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.
Acting
Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Beorn
2014
Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Beorn
2013
TV
Sex Education
as Jakob Nyman
2019
Movie
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Greybeard
2017
TV
Foundation
as The Mule
2021
Movie
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson
2020
Movie
The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko
2018
Movie
The Salvation
as Peter Jensen
2014
Movie
The Siege of Jadotville
as Dag Hammarskjold
2016
Movie
In a Better World
as Anton
2010
Movie
Alone in Berlin
as Prall
2016
Movie
The Hypnotist
as Erik Maria Bark
2012
Movie
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Carl Hamilton
2012
Movie
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Carl Hamilton
2012
Movie
Everlasting Moments
as Sigfrid Larsson
2008
TV
The Kingdom
as Helmer Jr.
1994
Movie
One Way
as Tomas Gaal
2006
TV
Beck
as Gunvald Larsson
1999
TV
The Unlikely Murderer
as Hans Holmér
2021
Movie
The Cake General
as Hasse P
2018
Movie
Beck - The Man with the Icons
as Gunvald Larsson
1997
Movie
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
as Gunvald Larsson
1998
Movie
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld
2023
Movie
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
as Georg
1999