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