Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare (August 27, 1953) was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo. Peter Stormare began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions of many Shakespeare plays, including "Hamlet". In 1993 he moved to New York, where he appeared in English productions. He continues to work in both the United States and his his homeland of Sweden. He resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his wife.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Alan Hill
- 2024 · Kill 'em All 2 as Agent Holman
- 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Ulfr (voice)
- 2024 · Tracker as Valts
- 2023 · The Ritual Killer as Captain Marchand
- 2022 · 1923 as Lucca
- 2022 · Day Shift as Troy
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2017 · V.I.P. as Paul
- 2017 · Get Shorty as Hafdis Snaejornsson
- 2017 · Castlevania as Godbrand (voice)
- 2017 · Kill 'em All as Agent Mark Holman
- 2017 · American Gods as Czernobog
- 2017 · American Gods as Czernobog, Slavic god of darkness, death, and evil
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Abram Tarasov
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Pierce Davidson
- 2016 · Justice League Action as Mr. Freeze (voice)
- 2016 · Rupture as Terrence
- 2016 · Midnight Sun as Rutger Burlin
- 2016 · Swedish Dicks as Ingmar
- 2016 · Black Widows as Folke Lundgren
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Editor
- 2015 · Strange Magic as Thang (voice)
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Rufus (voice)
- 2014 · Penguins of Madagascar as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Clown as Karlsson
- 2014 · Manhattan as Lazar
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2014 · Mall as Barry
- 2014 · 22 Jump Street as The Ghost
- 2014 · Rage as Francis O'Connell
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2013 · Graceland as Martun Sarkissian
- 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Fibulon (voice)
- 2013 · Pain & Gain as Dr. Bjornson
- 2013 · Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as Sheriff Berringer
- 2013 · The Last Stand as Burrell
- 2012 · Tai Chi Hero as Flamming
- 2012 · Arrow as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo
- 2012 · Big Top Scooby-Doo! as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
- 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Lord Dregg (voice)
- 2012 · Longmire as
- 2012 · Longmire as Chance Gilbert
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2012 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Undocumented as Z
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
- 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
- 2010 · Corridor as Micke
- 2010 · Henry's Crime as Darek Millodragovic
- 2009 · The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as The President
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Interpol Agent Martin Källström
- 2008 · Leverage as Gunter Hanzig
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Whiplash (voice)
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Gorb
- 2007 · Premonition as Dr. Roth
- 2006 · Psych as Cyrus Polk
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Emperor
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 2005 · The Batman vs. Dracula as Dracula (voice)
- 2005 · Prison Break as John Abruzzi
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm as Cavaldi
- 2005 · Weeds as Chef
- 2005 · Constantine as Lucifer
- 2004 · Birth as Clifford
- 2004 · Joey as Viktor
- 2004 · Entourage as Aaron Cohen
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Alexei
- 2003 · Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Ernst Rohm
- 2002 · The Tuxedo as Dr. Simms
- 2002 · Monk as Petya Lovak
- 2002 · Minority Report as Dr. Solomon Eddie
- 2002 · Windtalkers as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
- 2002 · Bad Company as Adrik Vas
- 2002 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 2000 · Chocolat as Serge Muscat
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as George 'Binky' Babinkian
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Jeff
- 1999 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- Future · Hard Matter as
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- 2025 · The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley as Magister Barres
- 2025 · Off the Grid as Belcor
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2024 · So Long, Marianne as Irving Layton
- 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2018 · LA to Vegas as Artem
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Ink
- 2009 · Horsemen as David Spitz
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 2017 · The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as Gunther (voice)
- 2015 · Dark Summer as Stokes
- 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Doctor 2
- 2013 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Whiplash (voice)
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Svenska Hollywoodfruar as Self
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Switch as Tommen
- 2007 · Leaps and Bounds as Korvgubbe
- 2006 · Unknown as Snakeskin Boots
- 2006 · Stjärnorna på Slottet as Self
- 2005 · 2001 Maniacs as Professor Ackerman
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- 2025 · Hellenius hörna hyllar TV as Self
- 2024 · Guy Manley: Super Spy as Hurricane Pete
- 2024 · Hangman as Bobby
- 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as
- 2022 · Chivalry as Garth
- 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2020 · The American Runestone as
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
- 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
- 2015 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal (voice)
- 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2013 · Bad Milo! as Highsmith
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2008 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Glenn
- 2007 · They Never Found Her as Woods
- 2006 · One Night with You as Steinmetz
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry
- 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as