Mikael Persbrandt
Age: N/A | From: Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
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Movie Involvements: 79
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
Biography
Mikael Åke Persbrandt, born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the Beck series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Award-winning feature, In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier. His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Award nomination for Best Actor. Other parts include the role of Carl Hamilton from the novels by Jan Guillou, Beorn in The Hobbit, as well as Jakob Nyman in the English TV series Sex Education. He has performed onstage with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and in numerous film and TV roles. Persbrandt is well known for his role as the hardboiled police inspector Gunvald Larsson, in the Beck series of films. He won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a leading role twice, the first in 2009 for Everlasting Moments and the second in 2014 for Nobody Owns Me. In 2015, Persbrandt reported that he would quit starring in his popular role of Gunvald Larsson. In 2019, Persbrandt began playing Jakob Nyman in the Netflix comedy drama Sex Education. He was a leading actor in the film The Salvation.
Most Famous Work
Foundation
(2021) The Mule
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(2014) Beorn
Beck
(1999) Gunvald Larsson
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(2013) Beorn
Rederiet
(1992) Ola Simonsson
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
(2017) Greybeard
The Girl in the Spider's Web
(2018) Alexander Zalachenko
Invisible Heroes
(2019) Harald EdelstamActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dag Hammarskjöld | |
| Stagge | ||
| 2022 | Self / Helmer Jr | |
| 2021 | Peder | |
| Hans Holmér | ||
| The Mule | ||
| 2020 | Victor Karlosson | |
| 2019 | Self | |
| Harald Edelstam | ||
| Jakob Nyman | ||
| 2018 | The Famous Actor | |
| Alexander Zalachenko | ||
| Self | ||
| Hasse P | ||
| 2017 | Greybeard | |
| Himself | ||
| 2016 | Dag Hammarskjold | |
| Prall | ||
| Self | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 2015 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 2014 | Beorn | |
| Peter Jensen | ||
| Thomas Jacob | ||
| 2013 | Beorn | |
| Hasse | ||
| 2012 | Erik Maria Bark | |
| Carl Hamilton | ||
| Carl Hamilton | ||
| 2011 | Stefan | |
| Johan | ||
| 2010 | Anton | |
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 2009 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| N/A | ||
| 2008 | N/A | |
| Sigfrid Larsson | ||
| Lars | ||
| Carl Johan Ruth | ||
| 2007 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Tomas Söderberg | ||
| Himself | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Mikael Persbrandt | ||
| Mikael Persbrandt | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Thomas | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 2006 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Tomas Gaal | ||
| Lars | ||
| Björn | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Priest | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2005 | Westman | |
| Åke | ||
| Martin Holst | ||
| Jocke | ||
| 2004 | X | |
| Thomas | ||
| Ulf | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2003 | Frank | |
| N/A | ||
| Adam (young) | ||
| 2002 | Johan | |
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 2001 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Kullman | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 2000 | Åke Frigårdh | |
| 1999 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Georg | ||
| Andreas Persson | ||
| The paramedic | ||
| 1998 | Glenn | |
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Reader (voice) | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Roger Nyman | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| 1997 | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Roffe | ||
| Gunvald Larsson | ||
| Hjorth | ||
| Konstantin | ||
| 1996 | C-O | |
| Jocke | ||
| 1995 | Peter | |
| 1994 | Helmer Jr. | |
| N/A | ||
| Hellman | ||
| Polis 1 | ||
| 1992 | Ola Simonsson | |
| 1990 | Vanchaufför | |
| Svante | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |