Mikael Persbrandt
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
as Beorn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
as Beorn
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
as Greybeard
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
as Alexander Zalachenko
The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
as Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)
as Dag Hammarskjöld
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
as Victor Karlosson
The Salvation (2014)
as Peter Jensen
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus (2022)
as Self / Helmer Jr
The Hypnotist (2012)
as Erik Maria Bark
Cop Killer (1994)
as Police 1
In a Better World (2010)
as Anton
Beck 03 - White Nights (1998)
as Gunvald Larsson
Stockholm East (2011)
as Johan
Beck 17 - The Scorpion (2006)
as Gunvald Larsson
Alone in Berlin (2016)
as Prall
Solstorm (2007)
as Tomas Söderberg
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance (2001)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man (2002)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness (1998)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002)
as Gunvald Larsson
Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)
as Self
Beck 22 - The Weak Link (2007)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 11 - The Cartel (2001)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar (2006)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy (1997)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner (2002)
as Gunvald Larsson
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)
as Carl Hamilton
Search (2006)
as Björn
Now (2003)
as Adam (young)
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders (2015)
as Gunvald Larsson
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
as Carl Hamilton
Beck 29 - Invasion (2015)
as Gunvald Larsson
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger (1998)
as Reader (voice)
Till Sun Rises (2021)
as Peder
Nigger (1990)
as Svante
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar (2026)
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
One Way (2006)
as Tomas Gaal
Bang Bang Orangutang (2005)
as Åke
Heaven's Heart (2008)
as Lars
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm (2009)
as Gunvald Larsson
Somewhere Else (2011)
as Stefan
9 millimeter (1997)
as Konstantin
Everlasting Moments (2008)
as Sigfrid Larsson
No Tears (2006)
as Lars
Beck 26 - Buried Alive (2010)
as Gunvald Larsson
Odyssey (2025)
as Mysterious Viking
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball (2002)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face (2001)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck - bakom kulisserna (2024)
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Fatimas tredje hemlighet (1999)
as The paramedic
Beck 27 - Room 302 (2015)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown (2002)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye (1998)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man (1998)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck - The Man with the Icons (1997)
as Gunvald Larsson
Wonderful and Loved by All (2007)
as Mikael Persbrandt
Someone You Love (2014)
as Thomas Jacob
Beck 24 - In the Name of God (2007)
as Gunvald Larsson
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)
as Carl Johan Ruth
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting (2007)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream (2007)
as Gunvald Larsson
X&Y (2018)
as The Famous Actor
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl (1998)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 28 - The Family (2015)
as Gunvald Larsson
Nobody Owns Me (2013)
as Hasse
The Cake General (2018)
as Hasse P
Beck 19 - The Vulture (2007)
as Gunvald Larsson
Beneath the Surface (1997)
as Roffe
Beck 20 - The Lawyer (2007)
as Gunvald Larsson
Three Suns (2004)
as Ulf
Everyone Loves Alice (2002)
as Johan
Dragonflies (2001)
as Kullman
At Point Blank (2003)
as Frank
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief (2006)
as Priest
Lovisa och Carl Michael (2005)
as Westman
The Last Contract (1998)
as Roger Nyman
Day and Night (2004)
as Thomas
Ellinors bröllop (1996)
as C-O
Beck 06 - The Monster (1998)
as Gunvald Larsson
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind (1999)
as Georg
Gossip (2000)
as Åke Frigårdh
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
One Eye Red (2007)
as Mikael Persbrandt
Deadly Drift (1999)
as Andreas Persson
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa (2003)
as Kurt
Gangster (2007)
as Thomas
Beck 31 - Gunvald (2016)
as Gunvald Larsson
Double Shift (2005)
as Jocke
Nature's Warrior (1997)
as Hjorth
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight (2006)
Actor
Hela härligheten (1998)
as Glenn
Den starkare (2004)
as X
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Playing with Fire (2004)
as Axel
Between Summers (1995)
as Peter