caption birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
dag malmberg in stockholm , february 2010 gävle , sweden 18 january 1953 dag malmberg.jpg dag malmberg
 dag malmberg actor , film director
dag malmberg

dag Åke sigvard malmberg -lrb- born 18 january 1953 -rrb- is a swedish actor and director best known outside the nordic countries for his role as hans petterson , a senior criminal police officer in malmö , sweden , in the danish-swedish tv series the bridge .
malmerg studied sociology and history at gothenburg university before turning to acting , working as first a dockworker before starting first as a stagehand and then assistant at the gothenburg city theatre .
at 27 he started to study drama at the gothenburg theatre school .
