Krister Henriksson grew up in the small coastal community Grisslehamn in Norrtälje municipality with a father who was a fisherman and a mother who was a housewife.
He describes it as that they did not have that much money - but that it was not a concern because no one else had it either.
After 32 films in the role of police commissioner Kurt Wallander and a successful career as a Dramaten actor, his financial situation looks different today.
- It's quite nice when you make that trip with money and realize how little it means, says Krister Henriksson.
Watch the entire interview in Min sanning on Sunday 12 December at 19:00 on SVT2 or already now on SVT Play.