Simon Lööf

Simon Lööf
Born1996 (age 28–29)
OccupationActor

Simon Lööf (born 1996) is a Swedish actor and former ice hockey player. He is known for his lead roles in Threesome (2021) and An Honest Life (2025).

Biography

He is from the Eksjö Municipality. Before beginning his acting career, he played ice hockey in Sweden and then at Merrimack College.[1][2]

He had a lead role in the Viaplay series Threesome (2021).[3] He portrayed the author Göran Tunström in the 2024 series So Long, Marianne.[4]

He had a supporting role as Jerais in In the Lost Lands (2025).[5] The same year, he also starred in An Honest Life, a Swedish drama-thriller film directed by Mikael Marcimain and written by Linn Gottfridsson. His performance was praised by Wanda Bendjelloul in a generally mixed review for Dagens Nyheter.[6]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 In the Lost Lands Jerais [5]
An Honest Life Simon [6]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Threesome David [3]
2024 So Long, Marianne Göran Tunström [4]

References

  1. ^ Karlsson, Tobias (20 August 2021). "Eksjökillen Simon, 25, bytte hockeykarriären mot skådespeleri – spelar huvudroll i Viaplays stora seriesatsning" [Simon, 25, from Eksjö, traded his hockey career for acting – plays the lead role in Viaplay's major series venture]. Smålands Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Lone Star defenseman Loof makes NCAA DI commitment". North American Hockey League. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Haldert/TT, Sara (29 August 2021). "Relationer och lust i nya "Threesome"" [Relationships and lust in the new “Threesome”]. Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b Reistad, Linda (16 September 2024). "So long, Marianne med Thea Sofie Loch Næss og Alex Wolff" [So Long, Marianne with Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Alex Wolff]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (6 March 2025). "'In the Lost Lands' Review: Dave Bautista and Milla Jovovich Take a Dystopian-Future Road Trip". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b Bendjelloul, Wanda (5 August 2025). "Svenska "Ett ärligt liv" höjer sig sällan över klyschorna" [Swedish “An Honest Life” rarely rises above clichés]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.