Biography

Bo Christer Hjelte, (April 10, 1950 in Östersund, – February 25, 2021 in Malmö) was a Swedish actor. Hjelte studied at the State Stage School in Gothenburg. He had since worked at Bruksteatern, Malmö City Theater, Folkteatern in Malmö, Helsingborg City Theater, Jönköping County Theater, Malmö Dramatic Theater and Malmö Music Theater. He had performed major roles in performances such as Kristina from Duvemåla, The Wizard from Oz, Don Juan's Last Days, Pinocchio, The Sand Wolf, The Cherry Orchard, Zlatan's Smile and Gusten Grodslukare. In addition to the theater, Hjelte had participated in TV, radio and film productions. [5] He made his TV debut in 1994 in the series Frihetens skugga and in 1999 played a voice role in the Swedish dubbing of Mupparna i rymden. He had since had minor roles in Hundhotellet (2000), The 5th Woman (2002), Lilja 4-ever (2002), Wallander - Before the Frost (2005) and The Bridge (2011).