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Director
Jonas Grimås
- Born August 17, 1958 in Uppsala, Sweden
Jonas Grimås (born 7 August 1958) is a Swedish film and television director, based in London since 1988. He was educated at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, and then the Royal College of Art in London. In 1988 he won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film with Artisten. He was also nominated in 1995 for Best Short Film with Marooned. In 2011 he was named "Cultural Personality of the Year" by the Stockholms Kultur Foundation.
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Grimås started out working on Swedish soap operas but has made a name for himself by making British crime dramas. He was a regular contributor to ITV’s Heartbeat, having directed 30 episodes. He has also directed episodes of Hamish Macbeth, Silent Witness, and Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind starring Clive Owen. While based in London he has also taken on Swedish projects, directing two episodes of the TV series Wallander, and the adaptations of two Camilla Läckberg novels Predikanten ("The Preacher") and Isprinsessan ("The Ice Princess").
Known for
Silent Witness1996
Wallander2005
Heartbeat1992
Wallander: The Photographer2006
Hamish Macbeth1995
Wallander: The Trickster2006
Camilla Läckberg: The Ice Princess2007
Camilla Läckberg: The Preacher2007
Filmography
- 2019The ThiefFilmProducer
- 2012The Farmer's WifeFilmExecutive Producer
- 2007Camilla Läckberg: The Ice PrincessFilmDirector, Writer
- 2007Camilla Läckberg: The PreacherFilmWriter, Director
- 2006Wallander: The PhotographerFilmCo-Writer, Director
- 2006Wallander: The TricksterFilmCo-Writer, Director
- 2005WallanderSeriesDirector, Co-Writer
- 2001Second Sight: Kingdom of the BlindFilmDirector
- 1996Silent WitnessSeriesDirector
- 1995Hamish MacbethSeriesDirector
- 1994Tre kronorSeriesDirector
- 1994MaroonedFilmDirector
- 1992HeartbeatSeriesDirector
- 1989Bakom Sällskapsresan IIIFilmEditor
- 1987The ArtistFilmDirector, Writer