Jan Guillou
Born: 1944-01-17 in Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden
Known For: Writing
Biography
Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist. Guillou's fame in Sweden was established during his time as an investigative journalist, most notably in 1973 when he and co-reporter Peter Bratt exposed a secret and illegal intelligence organization in Sweden, Informationsbyrån (IB). He is still active within journalism as a column writer for the Swedish evening tabloid Aftonbladet. Among his books are a series of spy fiction novels about a spy named Carl Hamilton, and a trilogy of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson. He is the owner of one of the largest publishing companies in Sweden, Piratförlaget (Pirate Publishing), together with his wife, publisher Ann-Marie Skarp, and Liza Marklund.
Filmography
2025
- Medeltidens värld - Arn-fiaskot i Götene as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Dokument inifrån: Det svenska styckmordet as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Evil ... (Novel)
- Året var 1973 as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Agent Hamilton ... (Characters)
- IB - hemligare än Säpo as Himself
2019
- All Against All as Himself - Contestant
- Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria as Self
- Silbersky as Self
- Agenternas världskrig - Jan Guillou berättar as Host
- Berättelsen bakom Vår tid är nu as Self
2016
2015
- Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa as Self (archive footage)
2014
2013
- Stenbeck as Self (archive footage)
2012
- Palme as Self
- Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation ... (Novel)
- Min sanning as Self
- Historieätarna as Himself
- Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter ... (Novel)
2010
- Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- Arn: The Knight Templar ... (Novel)
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Dokument Inifrån: Varför erkände dom? as Self (Voice)
- Schulman Show as Guest
- Stig Bergling - I fiendens tjänst as Self
2008
- Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End ... (Novel)
2007
- Arn: The Knight Templar ... (Novel)
- Babben & Co as Guest
- Boston Tea Party
- The 7 Deadly Sins as Himself
2006
- Ett herrans liv as Self
2004
- Arns rike as sig själv
2003
- Evil ... (Novel)
- Talismanen as Jan Guillou
1999
1998
- Hamilton ... (Novel)
1994
- Yrrol: An Enormously Well Thought Out Movie as Self
- Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren ... (Writer)
1992
- The Democratic Terrorist ... (Novel)
- Kvällspressen as Jan Guillou (uncredited)
1990
- Kafé Korrekt
- Enemy's Enemy ... (Writer)
- Grabbarna på Fagerhult as Self
1989
- The Interrogation as Self (uncredited)
- Code Name Coq Rouge ... (Novel)
1987
- På spåret as Tävlande
1985
- Korset as Reporter
1984
- Vargen ... (Book)
1981
- Genombrottet ... (Writer)
- Genombrottet ... (Writer)
1968
- Kårhusockupationen as Student