Ellen Nyman (born 21 December 1971) is a Swedish actress, performance artist and theatre director.
Since her graduation, she has worked within theater, film, performance art, and television in both Denmark and Sweden.
[3][4] Nyman has been a regular cast member of several TV-shows such as the Danish dramas At the Faber (season 4) and the 1st season of Forsvar,[5] the Swedish mini-series Om ett hjärta plus minor roles in crime dramas Wallander and The Bridge.
Through her art, she commented on the right-wing populist Danish People's Party in various ways, including singing the Danish National Anthem on election night, while wrapped in a tablecloth from IKEA (to look more like the stereotypical Eritrean woman) to the partys leader Pia Kjaersgaard.
[9] In 2012, Nyman directed A Performance of Swedish Arms Exports (En föreställning om svensk vapenexport) at Teater Tribunalen.