Peter Stormare
Rolf Peter Ingvar 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
- 2026 · The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story as Uli Kunkel / Karl Hungus (The Big Lebowski archive footage)
- 2026 · The Awakening as Mason
- 2026 · Grylu Sker as The Mariner
- 2026 · Detective Hole as Odin
- 2025 · Off the Grid as Belcor
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Hill
- 2025 · Hellenius hörna hyllar TV as Self
- 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
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2020 · Making Magic - a visual effects story as voice
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2015 · Arga snickaren VIP as Self
- 2015 · Dark Summer as Stokes
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2010 · Undocumented as Z
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
- 2010 · Corridor as Micke
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- 2026 · Never heavell as Peter (Angel)
- 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as Self
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2021 · The Grand Duke of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2020 · The American Runestone as Self
- 2018 · Beyond the Sky as Peter Norton
- 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
- 2017 · V.I.P. as Paul
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Pierce Davidson
- 2016 · Rupture as Terrence
- 2015 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Editor
- 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Mall as Barry
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2013 · Bad Milo! as Highsmith
- 2013 · Bergs bärbara talkshow as Self
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Ink
- 2012 · Tai Chi Hero as Flamming
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · Marianne as Sven
- 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 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2010 · Henry's Crime as Darek Millodragovic
- 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 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2007 · Switch as Tommen
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- 2007 · They Never Found Her as Woods
- 2007 · Leaps and Bounds as Korvgubbe
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- Future · The Awakening 2 as Mason
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 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 · Day Shift as Troy
- 2022 · Chivalry as Garth
- 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2020 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 2018 · LA to Vegas as Artem
- 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
- 2016 · Justice League Action as Mr. Freeze (voice)
- 2016 · Midnight Sun as Rutger Burlin
- 2016 · Swedish Dicks as Ingmar
- 2016 · Black Widows as Folke Lundgren
- 2015 · Renées brygga as Self
- 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 · 22 Jump Street as The Ghost
- 2014 · Rage as Francis O'Connell
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Doctor 2
- 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 · 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 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
- 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)
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2000 · The Coen Brothers as Self
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- 1991 · Förr i världen as the man
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Glenn
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Whiplash (voice)
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Gorb
- 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 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 · Sommarkrysset as Self
- 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 · 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 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 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 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 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 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Ett sorts Hades as Ulf
- 1996 · Swift Justice as Johnny D.
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1990 · Fort Boyard Sweden as Kapten Kaboom
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry
- 1985 · Screen Two as Byrd
- 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as