Shows 1 In Production 68 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Placeholder poster

Placeholder 20th March 2026 as Self

Icefall poster

Icefall 16th October 2025 as Harlan

The Silent Hour poster

The Silent Hour 3rd October 2024 as Frank Shaw

Silent Night poster

Silent Night 30th November 2023 as Brian Godlock

Sympathy for the Devil poster

Sympathy for the Devil 20th July 2023 as The Driver

The Suicide Squad poster

The Suicide Squad 28th July 2021 as Colonel Rick Flag

Brothers by Blood poster

Brothers by Blood 22nd January 2021 as Michael

The Secrets We Keep poster

The Secrets We Keep 16th September 2020 as Thomas

The Informer poster

The Informer 30th August 2019 as Pete Koslow

Suicide Squad poster

Suicide Squad 3rd August 2016 as Rick Flag

Edge of Winter poster

Edge of Winter 31st July 2016 as Elliot Baker

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League poster

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League 19th January 2016

Knight of Cups poster

Knight of Cups 10th September 2015 as Errol

Child 44 poster

Child 44 15th March 2015 as Vasili

Run All Night poster

Run All Night 11th March 2015 as Mike Conlon

RoboCop poster

RoboCop 30th January 2014 as Alex Murphy / RoboCop

Easy Money III: Life Deluxe poster

Easy Money III: Life Deluxe 30th August 2013 as Johan 'JW' Westlund

Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa poster

Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa 15th March 2013 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: Barninfiltratören poster

Johan Falk: Barninfiltratören 21st November 2012 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: Organizatsija Karayan poster

Johan Falk: Organizatsija Karayan 6th November 2012 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: Alla råns moder poster

Johan Falk: Alla råns moder 24th October 2012 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna poster

Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna 9th October 2012 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: Spelets regler poster

Johan Falk: Spelets regler 25th September 2012 as Frank Wagner

Easy Money: Hard to Kill poster

Easy Money: Hard to Kill 16th August 2012 as Johan 'JW' Westlund

Lola Versus poster

Lola Versus 24th April 2012 as Luke

Safe House poster

Safe House 8th February 2012 as Keller

The Darkest Hour poster

The Darkest Hour 22nd December 2011 as Skyler

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 14th December 2011 as Christer Malm

Easy Money poster

Easy Money 15th January 2010 as Johan 'JW' Westlund

Johan Falk: The Outlaws poster

Johan Falk: The Outlaws 4th November 2009 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: Operation Näktergal poster

Johan Falk: Operation Näktergal 3rd November 2009 as Frank Wagner

No Time for Love poster

No Time for Love 30th October 2009 as Stefan

Johan Falk: Leo Gaut poster

Johan Falk: Leo Gaut 7th October 2009 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: National Target poster

Johan Falk: National Target 6th October 2009 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: Vapenbröder poster

Johan Falk: Vapenbröder 22nd September 2009 as Frank Wagner

Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser poster

Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser 25th June 2009 as Frank Wagner

In Your Veins poster

In Your Veins 20th March 2009 as Erik

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End poster

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End 22nd August 2008 as Sverker Karlsson

Paltalk poster

Paltalk 27th January 2008 as Jocke

God Save the King poster

God Save the King 16th September 2005 as Dickan

Storm poster

Storm 20th January 2005 as Bartender

Hannah med H poster

Hannah med H 12th December 2003 as Andreas

The Invisible poster

The Invisible 30th January 2002 as Kalle

Detective Hole poster

Detective Hole 26th March 2026 as Tom Waaler

Imperfect Women poster

Imperfect Women 17th March 2026 as Robert

The American Revolution poster

The American Revolution 16th November 2025 as Samuel Seabury / Nils Collin / Thomas Hutchinson (voice)

Peacemaker poster

Peacemaker 13th January 2022 as Colonel Rick Flag Jr. (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peacemaker poster

Peacemaker 13th January 2022 as Rick Flag 2 (uncredited)

For All Mankind poster

For All Mankind 1st November 2019 as Ed Baldwin

Hanna poster

Hanna 28th March 2019 as Erik Heller

Altered Carbon poster

Altered Carbon 2nd February 2018 as Takeshi Kovacs

Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series 8th August 2017 as Self

Chelsea poster

Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

House of Cards poster

House of Cards 1st February 2013 as Will Conway

The Killing poster

The Killing 3rd April 2011 as Stephen Holder

Arn: The Knight Templar poster

Arn: The Knight Templar 28th March 2010 as Sverker Karlsson

Johan Falk poster

Johan Falk 23rd September 2009 as Frank Wagner

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

In Treatment poster

In Treatment 28th January 2008 as Adam

Second Avenue poster

Second Avenue 23rd September 2007 as Gustav

Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood 30th September 2005 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam poster

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High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam 13th September 2026 as John Nixon