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.
Known for
Foundation
The Mule
Sex Education
Jakob Nyman
Beck
Gunvald Larsson
Rederiet
Ola Simonsson
The Kingdom
Helmer Jr.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Beorn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Beorn
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Greybeard
Innocently Convicted
Enemy's Enemy
Vanchaufför
Anna Holt
Jocke
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Himself
The Unlikely Murderer
Hans Holmér
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
Reindeer Mafia
Stagge
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
Hellman
Svensson, Svensson
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Carl Johan Ruth
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Alexander Zalachenko
Expeditionen
Self
The 7 Deadly Sins
Himself
Kidnapping
Markus
Invisible Heroes
Harald Edelstam
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Victor Karlosson
Medicinmannen
Martin Holst
The Salvation
Peter Jensen
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
Self
Alone in Berlin
Prall
The Siege of Jadotville
Dag Hammarskjold
In a Better World
Anton
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Carl Hamilton
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
Everlasting Moments
Sigfrid Larsson
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Dag Hammarskjöld
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Carl Hamilton
The Hypnotist
Erik Maria Bark
One Way
Tomas Gaal
Someone You Love
Thomas Jacob
X&Y
The Famous Actor
Day and Night
Thomas
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Gunvald Larsson
Nobody Owns Me
Hasse
The Last Contract
Roger Nyman
Wonderful and Loved by All
Mikael Persbrandt
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Gunvald Larsson
Stockholm East
Johan
Dragonflies
Kullman
Solstorm
Tomas Söderberg
Ellinors bröllop
C-O
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Gunvald Larsson
Somewhere Else
Stefan
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 06 - The Monster
Gunvald Larsson
Gossip
Åke Frigårdh
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Helmer Jr
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Gunvald Larsson
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
Georg
Deadly Drift
Andreas Persson
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Self (archive footage)
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Gunvald Larsson
Everyone Loves Alice
Johan
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Gunvald Larsson
The Cake General
Hasse P
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Gunvald Larsson
Cop Killer
Police 1
Three Suns
Ulf
At Point Blank
Frank
Odyssey
Mysterious Viking
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Gunvald Larsson
Bang Bang Orangutang
Åke
Now
Adam (young)
Between Summers
Peter
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Gunvald Larsson
Till Sun Rises
Peder
Lovisa och Carl Michael
Westman
One Eye Red
Mikael Persbrandt
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 29 - Invasion
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 03 - White Nights
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Gunvald Larsson
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Carl Johan Ruth
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner
Gunvald Larsson
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Kurt
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Gunvald Larsson
Hela härligheten
Glenn
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Gunvald Larsson
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
Priest
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Self (archive footage)
Search
Björn
Beck 28 - The Family
Gunvald Larsson
No Tears
Lars
Nature's Warrior
Hjorth
Double Shift
Jocke
Beneath the Surface
Roffe
9 millimeter
Konstantin
Heaven's Heart
Lars
Nigger
Svante
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
Reader (voice)
Gangster
Thomas
Playing with Fire
Axel
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
The paramedic
Den starkare
X
Ett herrans liv
Self
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
Self