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Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1963-09-25

Birth Place

Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige

Movies and TV shows :

102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger

102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger

1998

10.0

Movie
9 millimeter

9 millimeter

1997

4.4

Movie
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind

Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind

1999

5.7

Movie
Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016

6.7

Movie
poster

Anna Holt

1996

4.0

TV
At Point Blank

At Point Blank

2003

4.9

Movie
Bang Bang Orangutang

Bang Bang Orangutang

2005

4.6

Movie
poster

Beck

1999

6.7

TV
Beck - bakom kulisserna

Beck - bakom kulisserna

2024

0.0

Movie
Beck - The Man with the Icons

Beck - The Man with the Icons

1997

5.7

Movie
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997

6.5

Movie
Beck 03 - White Nights

Beck 03 - White Nights

1998

6.2

Movie
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

1998

6.0

Movie
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

1998

5.4

Movie
Beck 06 - The Monster

Beck 06 - The Monster

1998

5.4

Movie
Beck 07 - The Money Man

Beck 07 - The Money Man

1998

5.8

Movie
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998

6.8

Movie
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

2001

6.6

Movie
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

2001

6.0

Movie
Beck 11 - The Cartel

Beck 11 - The Cartel

2001

5.6

Movie
Beck 12 - The Loner

Beck 12 - The Loner

2002

6.1

Movie
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

2002

5.6

Movie
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002

6.1

Movie
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

2002

6.0

Movie
Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

2002

6.4

Movie
Beck 17 - The Scorpion

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

2006

6.0

Movie
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

2006

6.2

Movie
Beck 19 - The Vulture

Beck 19 - The Vulture

2007

5.3

Movie
Beck 20 - The Lawyer

Beck 20 - The Lawyer

2007

6.0

Movie
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

2007

5.5

Movie
Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

2007

5.5

Movie
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

2007

6.8

Movie
Beck 24 - In the Name of God

Beck 24 - In the Name of God

2007

5.7

Movie
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

2009

5.5

Movie
Beck 26 - Buried Alive

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

2010

6.0

Movie
Beck 27 - Room 302

Beck 27 - Room 302

2015

6.0

Movie
Beck 28 - The Family

Beck 28 - The Family

2015

5.7

Movie
Beck 29 - Invasion

Beck 29 - Invasion

2015

5.1

Movie
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

2015

5.2

Movie
Beck 31 - Gunvald

Beck 31 - Gunvald

2016

5.7

Movie
Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

1997

8.0

Movie
Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018

7.4

Movie
Between Summers

Between Summers

1995

5.8

Movie
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022

0.0

Movie
Day and Night

Day and Night

2004

6.5

Movie
Deadly Drift

Deadly Drift

1999

4.3

Movie
Den starkare

Den starkare

2004

8.0

Movie
poster

Den vite riddaren

1994

6.5

TV
Double Shift

Double Shift

2005

3.5

Movie
Dragonflies

Dragonflies

2001

4.2

Movie
Ellinors bröllop

Ellinors bröllop

1996

7.0

Movie
poster

Enemy's Enemy

1990

6.1

TV
poster

Ett herrans liv

2006

9.5

TV
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020

6.4

Movie
Everlasting Moments

Everlasting Moments

2008

7.3

Movie
Everyone Loves Alice

Everyone Loves Alice

2002

5.3

Movie
poster

Expeditionen

2019

0.0

TV
Fatimas tredje hemlighet

Fatimas tredje hemlighet

1999

2.5

Movie
poster

Foundation

2021

7.8

TV
Gangster

Gangster

2007

2.1

Movie
Gossip

Gossip

2000

3.2

Movie
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa

Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa

2003

5.0

Movie
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

2012

6.0

Movie
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

2012

6.1

Movie
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

2023

6.7

Movie
Heaven's Heart

Heaven's Heart

2008

5.8

Movie
Hela härligheten

Hela härligheten

1998

7.0

Movie
In a Better World

In a Better World

2010

7.1

Movie
poster

Innocently Convicted

2008

4.7

TV
poster

Invisible Heroes

2019

8.0

TV
poster

Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

2008

0.0

TV
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

6.6

Movie
Lovisa och Carl Michael

Lovisa och Carl Michael

2005

6.0

Movie
poster

Medicinmannen

2005

4.5

TV
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

2006

0.0

Movie
Nature's Warrior

Nature's Warrior

1997

4.8

Movie
Nigger

Nigger

1990

1.0

Movie
No Tears

No Tears

2006

0.0

Movie
Nobody Owns Me

Nobody Owns Me

2013

6.7

Movie
Now

Now

2003

5.6

Movie
Odyssey

Odyssey

0.0

Movie
One Eye Red

One Eye Red

2007

5.2

Movie
One Way

One Way

2006

5.6

Movie
poster

Otmica

0.0

TV
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

2004

0.0

Movie
Polismördaren

Polismördaren

1994

5.8

Movie
poster

Rederiet

1992

7.8

TV
poster

Reindeer Mafia

2023

7.6

TV
Search

Search

2006

3.3

Movie
poster

Sex Education

2019

8.2

TV
Solstorm

Solstorm

2007

5.5

Movie
Someone You Love

Someone You Love

2014

5.5

Movie
Somewhere Else

Somewhere Else

2011

5.0

Movie
poster

Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

2009

0.0

TV
Stockholm East

Stockholm East

2011

5.5

Movie
poster

Svensson, Svensson

1994

5.3

TV
poster

The 7 Deadly Sins

2007

10.0

TV
The Cake General

The Cake General

2018

6.2

Movie
The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Girl in the Spider's Web

2018

6.1

Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

7.3

Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

7.6

Movie
The Hypnotist

The Hypnotist

2012

5.6

Movie
The Kautokeino Rebellion

The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008

6.0

Movie
poster

The Kingdom

1994

7.6

TV
The Last Contract

The Last Contract

1998

5.5

Movie
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief

The Lovelife of a Fat Thief

2006

7.0

Movie
The Salvation

The Salvation

2014

6.5

Movie
The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville

2016

7.1

Movie
poster

The Unlikely Murderer

2021

6.6

TV
Three Suns

Three Suns

2004

3.0

Movie
Till Sun Rises

Till Sun Rises

2021

4.8

Movie
poster

Tillsammans med Strömstedts

2017

10.0

TV
Untitled Mikael Persbrandt/Dejan Cukić movie

Untitled Mikael Persbrandt/Dejan Cukić movie

0.0

Movie
poster

Vänligen: Lars Lerin

2016

10.0

TV
Wonderful and Loved by All

Wonderful and Loved by All

2007

5.7

Movie
X&Y

X&Y

2018

6.1

Movie