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 · Off the Grid as Belcor
- 2024 · So Long, Marianne as Irving Layton
- 2024 · Guy Manley: Super Spy as Hurricane Pete
- 2022 · Chivalry as Garth
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
- 2018 · LA to Vegas as Artem
- 2016 · Rupture as Terrence
- 2016 · Midnight Sun as Rutger Burlin
- 2016 · Black Widows as Folke Lundgren
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Editor
- 2015 · Dark Summer as Stokes
- 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
- 2014 · Mall as Barry
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Ink
- 2012 · Big Top Scooby-Doo! as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2009 · Horsemen as David Spitz
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- 2006 · Unknown as Snakeskin Boots
- 2006 · Stjärnorna på Slottet as Self
- 2005 · The Batman vs. Dracula as Dracula (voice)
- 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 2002 · Bad Company as Adrik Vas
- 2002 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1990 · Fångarna på fortet as Kapten Kaboom
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Alan Hill
- 2025 · Hellenius hörna hyllar TV as Self
- 2024 · Kill 'em All 2 as Agent Holman
- 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Ulfr (voice)
- 2024 · Hangman as Bobby
- 2024 · Tracker as Valts
- 2023 · The Ritual Killer as Captain Marchand
- 2022 · 1923 as Lucca
- 2022 · BIANCA as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as Self
- 2022 · Day Shift as Troy
- 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2020 · The American Runestone as
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
- 2017 · V.I.P. as Paul
- 2017 · Get Shorty as Hafdis Snaejornsson
- 2017 · The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as Gunther (voice)
- 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 · Swedish Dicks as Ingmar
- 2015 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 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 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2014 · 22 Jump Street as The Ghost
- 2014 · Rage as Francis O'Connell
- 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Doctor 2
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2013 · Bad Milo! as Highsmith
- 2013 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Whiplash (voice)
- 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 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Lord Dregg (voice)
- 2012 · Longmire as Chance Gilbert
- 2012 · Longmire as
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2012 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 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
- 2009 · Svenska Hollywoodfruar as Self
- 2008 · Leverage as Gunter Hanzig
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2008 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 2007 · Switch as Tommen
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Glenn
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Whiplash (voice)
- 2007 · They Never Found Her as Woods
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Gorb
- 2007 · Leaps and Bounds as Korvgubbe
- 2007 · Premonition as Dr. Roth
- 2006 · One Night with You as Steinmetz
- 2006 · Psych as Cyrus Polk
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Emperor
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 2005 · Prison Break as John Abruzzi
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm as Cavaldi
- 2005 · Weeds as Chef
- 2005 · 2001 Maniacs as Professor Ackerman
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 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
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2002 · The Tuxedo as Dr. Simms
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 2002 · Monk as Petya Lovak
- 2002 · Minority Report as Dr. Solomon Eddie
- 2002 · Windtalkers as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 2000 · Chocolat as Serge Muscat
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as George 'Binky' Babinkian
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Jeff
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1999 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- Future · Grylu Sker as The Mariner
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- Future · Hard Matter as
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry
- 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner