Kåre Hedebrant
| Kåre Hedebrant | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kåre Gillis Hedebrant 28 June 1995 |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Kåre Hedebrant (born 28 June 1995) is a Swedish actor.
He lives in Hässelby, near . Hedebrant currently attends Kungsholmens Gymnasium's Choir Section, and during middle school he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School.
Hedebrant played the lead role of Oskar in the 2008 Swedish romantic horror film Let the Right One In.
In 2005, he played the title role of Emil in Emil i Lönneberga, a theatrical production based on the popular children's novels by Astrid Lindgren.
In 2007, after an open casting involving 4,000 children, Hedebrant was chosen to play the role of Oskar in Let the Right One In.
Oskar, the protagonist of the film, is a 12-year-old bullied boy who strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Eli (Lina Leandersson), who later turns out to be a vampire. Hedebrant received generally positive notices for his role. According to If magazine's reviewer, "Hedebrant does a fine job of conveying the boy's silent longing, rage and defiance".James Berardinelli considered him an "interesting choice to play Oskar", and noted that he "effectively makes the character seem remote, withdrawn, and a little creepy". According to Hedebrant, "[e]ven the bully scenes weren't hard to shoot because I got on very well with both guys ... [t]he main problem was that it was so cold!"
He received a nomination for "Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers" (with Lina Leandersson), in the 30th Annual Young Artist Awards. Other nominations include "Breakthrough Performer" from the Online Film Critics Society Awards 2008 (won by Lina Leandersson), and "Best Actor" in the 2009 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (won by Ron Perlman).
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