AXEL is the fictional pilot in Netflix’s The Helicopter Heist, which relies on a real-life crime that rocked Sweden. 

He’s performed by Erik Svedberg-Zelman, a rising Swedish star who has snagged SkyShowtime Rising Star Award 2024.

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The Helicopter Heist 

Within the present, Axel relies on Alexander Erikkson, the real-life helicopter pilot on the centre of the meticulously-planned theft. 

The sequence intently follows the 2009 theft which shocked Sweden.

Within the present, Axel is the second pilot chosen by the group of criminals after they fired their first airman. 

It is because Axel’s predecessor was revealed to truly be an informant for the Serbian authorities, who warned the Swedish authorities concerning the crime nearly a month prematurely.

Axel flies Rami and Michel to the G4S depot the place they break by the ceiling to seize tens of millions of Swedish Krona.

Rami is a criminal offense veteran within the present and even masterminded the theft of the Swedish Nationwide Museum.

Following their theft, the gang managed to flee from the authorities however the discovery of their deserted helicopter finally led to their seize. 

Not like Rami, Axel didn’t plead responsible to the theft.

Nonetheless, he was in the end convicted alongside his conspirators. 

The true story

On 23 September, 2009, a G4S money service depot was robbed in southern Stockholm. 

The thieves used a stolen Bell 206 helicopter to land on the constructing.

They then smashed a glass window utilizing sledgehammers and used miniature bombs to blow safety doorways open. 

The police have been unable to pursue the thieves as a result of they’d planted bombs on the police helicopter base on a close-by island. 

Finally, the thieves have been arrested and Alexander Erikkson, whom Axel relies on, obtained an 8-year jail sentence for his crime.

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A surprising portrayal of Axel

Axel is performed by Erik Svedberg-Zelman, a Swedish actor who was born on June 30, 1996, in New York.

The star moved to Sweden when he was very younger and educated to be an actor on the prestigious Theatre Academy in Malmö.

He had his breakout function within the hit sequence Toppen, which interprets to The Prime, and continued his success with the musical drama Düsseldorf, Skåne.

In 2024, he gained the SkyShowtime Rising Star Award 2024 for his function in Düsseldorf, Skåne.

The jury mentioned that Erik “utterly offers himself to his roles with out shedding himself” and mentioned that they will’t wait to see extra of his “journey in direction of the celebrities”. 

Followers can watch the actor’s beautiful efficiency in The Helicopter Heist on Netflix.