 Ragnar trained at Dramatens elevskola (The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school) in 1962-65.The following year he got a job as director's assistant to Ingmar Bergman (on his stage production of Peter Weiss' play "The Investigation"), where Ragnar states he learned a lot on the art of acting and directing from "the master", just by watching and listening when Bergman worked with his actors and the script.In 1968 Per Ragnar had his breakthrough as an actor, earning much critical acclaim and audience praise for his performances in the Arnold Wesker "trilogy" staged that year in Sweden