Dr. Rune Orqvist

from The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Role: Supporting

Swedish surgeon in Cochin

Readers picture Mikael Persbrandt as Dr. Rune Orqvist in The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Other fancast picks include Stellan Skarsgård.

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