Allan Svensson got his education at the Acting School in Gothenburg and one of his first roles was as the young Erik in Hedebyborna (1978). He has worked at the Stockholm City Theatre for fifteen years between 1979 and 1994, both as an actor and director. He himself directed Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows'. His career has mainly been for television, such as Olov Svedelid's police-series about Roland Hassel and as Gustav Svensson in the comedy show Svensson Svensson (1994). He has played Cyrano at the Oscars theatre in Stockholm and August Strindberg's 'Dödsdansen' at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.