Biography

New hair color from July 2021! More pictures to come! Jannike is blonde but always open to change haircolor. This year Jannike Grut is seen in several Swedish productions and one German. Before Corona she was in the award winning Garden Lane a.k.a. Trädgårdsgatan - a feature with two nominations to the Swedish Film Academy Awards, and one win! Also in top 10 for the Audience Award.

The Action comedy The Duck Pond to aka Ankdammen is found both on I-tunes and SF Anytime after it's screening in cinemas. In The Duckpond, Jannike plays a cold-blooded criminal, a Danish robber, Josephine. In Swedish television, she is also seen together with renown Per Andersson, in the comedy series Katsching! Also on TV, she is in acclaimed series BECK. Before Corona Jannike further moreover filmed one German TV series, Der Kommissar und das Meer, and two American features.

Jannike has a 01 WORK VISA to the United States.

This is what the media says:"Grut is also producing and co-writing the Scandinavian and American feature "We are Family", in which she has the lead, with renowned American screenwriter Alvaro Rodriguez ('Machete,' 'From Dusk to Dawn'). The short version of We are Family has already won several prizes, and are selected to two more festivals this winter.

And there's still more going on in Jannike Gruts fast-moving career. She has just done a role in a big Swedish TV series, and are getting cast in productions on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, nationally and internationally.

"Most exciting of it all the last year has been the American productions," she says. "I've played comedy, dramedy and action, filming in New York and in Hollywood, and hopefully, this exciting adventure continues! I really look forward to keeping on working internationally. Right now, my goal is to keep on getting good roles in TV series, and films. As an actress, it's absolutely crucial to be curious. Ask questions, look around in fascination. And always be generous-pay it forward. So, with authenticity, curiosity and generosity, you can't fail. I can bring something special to any part, simply by being my authentic self."

- IMDb mini biography by: Fia Hammarström

Jannike Grut is born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, with a Danish father and Swedish mother. Later she's lived in Copenhagen, Denmark where she also got her BA in acting, and in Los Angeles, and she's still is permitted to work in the US. Grut performed a lot in both theatre, music theatre and stand-up comedy before she got into the films more around 2009. Since then Grut is to be seen in more than 35 Swedish productions and several international.

Jannike Grut is now blonde again, and her first role after the Corona years is in the highly anticipated TV series "Evil" (2022) after a book of Jan Guillou. Before Corona she was in award winning "Garden lane" ("Trädgårdsgatan") a feature with 3 nominations and 1 win at the Swedish film Academy Awards.

Grut's range from being in acclaimed TV films and dramas like BECK, Hamilton, Wallander. To action comedy movies like in "The duck pond" where she plays a Danish robber, a cold blooded criminal. In the Swedish television comedy series Katsching! she plays together with renowned comedian Per Andersson. Furthermore Grut has one of the leads in the German TV drama "Der Kommissar und das Meer" ("Inspector and the Sea") and plays the German smuggler in the international movie "Lagos to Oslo".

This is what the media says: "And there's still more going on in Jannike Gruts fast moving career, she has just done a role in a big Swedish TV series and are getting cast in productions on both sides of the Atlantic ocean, internationally and nationally.

Grut is also producing and Co-writing the Scandinavian and American feature "We are family" in which she also has the lead, with renowned American screenwriter Alvaro Rodriguez (Machete, From dusk to dawn). The short version of "We are family" has already won 3 prizes and are selected to numerous festivals.

"Most exciting of it all the last year has been the American productions" she says. "I've played comedy, dramedy and action. Filming in New York and in Hollywood and hopefully this exciting adventure continues. I really look forward to keep on working internationally. As an actress it's absolutely crucial to be curious, ask questions, look around in fascination. And always be generous, pay it forward. With authenticity, curiosity and generosity you can't fail. You can bring some special to every part you do, simply by being your authentic self."

- IMDb mini biography by: Fia Hammarström