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Mikael Håfström

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateJul 1, 1960 (66 years old)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthLund, Skåne län, Sweden
Career Span1987 – Present (40 yrs)
Known Credits32 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.2

Mikael Håfström

Also known as:Mikael HafströmJan Mikael Håfström
Total Works

32

27 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Jan Mikael Håfstrom (born 1 July 1960) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. After studying film in Stockholm and New York, he worked as an assistant director on the Swedish channel, SVT 1 and as a screenwriter. He was awarded a Guldbaggegatan 2002 screenplay "Leva Livet". He is best known for directing the film drama film Evil (2003), the adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408 (2007), and the action film Escape Plan (2013).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Escape Plan
6.7
Escape Plan
2013•movie
Role: Director
1408
6.7
1408
2007•movie
Role: Director
The Rite
6.1
The Rite
2011•movie
Role: Director
Outside the Wire
6.3
Outside the Wire
2021•movie
Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 32 titles featuring Mikael Håfström

Escape Plan
6.7
Escape Plan
2013•movie

Role: Director

1408
6.7
1408
2007•movie

Role: Director

The Rite
6.1
The Rite
2011•movie

Role: Director

Outside the Wire
6.3
Outside the Wire
2021•movie

Role: Director

Derailed
6.4
Derailed
2005•movie

Role: Director

Evil
7.3
Evil
2003•movie

Role: Screenplay

Bloodline
7.1
Bloodline
2015•series

Role: Director

Slingshot
6.1
Slingshot
2024•movie

Role: Director

Kopps
6.4
Kopps
2003•movie

Role: Screenplay

Shanghai
6.1
Shanghai
2010•movie

Role: Director

The Perfect Patient
6.3

Role: Executive Producer

Stockholm Bloodbath
6.3

Role: Director

Drowning Ghost
4.8
Drowning Ghost
2004•movie

Role: Director

King on Screen
7.1
King on Screen
2023•movie

as Self

Vendetta
6.6
Vendetta
1995•movie

Role: Director

Moscow Noir
5.6
Moscow Noir
2018•series

Role: Director

Varuhuset
7.0
Varuhuset
1987•series

Role: Writer

Roland Hassel: Kidnapping
6.0

Role: Director

Hassel - Botgörarna
5.7

Role: Writer

Hassel - De giriga
5.7
Hassel - De giriga
1992•movie

Role: Director

The House of Shadows
7.3

Role: Writer

The Making of Derailed
4.8

as Self

Days Like This
6.0
Days Like This
2001•movie

Role: Screenplay

Hassel - Slavhandlarna
6.4

Role: Assistant Director

Hassel - Säkra papper
6.0

Role: Assistant Director

Hassel - Offren
5.8
Hassel - Offren
1989•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Lysande landning
7.2
Lysande landning
1987•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Träff i Helfigur
4.2
Träff i Helfigur
1987•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Idag Röd
8.0
Idag Röd
1987•movie

Role: Assistant Director

En dag i taget
8.0
En dag i taget
1999•series

Role: Writer

Satans mördare
Satans mördare
1995•movie

Role: Director

Smutsiga ögon
Smutsiga ögon
1994•movie

Role: Director