Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén;[1] 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.
[3][4] He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in Stockholm from 1969 to 1972.
[2] Pontén worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") from 1972.
[5] Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with Suzanne Reuter.
Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.