Early life and football career Hanzon was born Sven Thomas Hansson 1962 in
Stockholm. He made his senior debut in the
derby against
Hammarby IF at the age of 17. He also played on the Swedish youth national team. He left a promising career as a professional footballer to pursue an acting career. Ending his career at the age of 18, he had played 21 matches for Djurgården in the Swedish top-tier
Allsvenskan, lost the 1980
Swedish junior championship final to
Örgryte IS, and played 10 matches for the
Sweden U19 team. Hanzon, with several others, started the theatre group Theater Cameleont in 1982. The group later became Club Cameleont. He wrote
A Joker in the Game on behalf of the Swedish Church.
The Royal Dramatic Theatre Hanzon joined the
Royal Dramatic Theatre where he had his first role as the young Danceny in
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and he has been part of the permanent ensemble ever since. With the
Royal Dramatic Theatre Hanzon has collaborated in multiple productions with the director
Ingmar Bergman. He has also collaborated with directors ,
Tommy Bergren, and
Arthur Miller. He has also worked with
Lars Norén and
Robert Lepage. With the
Royal Dramatic Theatre he collaborated with
Peter Birro in
Den ömhet jag är värd, directed by Stefan Larsson, in 2008, and in
Yasmina Reza's
God of Carnage, directed by
Staffan Roos, in 2009. ==Personal life==