Mikael Persbrandt

Acting

Born Sep 25, 1963

From Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige

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.

Mikael Persbrandt

Known For

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Salvation

The Siege of Jadotville

In a Better World

One Way

Alone in Berlin

Filmography — Acting

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Salvation

The Siege of Jadotville

In a Better World

One Way

Alone in Berlin

Odyssey

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Cop Killer

Ellinors bröllop

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Bergman: A Year in a Life

The Hypnotist

Beck 03 - White Nights

Now

X&Y

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

Stockholm East

Someone You Love

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Beck 29 - Invasion

Solstorm

The Lovelife of a Fat Thief

Everlasting Moments

Between Summers

Beck 27 - Room 302

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

Nature's Warrior

The Kautokeino Rebellion

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

Beck - The Man with the Icons

Lovisa och Carl Michael

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Beck 31 - Gunvald

Somewhere Else

Wonderful and Loved by All

At Point Blank

The Cake General

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

9 millimeter

Beck 07 - The Money Man

Gossip

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Gangster

Nobody Owns Me

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Deadly Drift

Day and Night

Beck 19 - The Vulture

Dragonflies

Beck 24 - In the Name of God

Beck 12 - The Loner

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

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