Mikael Persbrandt
Mikael Åke Persbrandt, born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the Beck series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Award-winning feature, In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier. His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Award nomination for Best Actor. Other parts include the role of Carl Hamilton from the novels by Jan Guillou, Beorn in The Hobbit, as well as Jakob Nyman in the English TV series Sex Education. He has performed onstage with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and in numerous film and TV roles. Persbrandt is well known for his role as the hardboiled police inspector Gunvald Larsson, in the Beck series of films. He won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a leading role twice, the first in 2009 for Everlasting Moments and the second in 2014 for Nobody Owns Me. In 2015, Persbrandt reported that he would quit starring in his popular role of Gunvald Larsson. In 2019, Persbrandt began playing Jakob Nyman in the Netflix comedy drama Sex Education. He was a leading actor in the film The Salvation.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace as Dag Hammarskjöld
- 2023 · Reindeer Mafia as Stagge
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Helmer Jr
- 2021 · Till Sun Rises as Peder
- 2021 · The Unlikely Murderer as Hans Holmér
- 2021 · Foundation as The Mule
- 2020 · Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Victor Karlosson
- 2019 · Expeditionen as Self
- 2019 · Invisible Heroes as Harald Edelstam
- 2019 · Sex Education as Jakob Nyman
- 2018 · X&Y as The Famous Actor
- 2018 · The Girl in the Spider's Web as Alexander Zalachenko
- 2018 · Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self
- 2018 · The Cake General as Hasse P
- 2017 · King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Greybeard
- 2017 · Tillsammans med Strömstedts as Himself
- 2016 · The Siege of Jadotville as Dag Hammarskjold
- 2016 · Alone in Berlin as Prall
- 2016 · Vänligen: Lars Lerin as Self
- 2016 · Beck 31 - Gunvald as Gunvald Larsson
- 2015 · Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders as Gunvald Larsson
- 2015 · Beck 29 - Invasion as Gunvald Larsson
- 2015 · Beck 28 - The Family as Gunvald Larsson
- 2015 · Beck 27 - Room 302 as Gunvald Larsson
- 2014 · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Beorn
- 2014 · The Salvation as Peter Jensen
- 2014 · Someone You Love as Thomas Jacob
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Beorn
- 2013 · Nobody Owns Me as Hasse
- 2012 · The Hypnotist as Erik Maria Bark
- 2012 · Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter as Carl Hamilton
- 2012 · Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation as Carl Hamilton
- 2011 · Somewhere Else as Stefan
- 2011 · Stockholm East as Johan
- 2010 · In a Better World as Anton
- 2010 · Beck 26 - Buried Alive as Gunvald Larsson
- 2009 · Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm as Gunvald Larsson
- 2009 · Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik as
- 2008 · Everlasting Moments as Sigfrid Larsson
- 2008 · Innocently Convicted as
- 2008 · Heaven's Heart as Lars
- 2008 · The Kautokeino Rebellion as Carl Johan Ruth
- 2008 · Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) as Carl Johan Ruth
- 2007 · Beck 24 - In the Name of God as Gunvald Larsson
- 2007 · Solstorm as Tomas Söderberg
- 2007 · The 7 Deadly Sins as Himself
- 2007 · Beck 23 - The Silent Scream as Gunvald Larsson
- 2007 · One Eye Red as Mikael Persbrandt
- 2007 · Wonderful and Loved by All as Mikael Persbrandt
- 2007 · Beck 22 - The Weak Link as Gunvald Larsson
- 2007 · Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting as Gunvald Larsson
- 2007 · Gangster as Thomas
- 2007 · Beck 20 - The Lawyer as Gunvald Larsson
- 2007 · Beck 19 - The Vulture as Gunvald Larsson
- 2006 · Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar as Gunvald Larsson
- 2006 · One Way as Tomas Gaal
- 2006 · No Tears as Lars
- 2006 · Search as Björn
- 2006 · Beck 17 - The Scorpion as Gunvald Larsson
- 2006 · The Lovelife of a Fat Thief as Priest
- 2006 · Ett herrans liv as Self
- 2006 · Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight as
- 2005 · Lovisa och Carl Michael as Westman
- 2005 · Bang Bang Orangutang as Åke
- 2005 · Medicinmannen as Martin Holst
- 2005 · Double Shift as Jocke
- 2004 · Den starkare as X
- 2004 · Day and Night as Thomas
- 2004 · Three Suns as Ulf
- 2004 · Playing with Fire as
- 2003 · At Point Blank as Frank
- 2003 · Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa as
- 2003 · Now as Adam (young)
- 2002 · Everyone Loves Alice as Johan
- 2002 · Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Gunvald Larsson
- 2002 · Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball as Gunvald Larsson
- 2002 · Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Gunvald Larsson
- 2002 · Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Gunvald Larsson
- 2002 · Beck 12 - The Loner as Gunvald Larsson
- 2001 · Beck 11 - The Cartel as Gunvald Larsson
- 2001 · Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face as Gunvald Larsson
- 2001 · Dragonflies as Kullman
- 2001 · Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance as Gunvald Larsson
- 2000 · Gossip as Åke Frigårdh
- 1999 · Beck as Gunvald Larsson
- 1999 · Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind as Georg
- 1999 · Deadly Drift as Andreas Persson
- 1999 · Fatimas tredje hemlighet as The paramedic
- 1998 · Hela härligheten as Glenn
- 1998 · Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness as Gunvald Larsson
- 1998 · Beck 07 - The Money Man as Gunvald Larsson
- 1998 · Beck 06 - The Monster as Gunvald Larsson
- 1998 · 102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger as Reader (voice)
- 1998 · Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl as Gunvald Larsson
- 1998 · Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye as Gunvald Larsson
- 1998 · The Last Contract as Roger Nyman
- 1998 · Beck 03 - White Nights as Gunvald Larsson
- 1997 · Beck - The Man with the Icons as Gunvald Larsson
- 1997 · Beneath the Surface as Roffe
- 1997 · Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy as Gunvald Larsson
- 1997 · Nature's Warrior as Hjorth
- 1997 · 9 millimeter as Konstantin
- 1996 · Ellinors bröllop as C-O
- 1996 · Anna Holt as Jocke
- 1995 · Between Summers as Peter
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Helmer Jr.
- 1994 · Svensson, Svensson as
- 1994 · Den vite riddaren as Hellman
- 1994 · Polismördaren as Polis 1
- 1992 · Rederiet as Ola Simonsson
- 1990 · Enemy's Enemy as Vanchaufför
- 1990 · Nigger as Svante
- Future · Odyssey as
- Future · Untitled Mikael Persbrandt/Dejan Cukić movie as
- Future · Otmica as Markus