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
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Alan Hill
- 2024 · Kill 'em All 2 as Agent Holman
- 2024 · So Long, Marianne as Irving Layton
- 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Ulfr (voice)
- 2024 · Guy Manley: Super Spy as Hurricane Pete
- 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 · Chivalry as Garth
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2020 · The American Runestone as
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2018 · LA to Vegas as Artem
- 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 · 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 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 2015 · Renées brygga as Self
- 2015 · Strange Magic as Thang (voice)
- 2015 · Dark Summer as Stokes
- 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 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Doctor 2
- 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 · 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
- 2012 · Longmire as Chance Gilbert
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2012 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 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 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 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
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Switch as Tommen
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- 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 · Unknown as Snakeskin Boots
- 2006 · Psych as Cyrus Polk
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Emperor
- 2006 · Stjärnorna på Slottet 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 · 2001 Maniacs as Professor Ackerman
- 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 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 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
- 2002 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
- 2000 · Chocolat as Serge Muscat
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as George 'Binky' Babinkian
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Jeff
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1999 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1990 · Fångarna på fortet as Kapten Kaboom
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- Future · Grylu Sker as The Mariner
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · Hellenius hörna hyllar TV as Self
- 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
- 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Editor
- 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2008 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- Future · Hard Matter as
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry
- 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as