
Björn Andrésen
Acting
Biography
Björn Johan Andrésen (26 January 1955 – 25 October 2025) was a Swedish actor and musician. He was best known for playing the fourteen-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella Death in Venice. Andrésen had only appeared in one film, En kärlekshistoria (1970) at the time he was cast in Death in Venice, which gained him international recognition. While the film performed relatively poorly at the box office, Andrésen was noted for his performance as Tadz…
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Midsommar
2019
Dan

Death in Venice
1971
Tadzio

A Swedish Love Story
1970
Pär's Buddy

Shelley
2016
Leo

The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
Angel

Wallander
2005
Andreas Manrell

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021
Self

Peas & Whiskers
1986

Springfloden
2016
Benseman

Gentlemen
2014
Varg-Larsson

Agatha Christie's Hjerson
2021
Oscar

Wallander: The Heritage
2010
Andreas Manrell

1939
1989

Searching for Tadzio
1970
Self (uncredited)

Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
1991

One-Week Bachelors
1982
Åsa

The Smuggler King
1985

Pelicanman
2004
Pianisti

Lucifer Sensommer - gult og sort
1990
Mannen

Lysande landning
1987
Axel Lenke
