Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Known for
Acting
Born
August 27, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden

Biography

Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (August 27, 1953) was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo. Peter Stormare began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions of many Shakespeare plays, including "Hamlet". In 1993 he moved to New York, where he appeared in English productions. He continues to work in both the United States and his his homeland of Sweden. He resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his wife.

Known For

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Filmography

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Dweller poster

Dweller

Movie · as John Gaines

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Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness poster

Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness

Movie · as Geppetto

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The Knife Thrower poster

The Knife Thrower

Movie · as Kaspar Olofsson

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The Debt Inherited poster

The Debt Inherited

Movie · as Stanley

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Lifsens rot

Lifsens rot

Movie · as Didrik

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The Awakening 2

The Awakening 2

Movie · as Mason

2026
The Awakening poster

The Awakening

Movie · as Mason

2026
Grylu Sker poster

Grylu Sker

Movie · as The Mariner

2026
Never heavell poster

Never heavell

Movie · as Peter (Angel)

2026
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story

The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story

Movie · as Uli Kunkel / Karl Hungus (The Big Lebowski archive footage)

2026
Detective Hole poster

Detective Hole

TV · as Odin · 3 eps

2025
Stand Your Ground poster

Stand Your Ground

Movie · as Bastion

2025
Off the Grid poster

Off the Grid

Movie · as Belcor

2025
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV poster

Hellenius hörna hyllar TV

Movie · as Self

2025
Until Dawn poster

Until Dawn

Movie · as Dr. Hill

2024
Hangman poster

Hangman

Movie · as Bobby

2024
Kill 'em All 2 poster

Kill 'em All 2

Movie · as Agent Holman

2024
Guy Manley: Super Spy poster

Guy Manley: Super Spy

Movie · as Hurricane Pete

2024
Twilight of the Gods poster

Twilight of the Gods

TV · as Ulfr (voice) · 8 eps

2024
Tracker poster

Tracker

TV · as Valts · 1 ep

2024
So Long, Marianne poster

So Long, Marianne

TV · as Irving Layton · 8 eps

2023
The Ritual Killer poster

The Ritual Killer

Movie · as Captain Marchand

2022
Day Shift poster

Day Shift

Movie · as Troy

2022
Tuesday Club poster

Tuesday Club

Movie · as Henrik

2022
The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal poster

The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2022
1923 poster

1923

TV · as Lucca · 1 ep

2022
Chivalry poster

Chivalry

TV · as Garth · 1 ep

2022
BIANCA poster

BIANCA

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Grand Duke of Corsica poster

The Grand Duke of Corsica

Movie · as The Grand Duke of Corsica

2021
Cryptozoo poster

Cryptozoo

Movie · as Gustav (voice)

2021
Horror Noire poster

Horror Noire

Movie · as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')

2021
The Box poster

The Box

TV · as Jedidiah Brag · 7 eps

2020
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial poster

Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial

Movie · as Mini (voice)

2020
Songbird poster

Songbird

Movie · as Emmett Harland

2020
Making Magic - a visual effects story

Making Magic - a visual effects story

Movie · as voice

2020
The American Runestone poster

The American Runestone

TV · as Self · 12 eps

2020
Secrets of the Viking Stone poster

Secrets of the Viking Stone

TV · as Self · 15 eps

2020
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as Nickelwise (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The Poison Rose poster

The Poison Rose

Movie · as Slide

2018
Beyond the Sky poster

Beyond the Sky

Movie · as Peter Norton

2018
The Assassin's Code poster

The Assassin's Code

Movie · as Kurt Schlychter

2018
Age of Summer poster

Age of Summer

Movie · as Rock God

2018
LA to Vegas poster

LA to Vegas

TV · as Artem · 15 eps

2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 poster

John Wick: Chapter 2

Movie · as Abram Tarasov

2017
Kill 'em All poster

Kill 'em All

Movie · as Agent Mark Holman

2017
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

Movie · as Paul

2017
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature poster

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

Movie · as Gunther (voice)

2017
King of the Dancehall poster

King of the Dancehall

Movie · as Pierce Davidson

2017
American Gods poster

American Gods

TV · as Czernobog · 7 eps

2017
Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty

TV · as Hafdis Snaejornsson · 2 eps

2017
Castlevania poster

Castlevania

TV · as Godbrand (voice) · 8 eps

2016
Rupture poster

Rupture

Movie · as Terrence

2016
Swedish Dicks poster

Swedish Dicks

TV · as Ingmar · 20 eps

2016
Midnight Sun poster

Midnight Sun

TV · as Rutger Burlin · 8 eps

2016
Black Widows poster

Black Widows

TV · as Folke Lundgren · 8 eps

2016
Justice League Action poster

Justice League Action

TV · as Mr. Freeze (voice) · 1 ep

2015
I Am Here poster

I Am Here

Movie · as The Russian

2015
Strange Magic poster

Strange Magic

Movie · as Thang (voice)

2015
Dark Summer poster

Dark Summer

Movie · as Stokes

2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine poster

Every Thing Will Be Fine

Movie · as Editor

2015
Renées brygga poster

Renées brygga

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Arga snickaren VIP poster

Arga snickaren VIP

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Rage poster

Rage

Movie · as Francis O'Connell

2014
22 Jump Street poster

22 Jump Street

Movie · as The Ghost

2014
Bang Bang Baby poster

Bang Bang Baby

Movie · as George

2014
Mall poster

Mall

Movie · as Barry

2014
Penguins of Madagascar poster

Penguins of Madagascar

Movie · as Corporal (voice)

2014
Clown poster

Clown

Movie · as Karlsson

2014
Poseidon Code poster

Poseidon Code

Movie

2014
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover poster

The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover

Movie · as Corporal (voice)

2014
Manhattan poster

Manhattan

TV · as Lazar · 5 eps

2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TV · as Rufus (voice) · 2 eps

2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters poster

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Movie · as Sheriff Berringer

2013
The Last Stand poster

The Last Stand

Movie · as Burrell

2013
Pain & Gain poster

Pain & Gain

Movie · as Dr. Bjornson

2013
Siberian Education poster

Siberian Education

Movie · as Ink

2013
Bad Milo! poster

Bad Milo!

Movie · as Highsmith

2013
Autumn Blood poster

Autumn Blood

Movie · as The Mayor

2013
The Zero Theorem poster

The Zero Theorem

Movie · as Doctor 2

2013
Heatstroke poster

Heatstroke

Movie · as Mallick

2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel poster

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

Movie · as Whiplash (voice)

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Figure, Berlin · 1 ep

2013
Graceland poster

Graceland

TV · as Martun Sarkissian · 3 eps

2013
Teen Titans Go! poster

Teen Titans Go!

TV · as Fibulon (voice) · 5 eps

2013
Bergs bärbara talkshow poster

Bergs bärbara talkshow

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Lockout poster

Lockout

Movie · as Scott Langral

2012
Get the Gringo poster

Get the Gringo

Movie · as Frank

2012
Inseparable poster

Inseparable

Movie · as Richard

2012
Small Apartments poster

Small Apartments

Movie · as Dr. Olivetti

2012
Tai Chi Hero poster

Tai Chi Hero

Movie · as Flamming

2012
Jewtopia poster

Jewtopia

Movie · as Buck O'Connell

2012
Big Top Scooby-Doo! poster

Big Top Scooby-Doo!

Movie · as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)

2012
Arrow poster

Arrow

TV · as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo · 2 eps

2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV · as Lord Dregg (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Longmire poster

Longmire

TV · as Chance Gilbert · 5 eps

2011
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night poster

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Movie · as Gabriel

2011
The Wayshower poster

The Wayshower

Movie · as Prince of Doubt

2011
False Trail poster

False Trail

Movie · as Torsten

2011
You Said What? poster

You Said What?

Movie · as Peter Stormare

2011
Marianne poster

Marianne

Movie · as Sven

2011
A Standard Story poster

A Standard Story

Movie · as Bully

2011
Wilfred poster

Wilfred

TV · as Trashface · 1 ep

2011
Body of Proof poster

Body of Proof

TV · as Wilson Polley · 1 ep

2011
Sveriges Mästerkock poster

Sveriges Mästerkock

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2010
Small Town Murder Songs poster

Small Town Murder Songs

Movie · as Walter

2010
Undocumented poster

Undocumented

Movie · as Z

2010
Janie Jones poster

Janie Jones

Movie · as Sloan

2010
Corridor poster

Corridor

Movie · as Micke

2010
Ivory poster

Ivory

Movie · as David Strauss

2010
Henry's Crime poster

Henry's Crime

Movie · as Darek Millodragovic

2010
Behind the Moomins

Behind the Moomins

Movie · as Self

2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien poster

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

TV · as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Hellenius Hörna poster

Hellenius Hörna

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Drago Zankovic · 1 ep

2010
Adventure Time poster

Adventure Time

TV · as Sir Slicer / Old Man (voice) · 1 ep

2009
The Killing Room poster

The Killing Room

Movie · as Dr. Phillips

2009
Otis E. poster

Otis E.

Movie · as Reverand Roy

2009
Horsemen poster

Horsemen

Movie · as David Spitz

2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus poster

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Movie · as The President

2009
Svenska Hollywoodfruar poster

Svenska Hollywoodfruar

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Interpol Agent Martin Källström · 1 ep

2008
Wolf poster

Wolf

Movie · as Klemens

2008
Boot Camp poster

Boot Camp

Movie · as Norman Hail

2008
Witless Protection poster

Witless Protection

Movie · as Arthur Grimsley

2008
Insanitarium poster

Insanitarium

Movie · as Dr. Gianetti

2008
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber poster

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber

Movie · as Prickles (voice)

2008
Orgies and the Meaning of Life poster

Orgies and the Meaning of Life

Movie · as Ivy Michigan

2008
Leverage poster

Leverage

TV · as Gunter Hanzig · 1 ep

2007
Gone with the Woman poster

Gone with the Woman

Movie · as Glenn

2007
Premonition poster

Premonition

Movie · as Dr. Roth

2007
Switch poster

Switch

Movie · as Tommen

2007
Anamorph poster

Anamorph

Movie · as Blair Collet

2007
Echo poster

Echo

Movie · as Simon’s Father

2007
Leaps and Bounds poster

Leaps and Bounds

Movie · as Korvgubbe

2007
They Never Found Her poster

They Never Found Her

Movie · as Woods

2007
Voom Portraits poster

Voom Portraits

Movie · as Self

2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

TV · as Gorb · 1 ep

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Whiplash (voice) · 1 ep

2007
Transformers: Animated poster

Transformers: Animated

TV · as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice) · 3 eps

2006
Unknown poster

Unknown

Movie · as Snakeskin Boots

2006
One Night with You poster

One Night with You

Movie · as Steinmetz

2006
Nacho Libre poster

Nacho Libre

Movie · as Emperor

2006
Stjärnorna på slottet poster

Stjärnorna på slottet

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Cyrus Polk · 1 ep

2005
Constantine poster

Constantine

Movie · as Lucifer

2005
2001 Maniacs poster

2001 Maniacs

Movie · as Professor Ackerman

2005
The Batman vs. Dracula poster

The Batman vs. Dracula

Movie · as Dracula (voice)

2005
The Brothers Grimm poster

The Brothers Grimm

Movie · as Cavaldi

2005
Nobody Wants Your Film poster

Nobody Wants Your Film

Movie · as Self

2005
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life poster

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

Movie · as Self

2005
Prison Break poster

Prison Break

TV · as John Abruzzi · 23 eps

2005
Weeds poster

Weeds

TV · as Chef · 2 eps

2005
Sommarkrysset poster

Sommarkrysset

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2004
Birth poster

Birth

Movie · as Clifford

2004
Joey poster

Joey

TV · as Viktor · 1 ep

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Aaron Cohen · 2 eps

2003
Bad Boys II poster

Bad Boys II

Movie · as Alexei

2003
The Movie Hero poster

The Movie Hero

Movie · as The Suspicious Character

2003
Minnesota Nice poster

Minnesota Nice

Movie · as Self

2003
Spun poster

Spun

Movie · as Mullet Cop

2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil poster

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

TV · as Ernst Rohm · 2 eps

2002
Minority Report poster

Minority Report

Movie · as Dr. Solomon Eddie

2002
Bad Company poster

Bad Company

Movie · as Adrik Vas

2002
Windtalkers poster

Windtalkers

Movie · as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad

2002
The Beatle Fan poster

The Beatle Fan

Movie · as Albert

2002
The Tuxedo poster

The Tuxedo

Movie · as Dr. Simms

2002
13 Moons poster

13 Moons

Movie · as Slovo

2002
Watching Ellie poster

Watching Ellie

TV · as Ingvar · 14 eps

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Petya Lovak · 1 ep

2001
Happy Campers poster

Happy Campers

Movie · as Oberon

2000
Dancer in the Dark poster

Dancer in the Dark

Movie · as Jeff

2000
The Million Dollar Hotel poster

The Million Dollar Hotel

Movie · as Dixie

2000
Chocolat poster

Chocolat

Movie · as Serge Muscat

2000
Bruiser poster

Bruiser

Movie · as Milo Styles

2000
Circus poster

Circus

Movie · as Julius

2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes poster

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Movie · as Self

2000
The Coen Brothers poster

The Coen Brothers

Movie · as Self

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as George 'Binky' Babinkian · 1 ep

1999
Purgatory poster

Purgatory

Movie · as Cavin Guthrie

1999
8MM poster

8MM

Movie · as Dino Velvet

1999
Love in the Mirror poster

Love in the Mirror

Movie · as Giovanni Andreini

1998
Armageddon poster

Armageddon

Movie · as Lev Andropov

1998
The Big Lebowski poster

The Big Lebowski

Movie · as Nihilist

1998
Mercury Rising poster

Mercury Rising

Movie · as Shayes

1998
Hamilton poster

Hamilton

Movie · as Carl Hamilton

1998
In the Presence of a Clown poster

In the Presence of a Clown

Movie · as Petrus Landahl

1998
Somewhere in the City poster

Somewhere in the City

Movie · as Graham

1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park poster

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Movie · as Dieter Stark

1997
Playing God poster

Playing God

Movie · as Vladimir

1997
I sällskap med en clown poster

I sällskap med en clown

Movie · as Self

1997
Så ska det låta poster

Så ska det låta

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Fargo poster

Fargo

Movie · as Gaear Grimsrud

1996
Le Polygraphe poster

Le Polygraphe

Movie · as Christof Haussman

1996
A Kind of Hades poster

A Kind of Hades

Movie · as Ulf

1996
Swift Justice poster

Swift Justice

TV · as Johnny D. · 1 ep

1996
Ett sorts Hades poster

Ett sorts Hades

TV · as Ulf · 2 eps

1993
The Bacchae poster

The Bacchae

Movie · as The Messenger

1993
Morsarvet poster

Morsarvet

TV · as Kapten Bergkvist · 1 ep

1992
Damage poster

Damage

Movie · as Peter Wetzler

1991
Freud Leaving Home poster

Freud Leaving Home

Movie · as Berra

1991
Reflections in a Dark Sky poster

Reflections in a Dark Sky

Movie · as Carlo

1991
Förr i världen poster

Förr i världen

Movie · as the man

1990
Awakenings poster

Awakenings

Movie · as Neurochemist

1990
From the Dead

From the Dead

Movie · as Chessplayer

1990
Fort Boyard Sweden poster

Fort Boyard Sweden

TV · as Kapten Kaboom · 24 eps

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Slippery Pete · 1 ep

1987
Pirates of the Lake poster

Pirates of the Lake

Movie · as Beekeeper

1987
Seppan poster

Seppan

Movie · as Sara's Father

1986
The Frozen Leopard poster

The Frozen Leopard

Movie · as Jerry

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Byrd · 1 ep

1984
Fanny and Alexander poster

Fanny and Alexander

TV · as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer · 1 ep

1982
Fanny and Alexander poster

Fanny and Alexander

Movie · as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer

1978
Lyftet poster

Lyftet

Movie · as Prisoner

1978
Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! poster

Hur bär du dig åt, människa?!

Movie

1978
Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! poster

Hur bär du dig åt, människa?!

TV · 5 eps