Mikael Persbrandt
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 25, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
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.
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Filmography
Vargarna
Movie · as Roffe ”Puma” Bergström
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Odyssey
Movie · as Mysterious Viking
Jorge Iwasaki Spiritus
Movie · as Andres
Kidnapping
TV · as Markus · 8 eps
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Movie · as Dag Hammarskjöld
Reindeer Mafia
TV · as Stagge · 8 eps
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Movie · as Self / Helmer Jr
Till Sun Rises
Movie · as Peder
The Unlikely Murderer
TV · as Hans Holmér · 5 eps
Foundation
TV · as The Mule · 4 eps
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Movie · as Victor Karlosson
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sex Education
TV · as Jakob Nyman · 20 eps
Invisible Heroes
TV · as Harald Edelstam · 6 eps
Expeditionen
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Cake General
Movie · as Hasse P
X&Y
Movie · as The Famous Actor
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie · as Self
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Movie · as Alexander Zalachenko
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Movie · as Greybeard
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Alone in Berlin
Movie · as Prall
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
The Siege of Jadotville
Movie · as Dag Hammarskjold
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Beck 28 - The Family
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 29 - Invasion
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Ett jobb för Berg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie · as Beorn
Someone You Love
Movie · as Thomas Jacob
The Salvation
Movie · as Peter Jensen
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie · as Beorn
Nobody Owns Me
Movie · as Hasse
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Movie · as Carl Hamilton
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Movie · as Carl Hamilton
The Hypnotist
Movie · as Erik Maria Bark
Somewhere Else
Movie · as Stefan
Stockholm East
Movie · as Johan
Plura's Kitchen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
In a Better World
Movie · as Anton
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Movie · as Carl Johan Ruth
Everlasting Moments
Movie · as Sigfrid Larsson
Heaven's Heart
Movie · as Lars
Innocently Convicted
TV · 24 eps
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
TV · as Carl Johan Ruth · 3 eps
Gangster
Movie · as Thomas
Solstorm
Movie · as Tomas Söderberg
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Wonderful and Loved by All
Movie · as Mikael Persbrandt
One Eye Red
Movie · as Mikael Persbrandt
The 7 Deadly Sins
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
One Way
Movie · as Tomas Gaal
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
Movie · as Priest
No Tears
Movie · as Lars
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Search
Movie · as Björn
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Movie
Ett herrans liv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Double Shift
Movie · as Jocke
Bang Bang Orangutang
Movie · as Åke
Lovisa och Carl Michael
Movie · as Westman
Medicinmannen
TV · as Martin Holst · 8 eps
Day and Night
Movie · as Thomas
Three Suns
Movie · as Ulf
Playing with Fire
Movie · as Axel
Den starkare
Movie · as X
At Point Blank
Movie · as Frank
Now
Movie · as Adam (young)
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Movie · as Kurt
Everyone Loves Alice
Movie · as Johan
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Dragonflies
Movie · as Kullman
Gossip
Movie · as Åke Frigårdh
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
Movie · as Georg
Deadly Drift
Movie · as Andreas Persson
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
Movie · as The paramedic
Beck
TV · as Gunvald Larsson · 34 eps
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
The Last Contract
Movie · as Roger Nyman
Hela härligheten
Movie · as Glenn
Beck 06 - The Monster
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 03 - White Nights
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
Movie · as Reader (voice)
Beneath the Surface
Movie · as Roffe
9 millimeter
Movie · as Konstantin
Nature's Warrior
Movie · as Hjorth
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Movie · as Gunvald Larsson
Ellinors bröllop
Movie · as C-O
Anna Holt
TV · as Jocke · 6 eps
Between Summers
Movie · as Peter
Cop Killer
Movie · as Police 1
Svensson, Svensson
TV · 1 ep
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
TV · as Hellman · 4 eps
The Kingdom
TV · as Helmer Jr. · 5 eps
Rederiet
TV · as Ola Simonsson · 30 eps
Nigger
Movie · as Svante
Enemy's Enemy
TV · as Vanchaufför · 8 eps
Tolvslaget på Skansen
TV · as Self - Poem Reader · 1 ep