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