Ruben Östlund

Östlund attends the ‘The Square’ photocall during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2017 in Cannes, France. Denis Makarenko/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Claes Olle Ruben Östlund

Place of Birth: Styrsö, Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden

Date of Birth: 13 April, 1974

Ethnicity: Swedish

Ruben Östlund is a Swedish filmmaker. He has written and directed the films The Guitar Mongoloid, Involuntary, Play, Force Majeure, The Square, and Triangle of Sadness. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his writing and direction for the latter film.

He is the son of Catarina and Claes-Göran Östlund. He has two children with his former wife, co-director Andrea Östlund; and a son with his partner, fashion photographer Sina Görcz.

Ruben’s paternal grandfather was surnamed Östlund.

Ruben’s paternal grandmother was Inga-Britt Henriksson (the daughter of Ivan Reinhold Henriksson and Iris Konstansia/Konstantia Pihl). Ivan was the son of Karl Birger Adolf Henriksson and Johanna Maria Larsdotter. Iris was the daughter of Anders Johansson Pihl and Amanda Karlsson.

Ruben’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Förle.

Source: Genealogy of Ruben Östlund (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com