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.
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Credits
- 2025 · The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley as Magister Barres
- 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
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
- 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
- 2016 · Justice League Action as Mr. Freeze (voice)
- 2016 · Rupture as Terrence
- 2016 · Swedish Dicks as Ingmar
- 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 · 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 · Graceland as Martun Sarkissian
- 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Fibulon (voice)
- 2013 · Pain & Gain as Dr. Bjornson
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Ink
- 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 Chance Gilbert
- 2012 · Longmire as
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2012 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
- 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
- 2009 · Horsemen as David Spitz
- 2008 · Leverage as Gunter Hanzig
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- 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 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 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 2002 · Monk as Petya Lovak
- 2002 · Minority Report as Dr. Solomon Eddie
- 2002 · Windtalkers as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
- 2002 · Bad Company as Adrik Vas
- 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
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- 2025 · Off the Grid as Belcor
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2024 · So Long, Marianne as Irving Layton
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2017 · The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as Gunther (voice)
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Pierce Davidson
- 2016 · Black Widows as Folke Lundgren
- 2015 · Dark Summer as Stokes
- 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
- 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 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)
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Undocumented as Z
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- Future · Hard Matter as
- 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 Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2020 · The American Runestone as
- 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
- 2018 · LA to Vegas as Artem
- 2016 · Midnight Sun as Rutger Burlin
- 2015 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2008 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Glenn
- 2007 · They Never Found Her as Woods
- 2006 · One Night with You as Steinmetz
- 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 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 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 2005 · 2001 Maniacs as Professor Ackerman
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2002 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- 1990 · Fångarna på fortet as Kapten Kaboom
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- 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 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto