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