Joel Kinnaman

Biography

Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor who first gained recognition for his roles in the Swedish film Easy Money and the Johan Falk crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in AMC's The Killing, Takeshi Kovacs in the first season of Altered Carbon, and Governor Will Conway in the U.S. version of House of Cards. He has also played Alex Murphy in the 2014 RoboCop remake, and Rick Flag in the Warner Bros. film adaptations of the DC Comics anti-hero team Suicide Squad (2016), as well as James Gunn's 2021 sequel/soft reboot, The Suicide Squad. Since 2019, he has starred as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series For All Mankind.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

For All Mankind

Peacemaker

Peacemaker

House of Cards

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

In Treatment

All Movies (44)

• Placeholder2026 · as Self
• Icefall2025 · as Harlan
• The Silent Hour2024 · as Frank Shaw
• Silent Night2023 · as Brian Godlock
• Sympathy for the Devil2023 · as The Driver
• The Suicide Squad2021 · as Colonel Rick Flag
• Brothers by Blood2021 · as Michael
• The Secrets We Keep2020 · as Thomas
• The Informer2019 · as Pete Koslow
• Suicide Squad2016 · as Rick Flag
• Edge of Winter2016 · as Elliot Baker
• DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2016
• Knight of Cups2015 · as Errol
• Child 442015 · as Vasili
• Run All Night2015 · as Mike Conlon
• RoboCop2014 · as Alex Murphy / RoboCop
• Easy Money III: Life Deluxe2013 · as Johan 'JW' Westlund
• Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa2013 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: Barninfiltratören2012 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: Organizatsija Karayan2012 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: Alla råns moder2012 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna2012 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: Spelets regler2012 · as Frank Wagner
• Easy Money: Hard to Kill2012 · as Johan 'JW' Westlund
• Lola Versus2012 · as Luke
• Safe House2012 · as Keller
• The Darkest Hour2011 · as Skyler
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011 · as Christer Malm
• Easy Money2010 · as Johan 'JW' Westlund
• Johan Falk: The Outlaws2009 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: Operation Näktergal2009 · as Frank Wagner
• No Time for Love2009 · as Stefan
• Johan Falk: Leo Gaut2009 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: National Target2009 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: Vapenbröder2009 · as Frank Wagner
• Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser2009 · as Frank Wagner
• In Your Veins2009 · as Erik
• Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End2008 · as Sverker Karlsson
• Paltalk2008 · as Jocke
• God Save the King2005 · as Dickan
• Storm2005 · as Bartender
• Hannah med H2003 · as Andreas
• The Invisible2002 · as Kalle
• The Beast—

All TV Shows (24)

• Detective Hole2026 · as Tom Waaler
• Imperfect Women2026 · as Robert
• The American Revolution2025 · as Samuel Seabury / Nils Collin / Thomas Hutchinson (voice)
• Peacemaker2022 · as Colonel Rick Flag Jr. (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Peacemaker2022 · as Rick Flag 2 (uncredited)
• For All Mankind2019 · as Ed Baldwin
• Hanna2019 · as Erik Heller
• Altered Carbon2018 · as Takeshi Kovacs
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• Chelsea2016 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• House of Cards2013 · as Will Conway
• The Killing2011 · as Stephen Holder
• Arn: The Knight Templar2010 · as Sverker Karlsson
• Johan Falk2009 · as Frank Wagner
• Uppsala Doctor's2009 · as Henrik Karlsson
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• In Treatment2008 · as Adam
• Second Avenue2007 · as Gustav
• Made in Hollywood2005 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• High Value Target— · as John Nixon
• Bishop— · as Bishop Graves
• The Husbands— · as Michael