Mikael Persbrandt
Actor
Born September 25, 1963 in Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
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.
Filmography
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Odyssey
Mysterious Viking
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
Self
Kidnapping
Markus
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Dag Hammarskjöld
Reindeer Mafia
Stagge
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Helmer Jr
Till Sun Rises
Peder
The Unlikely Murderer
Hans Holmér
Foundation
The Mule
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Victor Karlosson
Expeditionen
Self
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Self (archive footage)
Invisible Heroes
Harald Edelstam
Sex Education
Jakob Nyman
X&Y
The Famous Actor
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Alexander Zalachenko
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
The Cake General
Hasse P
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Greybeard
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Himself
The Siege of Jadotville
Dag Hammarskjold
Alone in Berlin
Prall
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
Self
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Self (archive footage)
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Gunvald Larsson
Ett jobb för Berg
Self
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 29 - Invasion
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 28 - The Family
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
Gunvald Larsson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Beorn
The Salvation
Peter Jensen
Someone You Love
Thomas Jacob
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Beorn
Nobody Owns Me
Hasse
The Hypnotist
Erik Maria Bark
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Carl Hamilton
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Carl Hamilton
Somewhere Else
Stefan
Stockholm East
Johan
Plura's Kitchen
Self - Guest
In a Better World
Anton
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Gunvald Larsson
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
Everlasting Moments
Sigfrid Larsson
Innocently Convicted
Heaven's Heart
Lars
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Carl Johan Ruth
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Carl Johan Ruth
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Gunvald Larsson
Solstorm
Tomas Söderberg
The 7 Deadly Sins
Himself
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Gunvald Larsson
One Eye Red
Mikael Persbrandt
Wonderful and Loved by All
Mikael Persbrandt
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Gunvald Larsson
Gangster
Thomas
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Gunvald Larsson
One Way
Tomas Gaal
No Tears
Lars
Search
Björn
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Gunvald Larsson
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
Priest
Ett herrans liv
Self
Bang Bang Orangutang
Åke
Den starkare
X
Day and Night
Thomas
Three Suns
Ulf
At Point Blank
Frank
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Kurt
Now
Adam (young)
Everyone Loves Alice
Johan
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Gunvald Larsson
Dragonflies
Kullman
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Gunvald Larsson
Gossip
Åke Frigårdh
Beck
Gunvald Larsson
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
Georg
Deadly Drift
Andreas Persson
Hela härligheten
Glenn
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 06 - The Monster
Gunvald Larsson
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
Reader (voice)
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Gunvald Larsson
The Last Contract
Roger Nyman
Beck 03 - White Nights
Gunvald Larsson
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Gunvald Larsson
Beneath the Surface
Roffe
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Gunvald Larsson
Nature's Warrior
Hjorth
9 millimeter
Konstantin
Ellinors bröllop
C-O
Anna Holt
Jocke
Between Summers
Peter
The Kingdom
Helmer Jr.
Svensson, Svensson
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
Hellman
Cop Killer
Police 1
Rederiet
Ola Simonsson
Enemy's Enemy
Vanchaufför