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