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
- 2026 · Kill Code as
- 2026 · Detective Hole as Odin
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · Off the Grid as Belcor
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Alan Hill
- 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as Self
- 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2020 · The American Runestone as Self
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
- 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
- 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 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2013 · Bad Milo! as Highsmith
- 2013 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Whiplash (voice)
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Ink
- 2012 · Tai Chi Hero as Flamming
- 2012 · Big Top Scooby-Doo! as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2010 · Henry's Crime as Darek Millodragovic
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- Future · Constantine 2 as Lucifer
- 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
- 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
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2020 · Making Magic - a visual effects story as voice
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 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 · 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)
- 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 · Poseidon Code as
- 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 · Graceland as Martun Sarkissian
- 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Fibulon (voice)
- 2013 · Pain & Gain as Dr. Bjornson
- 2013 · Bergs bärbara talkshow as Self
- 2013 · Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as Sheriff Berringer
- 2013 · The Last Stand as Burrell
- 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 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 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 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 2010 · Undocumented as Z
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
- 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
- 2010 · Corridor as Micke
- 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 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 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
- 2006 · One Night with You as Steinmetz
- 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · The Coen Brothers as Self
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- Future · Grylu Sker as The Mariner
- 2007 · Leaps and Bounds as Korvgubbe
- 2007 · Premonition as Dr. Roth
- 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
- 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 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 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
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1999 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- Future · The Awakening 2 as Mason
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Swift Justice as Johnny D.
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1990 · Fångarna på fortet as Kapten Kaboom
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 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 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- Future · Förr i världen as the man