Swedish actress Noomi Rapace is the daughter of fellow Swedish actress Nina Norén and Spanish Flamenco singer Rogelio Durán. Her parents did not stay together, and when Rapace was five she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she lived for three years. When she was eight, she was cast in a small role in the Icelandic film, 'Í skugga hrafnsins', and this sparked her love of acting. At the age of 15, she left home and joined the Stockholm Theatre School. Rapace went on to win the recurring role of Lucinda Gonzales in the Swedish TV series Tre kronor (1994), and also became a respected stage performer. She won critical acclaim for playing the leading role in 2007's Daisy Diamond (2007). In 2009, Rapace came to the attention of international audiences for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in Millenium, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009). Her performance was widely praised, and she won the Best Actress prize at Sweden's prestigious Guldbagge Awards. She went on to reprise the role in the sequels, Millénium 2: La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette (2009) and Millénium 3: La reine dans le palais des courants d'air (2009).
Rapace made her English language film debut in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: Jeu d'ombres (2011), alongside Robert Downey Jr. She was also cast as Elizabeth Shaw in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (2012).
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Constellation (2024)
Starring as Jo Ericsson
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruin (Mar 27, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Through the Looking Glass (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Paul Is Dead (Mar 13, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Five Miles Out, the Sound Is Clearest (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: The Left Hand of God (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Somewhere in Space Hangs My Heart (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Live and Let Live (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: The Wounded Angel (Feb 21, 2024)
Django (2023)
Starring as Elizabeth
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Western Sea (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: Masquerade (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Tobacco Tin (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: The Giant (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: The Trial (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Chambersburg (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Fountainhead (Feb 20, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Nagadoches (Feb 20, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: The Lady (Feb 13, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: New Babylon (Feb 13, 2023)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Starring as Harriet "Harry" Baumann
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Strongman (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Blue Gold (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Dressed to Kill (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Orinoco (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Tertia Optio (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Cargo (Oct 31, 2019)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Noomi Rapace
- Episode 2019-11-06: Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Dan White (Nov 6, 2019)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Noomi Rapace
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-12-12: James Franco, Ari Graynor, Noomi Rapace, Gary Clark Jr. (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 2017-07-19: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Fry, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles (Jul 19, 2017)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Noomi Rapace
- Episode 2024-02-27: Tony Danza, Noomi Rapace (Feb 27, 2024)
Millennium (2010)
Starring as Lisbeth Salander
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Del 6 - Luftslottet som sprängdes (Apr 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Del 5 - Luftslottet som sprängdes (Apr 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Del 4 - Flickan som lekte med elden (Apr 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Del 3 - Flickan som lekte med elden (Apr 3, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Del 2 - Män som hatar kvinnor (Mar 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Del 1 - Män som hatar kvinnor (Mar 20, 2010)
Skavlan (2009)
Guest starring as Noomi Rapace
- Episode 24x05: Noomi Rapace, Bård Tufte Johansen, Mary Trump, Lykke Li (Oct 16, 2020)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Noomi Rapace
(2 episodes)
- Episode 24x15: Dame Judi Dench, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Anthony Joshua, Noomi Rapace, Greg Davies, Claire Richards (Jan 25, 2019)
- Episode 17x02: Carey Mulligan, Noomi Rapace, Amanda Holden, Jessie Ware (Apr 17, 2015)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Noomi Rapace
- Episode 16x02: Hollywood at Home: The Broken Hearts Gallery, Kajillionaire, The Secrets We Keep (Sep 14, 2020)