Mikael Persbrandt
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 Ny…
Known For
Sex Education
Jakob Nyman
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Beorn
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Beorn
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Greybeard
The Siege of Jadotville
Dag Hammarskjold
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Victor Karlosson
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Alexander Zalachenko
The Salvation
Peter Jensen
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Filmography
Acting (123)
Movies (98)
Odyssey
2025as Mysterious Viking
Beck - bakom kulisserna
2024as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
2023as Dag Hammarskjöld
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022as Self / Helmer Jr
Till Sun Rises
2021as Peder
The Hobbit: M4 Book edit
2021as Beorn
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020as Victor Karlosson
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
2019as Self (archive footage)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018as Self
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018as Alexander Zalachenko
The Cake General
2018as Hasse P
X&Y
2018as The Famous Actor
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017as Greybeard
Alone in Berlin
2016as Prall
The Siege of Jadotville
2016as Dag Hammarskjold
Beck 31 - Gunvald
2016as Gunvald Larsson
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
2016as Self (archive footage)
Beck 29 - Invasion
2015as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
2015as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 28 - The Family
2015as Gunvald Larsson
The Appendices, Part Twelve: Here at Journey's End
2015as Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014as Beorn
The Salvation
2014as Peter Jensen
Someone You Love
2014as Thomas Jacob
The Appendices, Part Ten: The Journey to Erebor
2014as Self
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013as Beorn
Nobody Owns Me
2013as Hasse
The Hypnotist
2012as Erik Maria Bark
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012as Carl Hamilton
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
2012as Carl Hamilton
Stockholm East
2011as Johan
Somewhere Else
2011as Stefan
In a Better World
2010as Anton
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
2010as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009as Gunvald Larsson
Everlasting Moments
2008as Sigfrid Larsson
Heaven's Heart
2008as Lars
The Kautokeino Rebellion
2008as Carl Johan Ruth
Solstorm
2007as Tomas Söderberg
Gangster
2007as Thomas
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
2007as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - The Vulture
2007as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
2007as Gunvald Larsson
Wonderful and Loved by All
2007as Mikael Persbrandt
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007as Gunvald Larsson
One Eye Red
2007as Mikael Persbrandt
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
2007as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007as Gunvald Larsson
Search
2006as Björn
One Way
2006as Tomas Gaal
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
2006as Gunvald Larsson
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
2006as Priest
No Tears
2006as Lars
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006as Gunvald Larsson
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006
Bang Bang Orangutang
2005as Åke
Double Shift
2005as Jocke
Lovisa och Carl Michael
2005as Westman
Day and Night
2004as Thomas
Playing with Fire
2004as Axel
Den starkare
2004as X
Three Suns
2004as Ulf
Now
2003as Adam (young)
At Point Blank
2003as Frank
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
2003as Kurt
Everyone Loves Alice
2002as Johan
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner
2002as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002as Gunvald Larsson
Dragonflies
2001as Kullman
Beck 11 - The Cartel
2001as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001as Gunvald Larsson
Gossip
2000as Åke Frigårdh
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
1999as Georg
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
1999as The paramedic
Deadly Drift
1999as Andreas Persson
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998as Gunvald Larsson
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
1998as Reader (voice)
Hela härligheten
1998as Glenn
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998as Gunvald Larsson
The Last Contract
1998as Roger Nyman
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998as Gunvald Larsson
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997as Gunvald Larsson
9 millimeter
1997as Konstantin
Beneath the Surface
1997as Roffe
Nature's Warrior
1997as Hjorth
Ellinors bröllop
1996as C-O
Between Summers
1995as Peter
Cop Killer
1994as Police 1
Nigger
1990as Svante
Television (25)
Kidnapping
2025as Markus
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
2025as Self
Reindeer Mafia
2023as Stagge
Foundation
2021as The Mule
The Unlikely Murderer
2021as Hans Holmér
Sex Education
2019as Jakob Nyman
Sex Education
2019as Jakob Nyman
Invisible Heroes
2019as Harald Edelstam
Expeditionen
2019as Self
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
2017as Himself
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
2016as Self
Ett jobb för Berg
2015as Self
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009
Innocently Convicted
2008
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
2008as Carl Johan Ruth
The 7 Deadly Sins
2007as Himself
Ett herrans liv
2006as Self
Medicinmannen
2005as Martin Holst
Beck
1999as Gunvald Larsson
Anna Holt
1996as Jocke
The Kingdom
1994as Helmer Jr.
Svensson, Svensson
1994
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
1994as Hellman
Rederiet
1992as Ola Simonsson
Enemy's Enemy
1990as Vanchaufför
Crew (1)
Movies (1)
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