Karl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut in Ragnar Arvedson's "Kustens glada kavaljerer" in 1938. Karl-Arne Holmsten portrayed the elegant detective John Hillman in five films by Arne Mattsson, based on Folke Mellvig's novels. He also played Maria Lang's detective Christer Wijk in two films.

• Flicka och hyacinter (1950)

  
• Mannekäng i rött (1958)

  
• Kvinnors väntan (1952)

  
• Den osynliga muren (1944)

  
• Ubåt 39 (1952)