Svensson was born in Stockholm but grew up in
Tranemo, Sweden. At the age of seventeen he moved to
Värnamo and started high school studies. The theatre and television roles have varied, from playing Cyrano at Oscarsteatern to playing the everyday stereotypical Swede Gustav Svensson in the
SVT comedy show
Svensson, Svensson and the role of RF Simpson in the Swedish version of the musical
Singing in the Rain at Oscarsteatern. During the summer of 2007, Svensson performed on stage comedy shows in
Växjö in the play
Kuta och Kör where he had the lead role. Also in 2007, Svensson played
Santa Claus on
Julkalendern on SVT. In 2008 he acted in the
TV4 miniseries
Maria Wern – Främmande fågel alongside
Eva Röse. In November 2013, Svensson revealed that he was to play
Kapten Klänning more known as
Göran Lindberg a former
police chief who was imprisoned in 2010 for sexually abusing a number of women. The play
Fallet Kapten Klänning was performed at
Uppsala City Theatre. In the summer of 2014 Svensson and Robert Gustafsson worked together in the play
Charmörer på vift at the Krusenstiernska outside theater. Linda Olsson also appeared in the play as the love interest of both the men as "Yvette". Svensson died from prostate cancer on 17 November 2024, at the age of 73. == Filmography (selection) ==