Peter Stormare
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
Rolf Peter Ingvar 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 Theatre and directed productions of many Shakespeare plays, including "Hamlet". In 1993 he moved to New York, where he appeared in English productions. He continues to work in both the United States and his his homeland of Sweden. He resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his wife.
Known for
Credits
Bad Boys II (2003)
as Alexei
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
as Corporal (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
as Abram Tarasov
Minority Report (2002)
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
Fargo (1996)
as Gaear Grimsrud
8MM (1999)
as Dino Velvet
22 Jump Street (2014)
as The Ghost
Mercury Rising (1998)
as Shayes
The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Nihilist
Constantine (2005)
as Lucifer
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
as Cavaldi
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
as Sheriff Berringer
Armageddon (1998)
as Lev Andropov
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
as Gunther (voice)
Until Dawn (2025)
as Dr. Hill
Day Shift (2022)
as Troy
Awakenings (1990)
as Neurochemist
Pain & Gain (2013)
as Dr. Bjornson
The Last Stand (2013)
as Burrell
Songbird (2020)
as Emmett Harland
The Tuxedo (2002)
as Dr. Simms
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
as The President
Unknown (2006)
as Snakeskin Boots
Windtalkers (2002)
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
Nacho Libre (2006)
as Emperor
Lockout (2012)
as Scott Langral
Off the Grid (2025)
as Belcor
Clown (2014)
as Karlsson
Chocolat (2000)
as Serge Muscat
The Poison Rose (2019)
as Slide
Get the Gringo (2012)
as Frank
Damage (1992)
as Peter Wetzler
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
as Jeff
Premonition (2007)
as Dr. Roth
Minnesota Nice (2003)
as Self
Bruiser (2000)
as Milo Styles
Kill 'em All (2017)
as Agent Mark Holman
The Ritual Killer (2023)
as Captain Marchand
Rage (2014)
as Francis O'Connell
Grylu Sker (2026)
as The Mariner
Strange Magic (2015)
as Thang (voice)
Bad Company (2002)
as Adrik Vas
Birth (2004)
as Clifford
V.I.P. (2017)
as Paul
The Zero Theorem (2013)
as Doctor 2
Kill 'em All 2 (2024)
as Agent Holman
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)
as Whiplash (voice)
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
as Dracula (voice)
Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
as Editor
Heatstroke (2013)
as Mallick
Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
as Dixie
Spun (2003)
as Mullet Cop
Henry's Crime (2010)
as Darek Millodragovic
Horsemen (2009)
as David Spitz
Rupture (2016)
as Terrence
The Killing Room (2009)
as Dr. Phillips
2001 Maniacs (2005)
as Professor Ackerman
Stand Your Ground (2025)
as Bastion
Tai Chi Hero (2012)
as Flamming
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)
as Gabriel
Small Apartments (2012)
as Dr. Olivetti
Playing God (1997)
as Vladimir
Siberian Education (2013)
as Ink
The Grand Duke of Corsica (2021)
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
Boot Camp (2008)
as Norman Hail
Purgatory (1999)
as Cavin Guthrie
Anamorph (2007)
as Blair Collet
Beyond the Sky (2018)
as Peter Norton
Insanitarium (2008)
as Dr. Gianetti
The Coen Brothers (2000)
as Self
Dweller (—)
as John Gaines
Inseparable (2012)
as Richard
One Night with You (2006)
as Steinmetz
Behind the Moomins (2010)
as Self
Bad Milo! (2013)
as Highsmith
You Said What? (2011)
as Peter Stormare
Circus (2000)
as Julius
Marianne (2011)
as Sven
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (2014)
as Corporal (voice)
Jewtopia (2012)
as Buck O'Connell
Undocumented (2010)
as Z
I Am Here (2015)
as The Russian
False Trail (2011)
as Torsten
King of the Dancehall (2017)
as Pierce Davidson
Love in the Mirror (1999)
as Giovanni Andreini
Echo (2007)
as Simon’s Father
Hamilton (1998)
as Carl Hamilton
Janie Jones (2010)
as Sloan
Freud Leaving Home (1991)
as Berra
Cryptozoo (2021)
as Gustav (voice)
The Assassin's Code (2018)
as Kurt Schlychter
Small Town Murder Songs (2010)
as Walter
13 Moons (2002)
as Slovo
Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self
In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
as Petrus Landahl
Gone with the Woman (2007)
as Glenn
Pirates of the Lake (1987)
as Beekeeper
Mall (2014)
as Barry
The Awakening 2 (—)
as Mason
Switch (2007)
as Tommen
Dark Summer (2015)
as Stokes
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008)
as Prickles (voice)
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life (2005)
as Self
Lifsens rot (—)
as Didrik
I sällskap med en clown (1997)
as Self
Guy Manley: Super Spy (2024)
as Hurricane Pete
Witless Protection (2008)
as Arthur Grimsley
Corridor (2010)
as Micke
Tuesday Club (2022)
as Henrik
The Debt Inherited (—)
as Stanley
Förr i världen (—)
as the man
The Movie Hero (2003)
as The Suspicious Character
Somewhere in the City (1998)
as Graham
They Never Found Her (2007)
as Woods
Happy Campers (2001)
as Oberon
Voom Portraits (2007)
as Self
Autumn Blood (2013)
as The Mayor
Age of Summer (2018)
as Rock God
Never heavell (2026)
as Peter (Angel)
Horror Noire (2021)
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000)
as Self
Reflections in a Dark Sky (1991)
as Carlo
Leaps and Bounds (2007)
as Korvgubbe
Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness (—)
as Geppetto
A Kind of Hades (1996)
as Ulf
Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! (1978)
Actor
The Awakening (—)
as Mason
The Bacchae (1993)
as The Messenger
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV (2025)
as Self
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial (2020)
as Mini (voice)
Poseidon Code (2014)
Actor
Bang Bang Baby (2014)
as George
Orgies and the Meaning of Life (2008)
as Ivy Michigan
Ivory (2010)
as David Strauss
The Beatle Fan (2002)
as Albert
From the Dead (1990)
as Chessplayer
Le Polygraphe (1996)
as Christof Haussman
Otis E. (2009)
as Reverand Roy
The Knife Thrower (—)
as Kaspar Olofsson
Seppan (1987)
as Sara's Father
Wolf (2008)
as Klemens
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
as Dieter Stark
The Wayshower (2011)
as Prince of Doubt
Making Magic - a visual effects story (2020)
as voice
The Frozen Leopard (1986)
as Jerry
Hangman (2024)
as Bobby
Lyftet (1978)
as Prisoner
A Standard Story (2011)
as Bully