Mikael Persbrandt
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Beorn 2013
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Greybeard 2017
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson 2020
The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko 2018
The Siege of Jadotville
as Dag Hammarskjold 2016
The Salvation
as Peter Jensen 2014
In a Better World
as Anton 2010
Alone in Berlin
as Prall 2016
The Hypnotist
as Erik Maria Bark 2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Carl Hamilton 2012
Everlasting Moments
as Sigfrid Larsson 2008
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Carl Hamilton 2012
One Way
as Tomas Gaal 2006
The Cake General
as Hasse P 2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self 2018
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld 2023