Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born 23 February 1953) is a Swedish actor.
Bergqvist finished the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1973 and made his debut in En enkel melodi and Jack. He has since cooperated for many years with scriptwriter and director Ulf Malmros. During the 1990s he participated in several police films playing Martin Beck's colleague Lennart Kollberg. He played two different characters in the Swedish horror television series Chock in 1997. In 2001, he got a Guldbagge Award for his lead role in Den bästa sommaren and in 2002 he was nominated for the lead role Leif in Leva livet. Across three seasons, he portrayed the titular role of Bäckström (2020, 2022, 2024).
Kjell was for a time married to Miss Universe 1984 winner Yvonne Ryding (Yvonne Ryding-Bergqvist; currently divorced).
He starred in Avicii's music video Silhouettes, as the doctor. This video was released on 7 June 2012.
Selected filmography
1979 – Katitzi
1988 – Besökarna
1993 – Roseanna
1993 – The Fire Engine That Disappeared
1993 – Murder at the Savoy
1993 – The Man on the Balcony
1994 – The Police Murderer
1994 – Stockholm Marathon
1996 – Silvermannen
1997 – Chock (TV series)
2000 – A Summer Tale
2001 – Days Like This
2003 – Evil
2003 – Slim Susie
2004 – Drowning Ghost
2005 – Tjenare kungen
2006 – Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen
2009 – Bröllopsfotografen
2013 – Waltz for Monica
2020 – Bäckström