Peter Stormare

ActorDirectorCrew Aug 27 (age 72) Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden 1978–2025 (47 year career)

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Biography

Peter 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 …

Known For

Film

The Big Lebowski

Nihilist

Film

Fargo

Gaear Grimsrud

Film

Prison Break

John Abruzzi

Film

John Wick: Chapter 2

Abram Tarasov

Film

Minority Report

Dr. Solomon Eddie

Film

Constantine

Lucifer

Film

Awakenings

Neurochemist

Film

Armageddon

Lev Andropov

Filmography

Acting (210)

Movies (150)

Until Dawn

as Dr. Alan Hill

Stand Your Ground

as Bastion

Off the Grid

as Belcor

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

2025

as Horror Film Expert

Hellenius hörna hyllar TV

2025

as Self

Kill 'em All 2

2024

as Agent Holman

6.7

Hangman

2024

as Bobby

Guy Manley: Super Spy

as Hurricane Pete

The Ritual Killer

as Captain Marchand

Day Shift

as Troy

Tuesday Club

as Henrik

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021

as The Grand Duke of Corsica

Cryptozoo

as Gustav (voice)

Horror Noire

as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')

4.5

Songbird

2020

as Emmett Harland

6.2

Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial

as Mini (voice)

The Poison Rose

as Slide

Beyond The Sky

as Peter Norton

Age of Summer

as Rock God

The Assassin's Code

as Kurt Schlychter

John Wick: Chapter 2

as Abram Tarasov

Kill 'em All

as Agent Mark Holman

V.I.P.

as Paul

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

2017

as Gunther (voice)

6.1

King of the Dancehall

as Pierce Davidson

Rupture

as Terrence

Strange Magic

as Thang (voice)

Every Thing Will Be Fine

as Editor

I Am Here

as The Russian

Dark Summer

as Stokes

Penguins of Madagascar

as Corporal (voice)

22 Jump Street

as The Ghost

Clown

as Karlsson

Rage

as Francis O'Connell

Mall

as Barry

Poseidon Code

Bang Bang Baby

as George

The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue

2014

as Corporal (voice)

6.3

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

as Sheriff Berringer

The Last Stand

as Burrell

Pain & Gain

as Dr. Bjornson

The Zero Theorem

as Doctor 2

Siberian Education

as Ink

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

as Whiplash (voice)

Heatstroke

as Mallick

Autumn Blood

as The Mayor

Bad Milo!

as Highsmith

Lockout

as Scott Langral

Inseparable

as Richard

Get the Gringo

as Frank

Tai Chi Hero

as Flamming

Big Top Scooby-Doo!

as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)

Jewtopia

as Buck O'Connell

Small Apartments

as Dr. Olivetti

False Trail

as Torsten

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

as Gabriel

The Wayshower

as Prince of Doubt

You Said What?

as Peter Stormare

A Standard Story

as Bully

Marianne: The Ghost Inside

as Sven

Corridor

as Micke

Undocumented

as Z

Henry's Crime

as Darek Millodragovic

Ivory

as David Strauss

Behind the Moomins

as Self

Small Town Murder Songs

as Walter

Janie Jones

as Sloan

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

as The President

The Killing Room

as Dr. Phillips

Horsemen

as David Spitz

Otis E.

as Reverand Roy

Insanitarium

as Dr. Gianetti

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber

as Prickles (voice)

Boot Camp

as Norman Hail

Witless Protection

as Arthur Grimsley

Wolf

as Klemens

Orgies and the Meaning of Life

as Ivy Michigan

Premonition

as Dr. Roth

Leaps and Bounds

as Korvgubbe

Echo

as Simon’s Father

Anamorph

as Blair Collet

Gone with the Woman

as Glenn

Switch

as Tommen

They Never Found Her

as Woods

Voom Portraits

as Self

Nacho Libre

as Emperor

Unknown

as Snakeskin Boots

One Night with You

as Steinmetz

Constantine

as Lucifer

The Brothers Grimm

as Cavaldi

2001 Maniacs

as Professor Ackerman

5.4

The Batman vs. Dracula

2005

as Dracula (voice)

7.0

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

2005

as Self

7.1

Nobody Wants Your Film

as Self

Birth

as Clifford

Bad Boys II

as Alexei

Spun

as Mullet Cop

Minnesota Nice

as Self

The Movie Hero

as The Suspicious Character

Minority Report

as Dr. Solomon Eddie

The Tuxedo

as Dr. Simms

Windtalkers

as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad

Bad Company

as Adrik Vas

The Beatle Fan

as Albert

13 Moons

as Slovo

Happy Campers

as Oberon

The Million Dollar Hotel

as Dixie

Dancer in the Dark

as Jeff

Chocolat

as Serge Muscat

Bruiser

as Milo Styles

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

as Self

Circus

as Julius

The Coen Brothers

as Self

8MM

as Dino Velvet

Purgatory

as Cavin Guthrie

Love in the Mirror

as Giovanni Andreini

The Big Lebowski

as Nihilist

Armageddon

as Lev Andropov

Mercury Rising

as Shayes

Hamilton

as Carl Hamilton

In the Presence of a Clown

1998

as Petrus Landahl

7.0

Somewhere in the City

as Graham

Playing God

as Vladimir

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

as Dieter Stark

6.6

I sällskap med en clown

1997

as Self

Fargo

as Gaear Grimsrud

A Kind of Hades

as Ulf

Le Polygraphe

as Christof Haussman

The Bacchae

as The Messenger

Damage

as Peter Wetzler

Freud Leaving Home

as Berra

Reflections in a Dark Sky

as Carlo

Awakenings

as Neurochemist

From the Dead

as Chessplayer

Seppan

as Sara's Father

Pirates of the Lake

as Beekeeper

The Frozen Leopard

as Jerry

Fanny and Alexander

1982

as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer

7.8

Hur bär du dig åt, människa?!

1978

Lyftet

1978

as Prisoner

6.2

The Awakening

as Mason

Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness

as Geppetto

Constantine 2

as Lucifer

Dweller

as John Gaines

Kill Code

Grylu Sker

as The Mariner

Lifsens rot

as Didrik

The Knife Thrower

as Kaspar Olofsson

The Debt Inherited

as Stanley

The Awakening 2

as Mason

Television (60)

Tracker

as Valts

Twilight of the Gods

as Ulfr (voice)

So Long, Marianne

as Irving Layton

1923

as Lucca

BIANCA

as Self - Guest

The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal

as Self

Chivalry

as Garth

Secrets of the Viking Stone

as Self

The Box

as Jedidiah Brag

Animaniacs

as Nickelwise (voice)

8.4

The American Runestone

LA to Vegas

as Artem

American Gods

as Czernobog

Castlevania

as Godbrand (voice)

Get Shorty

as Hafdis Snaejornsson

7.0

Justice League Action

2016

as Mr. Freeze (voice)

Swedish Dicks

as Ingmar

Midnight Sun

as Rutger Burlin

Black Widows

as Folke Lundgren

Renées brygga

as Self

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Rufus (voice)

Manhattan

as Lazar

The Blacklist

as Figure

Teen Titans Go!

as Fibulon (voice)

Graceland

as Martun Sarkissian

Arrow

as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo

6.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012

as Lord Dregg (voice)

Longmire

as Chance Gilbert

Wilfred

as Trashface

Body of Proof

as Wilson Polley

Sveriges Mästerkock

as Self - Guest

Hawaii Five-0

as Drago Zankovic

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010

as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)

8.2

Hellenius Hörna

2010

as Self - Guest

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

as Interpol Agent Martin Källström

7.5

Svenska Hollywoodfruar

2009

as Self

Leverage

as Gunter Hanzig

Phineas and Ferb

as Whiplash (voice)

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

as Gorb

7.3

Transformers: Animated

2007

as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)

8.0

Psych

2006

as Cyrus Polk

7.9

Stjärnorna på Slottet

as Self

Prison Break

as John Abruzzi

Prison Break

as John Abruzzi

Weeds

as Chef

Entourage

as Aaron Cohen

Joey

as Viktor

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

as Ernst Rohm

Monk

as Petya Lovak

Watching Ellie

as Ingvar

Watching Ellie

as Ingvar

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as George 'Binky' Babinkian

Så ska det låta

as Self

Swift Justice

as Johnny D.

Morsarvet

as Kapten Bergkvist

Fångarna på fortet

as Kapten Kaboom

Seinfeld

as Slippery Pete

Screen Two

as Byrd

Fanny and Alexander

as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer

8.3

Hur bär du dig åt, människa?!

1978

Crew (3)

Movies (2)

Imperiet: Här föll Imperiet

Director

Soldier of God

Additional Music

Television (1)

Swedish Dicks

2016

Director

6.4