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