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