Mikael Persbrandt
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
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld
Till Sun Rises
as Peder
Till Sun Rises
as Peder
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
as Self (archive footage)
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko
The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
The Cake General
as Hasse P
The Cake General
as Hasse P
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Greybeard
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Greybeard
The Siege of Jadotville
as Dag Hammarskjold
The Siege of Jadotville
as Dag Hammarskjold
Alone in Berlin
as Prall
Alone in Berlin
as Prall
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
as Self (archive footage)
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
as Self (archive footage)
Beck 31 - Gunvald
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 31 - Gunvald
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Gunvald Larsson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Beorn
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Beorn
The Salvation
as Peter Jensen
The Salvation
as Peter Jensen
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Beorn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Beorn
The Hypnotist
as Erik Maria Bark
The Hypnotist
as Erik Maria Bark
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Carl Hamilton
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Carl Hamilton
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Carl Hamilton
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Carl Hamilton
Somewhere Else
as Stefan
Somewhere Else
as Stefan
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
as Gunvald Larsson
Everlasting Moments
as Sigfrid Larsson
Everlasting Moments
as Sigfrid Larsson
Wonderful and Loved by All
as Mikael Persbrandt
Wonderful and Loved by All
as Mikael Persbrandt
One Way
as Tomas Gaal
One Way
as Tomas Gaal
Lovisa och Carl Michael
as Westman
Lovisa och Carl Michael
as Westman
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
as Gunvald Larsson
Beneath the Surface
as Roffe
Beneath the Surface
as Roffe
Between Summers
as Peter
Between Summers
as Peter