Christoffer Barnekov was born on April 13, 1940 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He was a writer and actor, known for I sandhedens tjeneste (1984), Livshunger (2002) and Send More Candy (2001). He was previously married to Hanne Fokdal and Kerstin Sjögren. He died on January 5, 2018 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.