Kurt Wallander | |
---|---|
First appearance | Faceless Killers |
Last appearance | The Troubled Man |
Created by | Henning Mankell |
Portrayed by | Rolf Lassgård Krister Henriksson Kenneth Branagh Gustaf Skarsgård Lennart Jähkel Adam Pålsson |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Police Officer |
Spouse | Mona Wallander |
Children | Linda Wallander |
Nationality | Swedish |
Kurt Wallander (Swedish pronunciation: [vaˈlǎnːdɛr]) is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Scania. Wallander has been portrayed on screen by the actors Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson, Kenneth Branagh and Adam Pålsson.