Peter Stormare
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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
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
as Corporal (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
as Abram Tarasov
Kill Code (2026)
Actor
Constantine (2005)
as Lucifer
Fargo (1996)
as Gaear Grimsrud
The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Nihilist
Armageddon (1998)
as Lev Andropov
Damage (1992)
as Peter Wetzler
Until Dawn (2025)
as Dr. Hill
Bad Boys II (2003)
as Alexei
Minority Report (2002)
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
22 Jump Street (2014)
as The Ghost
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
as Sheriff Berringer
The Tuxedo (2002)
as Dr. Simms
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
as Cavaldi
Pain & Gain (2013)
as Dr. Bjornson
Awakenings (1990)
as Neurochemist
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
as Gunther (voice)
8MM (1999)
as Dino Velvet
Day Shift (2022)
as Troy
Chocolat (2000)
as Serge Muscat
The Last Stand (2013)
as Burrell
Nacho Libre (2006)
as Emperor
Lockout (2012)
as Scott Langral
Windtalkers (2002)
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
Off the Grid (2025)
as Belcor
The Ritual Killer (2023)
as Captain Marchand
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
as The President
Mercury Rising (1998)
as Shayes
Get the Gringo (2012)
as Frank
The Poison Rose (2019)
as Slide
Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
as Jeff
Premonition (2007)
as Dr. Roth
Strange Magic (2015)
as Thang (voice)
Songbird (2020)
as Emmett Harland
Bad Company (2002)
as Adrik Vas
Kill 'em All (2017)
as Agent Mark Holman
The Zero Theorem (2013)
as Doctor 2
Birth (2004)
as Clifford
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
as Dracula (voice)
Unknown (2006)
as Snakeskin Boots
Rage (2014)
as Francis O'Connell
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
as Dixie
Kill 'em All 2 (2024)
as Agent Holman
Henry's Crime (2010)
as Darek Millodragovic
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
V.I.P. (2017)
as Paul
Horsemen (2009)
as David Spitz
Stand Your Ground (2025)
as Bastion
Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
as Editor
Clown (2014)
as Karlsson
Spun (2003)
as Mullet Cop
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)
as Gabriel
Small Apartments (2012)
as Dr. Olivetti
2001 Maniacs (2005)
as Professor Ackerman
Pirates of the Lake (1987)
as Beekeeper
The Killing Room (2009)
as Dr. Phillips
Anamorph (2007)
as Blair Collet
Siberian Education (2013)
as Ink
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)
as Whiplash (voice)
Rupture (2016)
as Terrence
Insanitarium (2008)
as Dr. Gianetti
Playing God (1997)
as Vladimir
Boot Camp (2008)
as Norman Hail
Constantine 2 (—)
as Lucifer
Bruiser (2000)
as Milo Styles
Cryptozoo (2021)
as Gustav (voice)
Bad Milo! (2013)
as Highsmith
Purgatory (1999)
as Cavin Guthrie
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (2014)
as Corporal (voice)
Tai Chi Hero (2012)
as Flamming
False Trail (2011)
as Torsten
Beyond the Sky (2018)
as Peter Norton
Happy Campers (2001)
as Oberon
Autumn Blood (2013)
as The Mayor
13 Moons (2002)
as Slovo
Minnesota Nice (2003)
as Self
Inseparable (2012)
as Richard
Guy Manley: Super Spy (2024)
as Hurricane Pete
Marianne (2011)
as Sven
Tuesday Club (2022)
as Henrik
The Grand Duke Of Corsica (2021)
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
Janie Jones (2010)
as Sloan
The Assassin's Code (2018)
as Kurt Schlychter
Freud Leaving Home (1991)
as Berra
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life (2005)
as Self
Witless Protection (2008)
as Arthur Grimsley
Jewtopia (2012)
as Buck O'Connell
In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
as Petrus Landahl
I Am Here (2015)
as The Russian
Lifsens rot (—)
as Didrik
Hamilton (1998)
as Carl Hamilton
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008)
as Prickles (voice)
Heatstroke (2013)
as Mallick
Gone with the Woman (2007)
as Glenn
Switch (2007)
as Tommen
Age of Summer (2018)
as Rock God
Circus (2000)
as Julius
Grylu Sker (—)
as The Mariner
The Movie Hero (2003)
as The Suspicious Character
Dark Summer (2015)
as Stokes
Somewhere in the City (1998)
as Graham
Horror Noire (2021)
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
The Coen Brothers (2000)
as Self
The Wayshower (2011)
as Prince of Doubt
King of the Dancehall (2017)
as Pierce Davidson
Bang Bang Baby (2014)
as George
Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self
Undocumented (2010)
as Z
Small Town Murder Songs (2010)
as Walter
Dweller (—)
as John Gaines
Love in the Mirror (1999)
as Giovanni Andreini
Mall (2014)
as Barry
You Said What? (2011)
as Peter Stormare
I sällskap med en clown (1997)
as Self
One Night with You (2006)
as Steinmetz
Voom Portraits (2007)
as Self
Corridor (2010)
as Micke
Behind the Moomins (2010)
as Self
The Awakening 2 (—)
as Mason
The Awakening (—)
as Mason
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial (2020)
as Mini (voice)
Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000)
as Self
Reflections in a Dark Sky (1991)
as Carlo
Le Polygraphe (1996)
as Christof Haussman
Leaps and Bounds (2007)
as Korvgubbe
A Kind of Hades (1996)
as Ulf
The Beatle Fan (2002)
as Albert
From the Dead (1990)
as Chessplayer
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV (2025)
as Self
Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness (—)
as Geppetto
Otis E. (2009)
as Reverand Roy
The Debt Inherited (—)
as Stanley
Hangman (2024)
as Bobby
Wolf (2008)
as Klemens
Echo (2007)
as Simon’s Father
The Knife Thrower (—)
as Kaspar Olofsson
They Never Found Her (2007)
as Woods
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
as Dieter Stark
Orgies and the Meaning of Life (2008)
as Ivy Michigan
The Bacchae (1993)
as The Messenger
Ivory (2010)
as David Strauss
The Frozen Leopard (1986)
as Jerry
Lyftet (1978)
as Prisoner
Förr i världen (—)
as the man
A Standard Story (2011)
as Bully
Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! (1978)
Actor
Making Magic - a visual effects story (2020)
as voice
Poseidon Code (2014)
Actor
Seppan (1987)
as Sara's Father