Ola Rapace

Sonny Ola Rapace Jawo (Swedish: [ˈūːla raˈpasː]; né Pär Ola Norell; born 3 December 1971[1][2]) is a Swedish actor best known for playing Patrice in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.

Ola Rapace was born on the 3rd of December 1971 in Tyresö, a suburb southeast of Stockholm, Sweden and named Pär Ola Norell. Both parents were academics. He grew up mainly in Vallentuna, a middle-class suburb north of Stockholm. When he was one year old, his parents separated, and he was raised by his father. He grew up playing football and listening to heavy metal.[3]

While studying philosophy at the University of Montpellier in France, he discovered acting.