Mikael Persbrandt
Born: 1963-09-25 in Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Odyssey as Mysterious Viking
- Kidnapping as Markus
- Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa as Self
2024
- Beck - bakom kulisserna as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
2023
- Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace as Dag Hammarskjöld
- Reindeer Mafia as Stagge
2022
- Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Helmer Jr
2021
- Foundation as The Mule
- The Unlikely Murderer as Hans Holmér
- Till Sun Rises as Peder
2020
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Victor Karlosson
2019
- Sex Education as Jakob Nyman
- Invisible Heroes as Harald Edelstam
- Expeditionen as Self
- Carl och spelreklamshelvetet as Self (archive footage)
2018
- The Girl in the Spider's Web as Alexander Zalachenko
- The Cake General as Hasse P
- X&Y as The Famous Actor
- Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self
2017
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Greybeard
- Tillsammans med Strömstedts as Himself
2016
- Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott as Self (archive footage)
- The Siege of Jadotville as Dag Hammarskjold
- Alone in Berlin as Prall
- Vänligen: Lars Lerin as Self
- Beck 31 - Gunvald as Gunvald Larsson
2015
- Beck 29 - Invasion as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 27 - Room 302 as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 28 - The Family as Gunvald Larsson
- Ett jobb för Berg as Sig själv
2014
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Beorn
- The Salvation as Peter Jensen
- Someone You Love as Thomas Jacob
2013
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Beorn
- Nobody Owns Me as Hasse
2012
- The Hypnotist as Erik Maria Bark
- Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation as Carl Hamilton
- Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter as Carl Hamilton
2011
- Stockholm East as Johan
- Somewhere Else as Stefan
2010
- In a Better World as Anton
- Beck 26 - Buried Alive as Gunvald Larsson
2009
- Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
- Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm as Gunvald Larsson
2008
- The Kautokeino Rebellion as Carl Johan Ruth
- Heaven's Heart as Lars
- Everlasting Moments as Sigfrid Larsson
- Innocently Convicted
- Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) as Carl Johan Ruth
2007
- Gangster as Thomas
- Solstorm as Tomas Söderberg
- One Eye Red as Mikael Persbrandt
- Beck 19 - The Vulture as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 20 - The Lawyer as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 23 - The Silent Scream as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 22 - The Weak Link as Gunvald Larsson
- Wonderful and Loved by All as Mikael Persbrandt
- The 7 Deadly Sins as Himself
- Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 24 - In the Name of God as Gunvald Larsson
2006
- One Way as Tomas Gaal
- No Tears as Lars
- The Lovelife of a Fat Thief as Priest
- Search as Björn
- Beck 17 - The Scorpion as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar as Gunvald Larsson
- Ett herrans liv as Self
- Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2005
- Lovisa och Carl Michael as Westman
- Bang Bang Orangutang as Åke
- Double Shift as Jocke
- Medicinmannen as Martin Holst
2004
- Den starkare as X
- Three Suns as Ulf
- Day and Night as Thomas
- Playing with Fire as Axel
2003
- At Point Blank as Frank
- Now as Adam (young)
- Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa as Kurt
2002
- Everyone Loves Alice as Johan
- Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 12 - The Loner as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball as Gunvald Larsson
2001
- Dragonflies as Kullman
- Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 11 - The Cartel as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance as Gunvald Larsson
2000
- Gossip as Åke Frigårdh
1999
- Beck as Gunvald Larsson
- Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind as Georg
- Fatimas tredje hemlighet as The paramedic
- Deadly Drift as Andreas Persson
1998
- The Last Contract as Roger Nyman
- Hela härligheten as Glenn
- Beck 06 - The Monster as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 07 - The Money Man as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 03 - White Nights as Gunvald Larsson
- 102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger as Reader (voice)
- Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye as Gunvald Larsson
1997
- Beneath the Surface as Roffe
- 9 millimeter as Konstantin
- Beck - The Man with the Icons as Gunvald Larsson
- Nature's Warrior as Hjorth
- Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy as Gunvald Larsson
1996
- Anna Holt as Jocke
- Ellinors bröllop as C-O
1995
- Between Summers as Peter
1994
- The Kingdom as Helmer Jr.
- Cop Killer as Police 1
- Svensson, Svensson
- Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren as Hellman
1992
- Rederiet as Ola Simonsson
1990
- Nigger as Svante
- Enemy's Enemy as Vanchaufför