Mikael Persbrandt
Acting
Born: September 25, 1963 (age 62) · Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
Highest Rated
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
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Sex Education
2019
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
Foundation
2021
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018
The Salvation
2014
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
In a Better World
2010
Alone in Berlin
2016
The Hypnotist
2012
Photos (5)
Movies (86)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Beorn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Beorn
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Greybeard
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Alexander Zalachenko
The Siege of Jadotville
Dag Hammarskjold
The Salvation
Peter Jensen
No Tears
Lars
Stockholm East
Johan
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Victor Karlosson
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Carl Hamilton
In a Better World
Anton
The Hypnotist
Erik Maria Bark
Alone in Berlin
Prall
Heaven's Heart
Lars
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Dag Hammarskjöld
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Carl Hamilton
Odyssey
Mysterious Viking
Cop Killer
Police 1
Solstorm
Tomas Söderberg
One Way
Tomas Gaal
Now
Adam (young)
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 29 - Invasion
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Gunvald Larsson
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 03 - White Nights
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Gunvald Larsson
9 millimeter
Konstantin
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Gunvald Larsson
Someone You Love
Thomas Jacob
Everlasting Moments
Sigfrid Larsson
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Gunvald Larsson
Nobody Owns Me
Hasse
The Last Contract
Roger Nyman
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Carl Johan Ruth
Everyone Loves Alice
Johan
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Gunvald Larsson
Wonderful and Loved by All
Mikael Persbrandt
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Gunvald Larsson
Search
Björn
Day and Night
Thomas
Till Sun Rises
Peder
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 06 - The Monster
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Gunvald Larsson
Dragonflies
Kullman
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Gunvald Larsson
Bang Bang Orangutang
Åke
X&Y
The Famous Actor
Somewhere Else
Stefan
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Gunvald Larsson
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 28 - The Family
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Gunvald Larsson
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
Georg
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Gunvald Larsson
At Point Blank
Frank
Hela härligheten
Glenn
Ellinors bröllop
C-O
Three Suns
Ulf
Between Summers
Peter
Deadly Drift
Andreas Persson
The Cake General
Hasse P
One Eye Red
Mikael Persbrandt
Gossip
Åke Frigårdh
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
Reader (voice)
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
Priest
Gangster
Thomas
Beneath the Surface
Roffe
Den starkare
X
Nature's Warrior
Hjorth
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Kurt
TV Shows (16)
Sex Education
Jakob Nyman · 20 eps
Foundation
The Mule · 4 eps
Beck
Gunvald Larsson · 34 eps
Rederiet
Ola Simonsson · 30 eps
The Kingdom
Helmer Jr. · 5 eps
Anna Holt
Jocke · 6 eps
Svensson, Svensson
1 eps
Invisible Heroes
Harald Edelstam · 6 eps
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
1 eps
Innocently Convicted
24 eps
Enemy's Enemy
Vanchaufför · 8 eps
Reindeer Mafia
Stagge · 8 eps
The Unlikely Murderer
Hans Holmér · 5 eps
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
Hellman · 4 eps
Kidnapping
Markus · 8 eps
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Carl Johan Ruth · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Plura's Kitchen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The 7 Deadly Sins
Himself · 1 eps
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Himself · 1 eps
Expeditionen
Self · 8 eps
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
Self · 1 eps
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Helmer Jr
Ett herrans liv
Self · 1 eps
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
Self · 6 eps
Ett jobb för Berg
Self · 1 eps
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Self (archive footage)
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Self (archive footage)