Mikael Persbrandt

Known for ActingBorn 1963-09-25 (age 62)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Tillsammans med Strömstedts

Vänligen: Lars Lerin

The 7 Deadly Sins

102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger

Sex Education

Kidnapping

Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa

Expeditionen

Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

Ett herrans liv

Den starkare

Beneath the Surface

Reindeer Mafia

Foundation

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Invisible Heroes

Bergman: A Year in a Life

The Kingdom

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Rederiet

Everlasting Moments

The Siege of Jadotville

In a Better World

Hela härligheten

Ellinors bröllop

Alone in Berlin

Nobody Owns Me

Beck

The Unlikely Murderer

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

The Salvation

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Enemy's Enemy

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa

Anna Holt

Day and Night

The Girl in the Spider's Web

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Beck 03 - White Nights

Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

The Cake General