Mikael Persbrandt
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.
Known For
Dag Hammarskjöld
Hammarskjöld
Tomas Gaal
One Way
Gunvald Larsson
Beck - Spår i mörker
Frank
Rånarna
Carl Johan Ruth
Kautokeino-opprøret
Georg
Vuxna människor
Thomas
Dag och natt
Anton
Hævnen
Priest
Tjocktjuven
Sigfrid Larsson
Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Thomas
Gangster
Tomas Söderberg
Solstorm
Lars
Inga tårar
Roffe
Under ytan
Roger Nyman
Sista kontraktet
Jocke
Som man bäddar...
Carl Hamilton
Hamilton - I nationens intresse
Stefan
Någon annanstans i Sverige
Konstantin
9 millimeter
Ulf
Tre solar
Beorn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lars
Himlens hjärta
Johan
Alla älskar Alice
Åke
Bang Bang Orangutang
Johan
Stockholm Östra
Beorn
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Axel
Leka med elden
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 22 - Den svaga länken
Andreas Persson
Dödlig drift
Carl Hamilton
Hamilton 2 - Men inte om det gäller din dotter
Erik Maria Bark
Hypnotisören
Gunvald Larsson
Beck - Hämndens pris
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 26 - Levande begravd
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 16 - Sista vittnet
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - I stormens öga
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 17 - Skarpt läge
Adam (young)
Nu
Hasse
Mig äger ingen
Glenn
Hela härligheten
Åke Frigårdh
Gossip
Peter
Sommaren
Westman
Lovisa och Carl Michael
Hjorth
Jag är din krigare
Thomas Jacob
En du elsker
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 24 - I Guds namn
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 21 - Den japanska shungamålningen
Gunvald Larsson
Beck - Mannen med ikonerna
Peter Jensen
The Salvation
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 28 - Familjen
Gunvald Larsson
Beck - Okänd avsändare
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Rum 302
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 23 - Det tysta skriket
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 18 - Flickan i jordkällaren
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - Gamen
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 20 - Advokaten
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - Enslingen
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 14 - Annonsmannen
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 10 - Mannen utan ansikte
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 11 - Kartellen
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 15 - Pojken i glaskulan
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 06 - Monstret
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Öga för öga
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 03 - Vita nätter
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 05 - Pensionat Pärlan
Kullman
Øyenstikker
Prall
Alone in Berlin
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 29 - Invasionen
Björn
Sök
Self / Helmer Jr
Skabelsen af Riget Exodus
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - Sjukhusmorden
C-O
Ellinors bröllop
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 01 - Lockpojken
Dag Hammarskjold
The Siege of Jadotville
Mysterious Viking
Odyssey
X
Den starkare
Greybeard
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Hasse P
Tårtgeneralen
The Famous Actor
X&Y
Reader (voice)
102 år i hjärtat av Europa
Police 1
Polismördaren
The paramedic
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
Mikael Persbrandt
Underbar och älskad av alla
Svante
Nigger
Froken Julie: 100 Ar I Ramplujset
Self
Bergman - ett år, ett liv
Alexander Zalachenko
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Kurt
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Victor Karlosson
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Mikael Persbrandt
Ett öga rött
Peder
Tills solen går upp
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Self (archive footage)
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Self (archive footage)
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-09-25
Place of Birth
Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
Also Known As
میکائیل پرشبرانت