Björn Runge

Career overview

Björn Lennart Runge is a Swedish director, screenwriter, playwright, and author born on June 21, 1961, in Lysekil, Sweden. He has been involved in the film industry since he was 20 years old. Runge studied film directing at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm from 1986 to 1989. During his career, he has worked with Roy Andersson, among others. In 1993, he won a Guldbagge for best directing and script for the film Om jäg vänder mig om, which also won a Blue Angel at the Berlin Film Festival that same year.

Runge has directed various short films and television productions. In 2006, he was nominated for The Nordic Council Film Prize for the film Mun mot mun, alongside producer Clas Gunnarson. In 2017, he directed the drama film The Wife, which stars Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Annie Starke, and Max Irons.

In addition to his film work, Runge works in theater as both a playwright and a director. He directed the play Aska by Harold Pinter at Göteborgs Stadsteater in 2006. In 2007, he wrote and directed the play Uppdraget at Stockholms Stadsteater. He also wrote the play Dialog-Night Order Book for Teater Galeasen in 2007.