Mikael Persbrandt
1963-09-25 ( 61 years old ) 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.

Movies

Odyssey 2025-03-08
Beck - bakom kulisserna 2024-12-07
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace 2023-12-25
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus 2022-11-20
Till Sun Rises 2021-12-25
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 2020-06-26
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet 2019-04-23
X&Y 2018-11-23
The Girl in the Spider's Web 2018-10-25
Bergman: A Year in a Life 2018-07-12
The Cake General 2018-03-07
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017-05-10
The Siege of Jadotville 2016-09-19
Alone in Berlin 2016-02-15
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott 2016-01-04
Beck 31 - Gunvald 2016-01-01
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders 2015-03-28
Beck 29 - Invasion 2015-03-21
Beck 28 - The Family 2015-01-10
Beck 27 - Room 302 2015-01-01
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014-12-10
The Salvation 2014-05-22
Someone You Love 2014-05-09
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013-12-11
Nobody Owns Me 2013-11-08
The Hypnotist 2012-09-28
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter 2012-09-07
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation 2012-03-02
Somewhere Else 2011-12-16
Stockholm East 2011-10-21
In a Better World 2010-08-26
Beck 26 - Buried Alive 2010-06-21
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm 2009-08-25
Everlasting Moments 2008-09-24
Heaven's Heart 2008-02-29
The Kautokeino Rebellion 2008-01-18
Beck 24 - In the Name of God 2007-11-10
Solstorm 2007-11-02
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream 2007-09-17
One Eye Red 2007-09-07
Wonderful and Loved by All 2007-08-24
Beck 22 - The Weak Link 2007-08-22
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting 2007-06-06
Gangster 2007-04-27
Beck 20 - The Lawyer 2007-02-21
Beck 19 - The Vulture 2007-01-17
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar 2006-11-06
One Way 2006-10-21
No Tears 2006-10-06
Search 2006-09-08
Beck 17 - The Scorpion 2006-06-28
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief 2006-04-14
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight 2006-01-01
Lovisa och Carl Michael 2005-12-24
Bang Bang Orangutang 2005-10-14
Double Shift 2005-05-18
Den starkare 2004-08-31
Day and Night 2004-08-06
Three Suns 2004-02-26
Playing with Fire 2004-02-12
At Point Blank 2003-12-13
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa 2003-02-05
Now 2003-01-27
Everyone Loves Alice 2002-10-04
Beck 16 - The Last Witness 2002-04-17
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball 2002-04-10
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man 2002-03-20
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown 2002-02-13
Beck 12 - The Loner 2002-01-16
Beck 11 - The Cartel 2001-12-12
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face 2001-08-27
Dragonflies 2001-07-05
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance 2001-06-27
Gossip 2000-12-24
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind 1999-09-24
Deadly Drift 1999-03-12
Fatimas tredje hemlighet 1999-01-31
Hela härligheten 1998-11-26
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness 1998-09-19
Beck 07 - The Money Man 1998-06-03
Beck 06 - The Monster 1998-05-28
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger 1998-04-15
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl 1998-04-08
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye 1998-03-27
The Last Contract 1998-03-06
Beck 03 - White Nights 1998-02-27
Beck - The Man with the Icons 1997-12-17
Beneath the Surface 1997-11-21
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy 1997-06-27
Nature's Warrior 1997-02-21
9 millimeter 1997-01-24
Ellinors bröllop 1996-11-08
Between Summers 1995-08-31
Cop Killer 1994-01-01
Nigger 1990-11-25

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