Lennart B. Sandelin's Lounge Discussions

Sweden based actor looking for more European work. Member of both the Swedish actor union (Scen&Film) and the Danish equivalent (DSF).

Hello fellow Stage32:ians,

I am a professional Swedish actor looking to expand my horizons outside Sweden and my main genre's I do are drama, comedy and if possible thriller/horror. I speak non-native English fluently.

Looking forward to hearing from any of you - welcome!

Regards,

Lennart

Hello everyone!

I am not new to Stage32 but a bit "on and off" so I thank Stage32 for the opportunity to once again introduce myself. My name is Lennart B. Sandelin and I am a Swedish freelance actor. I have primarely done work in Sweden, on stage, on film and tv. I also do voice over jobs with my own DAW.

Right now I am, as always, waiting for material to be released (for my showreel etc) and also working on a 25 minute monologue, about The Life and how unfortunate circumstances can make you go from fame and fortune to a cardboard box under a bridge. I hope to have premiere on stage during 2018.

Happy 2018 everyone! :)

Best regards,

Lennart

Hello! I'm from Sweden ad I am an autodidact freelance actor that mostly been doing characters in local TV-series, some odd movies and more recently theater. Last Summer as Count Montague in Romeo & Juliet and right now I am awaiting the opening night on Wednesday for the play "The Handymen", which is a play written by the Danish writer Line Knutzon. I am usually casted for the somewhat odd character, comical, serious and last year I portraied a priest in the German TV-series "Inga Lindström". I got some face time as a laywer in David Fincer's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I was in the opening five minutes. So, that was my first international movie and it would be great to be a part of some more. That movie has started a trend, as it seems, to film international movies in Sweden, as there have been quite a few filmed here recently. I hope to connect with directors, CD's and film makers, so we hopefully can make movies or theater together. I am also a voice actor, doing voice overs for infomercials, radio spots, the leading charachter in a RPG etc. I have my own pro recording equipment and can do voice overs in Swedish (native) and in English (fluent). I also speak German, but not fluent, so i need a script to read from. Looking forward to hearing from you ;) Regards, Lennart

Hey all.... just chatting with a new friend across the "pond" and wanted to share some advice with you that I shared with him. If you have an idea for a movie, NEVER share that idea with ANYONE until you have signed a NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (NDA) with them concerning the idea. You may mean well and almost every filmmaker out there wants to get their idea into the hands of someone who they think could possibly help them become the next Spielberg or Scott (R.I.P.)... but it is a bad idea. My own producers don't see anything from me until I know my idea is protected first. You can't copyright an idea, but you can sure as hell be sure no one steals it until the script is finished by not talking about. If you're not a writer but want your script written, find and get to know a screenwriter. Let them know you have an idea and ask them for a few samples of their work to be sure their writing style fits your concept (romance writers write crappy horror, “Twilight” for example.. LOL). Study up on NDAs and find one to tailor it for your concept. Send it to the writer, have them print it, sign it and send it back to you. Now, an NDA may or may not hold up in court, but at least you've taken the 1st step to protecting yourself and your idea and it will count for something if the idea is stolen. I am speaking from experience as someone who, back in 2002, when I was planning to make my first movie, got taken by a man I considered to be my “Yoda”.... he had been in the TV industry for 40 years. The one thing he failed to mention was the NDA. Needless to say, he stole the idea after having me rewrite more than ten times to fit his vision of my idea and then banned me from his set when I grew angry about it. I took my original script, found five actors and, with absolutely no formal experience at all, made my first movie on my own with no crew. I released mine in a local theater for 8 sold-out showings and have won several awards for it and he never finished his (which I wrote). His cast and crew quit because he continued to change the script and plot. Years later, I ran into him and forgave him for it. He told me he would like to try again someday and just laughed in his face and walked away. And that's just one story. However, on the flip side of this subject, there are millions of people in the world so the chances of another person having a similar concept to yours is very likely and happens quite often. Once, again, as per my experience with several TV shows and movies that have come out in the last 10 years or so, I had same idea written as a synopsis a year or two before theirs came out. This may make me even more eager to get my new ideas out there, but I have to exercise some restraint. So do you. Your day will come if you work hard enough and pursue your passion. So PLEASE do not share your ideas with ANYONE... especially on a website! Research and get familiar with NDAs, in this business you will be signing lots of them. Exercise some wisdom and patience, guys and gals. Good luck!

I am a Swedish actor, with the intent to expand my network outside the boarders of Sweden. In Sweden you do not get an agent untill you are highly established and even though I have done a lot of acting, commercials etc over the years, I am not a well known actor, yet, why I need to rely on my network within the industry, to be able to get roles in movies, theater plays, commercials etc. Stage 32 has come highly recommended to me, why I now am trying to find new jobs this way, both local in Sweden, but also abroad. Do not hestitate to inbox me if you are interested in my profile. I will keep it updated constantly. Looking forward to hearing from you :) Best regrds, Lennart B. Sandelin