Peter Magnusson


Charles Peter Magnusson is a Swedish actor, writer and comedian.

Career

Magnusson was the presenter of the first season of Idol 2004 in Sweden along with David Hellenius. Along with David Hellenius and Christine Meltzer he was also a member of a group of comedians who hosted the comedy sketch-show Hey Baberiba on TV4, in which they parodied Swedish celebrities.
He was the presenter of the comedy show Situation Magnusson, which was premiered on TV4 on 8 February 2007. Magnusson traveled around Europe in disguise, displaying bad and loud behaviour in front of unsuspecting people who were being filmed by a hidden camera. His most noted character was Mike Hunt, a reporter from Sky News in London.
Magnusson was also one of the regular hosts of Fredag Hela Veckan, a Swedish version of Saturday Night Live. In 2009 Magnusson appeared as the three main characters of the TV4 miniseries "Blomstertid": Kenneth, Steven and Anders.
Magnusson wrote and acted in the film A Midsummer Night’s Party in 2009 and Once Upon a Time in Phuket in 2012.

Films

  • A Midsummer Night's Party
  • Once Upon a Time in Phuket
  • Lasse-Majas detektivbyrå – von Broms hemlighet
  • Tillbaka till Bromma
  • 10 000 timmar
  • Micke & Veronica
  • I nöd eller lust
Sommaren med släkten,

TV shows

  • Pyjamas, ZTV, 2001–2002
  • Slussen, TV3, 2002
  • Pass På, ZTV, 2003
  • Godafton Sverige, TV3, 2003–2004
  • Idol 2004, TV4, 2004
  • Stadskampen, TV4, 2005
  • Lilla kycklingen, 2005, Swedish vocal
  • Hey Baberiba, TV4, 2005–2006
  • Situation Magnusson, TV4, 2007
  • Fredag hela veckan, TV4, 2007-
  • Hjälp!, 2008
  • Blomstertid, 2009
  • Stockholm-Båstad, 2011