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
2026
- Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
2025
- Odyssey as Mysterious Viking
- Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa as Self
- Kidnapping as Markus
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
- Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self
- X&Y as The Famous Actor
- The Cake General as Hasse P
2017
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Greybeard
- Tillsammans med Strömstedts as Himself
2016
- The Siege of Jadotville as Dag Hammarskjold
- Alone in Berlin as Prall
- Vänligen: Lars Lerin as Self
- Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott as Self (archive footage)
- Beck 31 - Gunvald as Gunvald Larsson
2015
- Ett jobb för Berg as Self
- Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 27 - Room 302 as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 29 - Invasion as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 28 - The Family as Gunvald Larsson
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
- Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation as Carl Hamilton
- The Hypnotist as Erik Maria Bark
- Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter as Carl Hamilton
2011
- Plura's Kitchen as Self - Guest
- 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
- Innocently Convicted
- Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien) as Carl Johan Ruth
- Everlasting Moments as Sigfrid Larsson
- Heaven's Heart as Lars
- The Kautokeino Rebellion as Carl Johan Ruth
2007
- The 7 Deadly Sins as Himself
- Beck 22 - The Weak Link as Gunvald Larsson
- Wonderful and Loved by All as Mikael Persbrandt
- Solstorm as Tomas Söderberg
- Beck 23 - The Silent Scream as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 24 - In the Name of God as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 19 - The Vulture as Gunvald Larsson
- One Eye Red as Mikael Persbrandt
- Beck 20 - The Lawyer as Gunvald Larsson
- Gangster as Thomas
2006
- Ett herrans liv as Self
- Beck 17 - The Scorpion as Gunvald Larsson
- One Way as Tomas Gaal
- Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar as Gunvald Larsson
- Search as Björn
- No Tears as Lars
- Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
- The Lovelife of a Fat Thief as Priest
2005
- Medicinmannen as Martin Holst
- Lovisa och Carl Michael as Westman
- Bang Bang Orangutang as Åke
- Double Shift as Jocke
2004
- Day and Night as Thomas
- Three Suns as Ulf
- Playing with Fire as Axel
- Den starkare as X
2003
- Now as Adam (young)
- At Point Blank as Frank
- Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa as Kurt
2002
- Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 12 - The Loner as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Gunvald Larsson
- Everyone Loves Alice as Johan
2001
- 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
- Dragonflies as Kullman
2000
- Gossip as Åke Frigårdh
1999
- Beck as Gunvald Larsson
- Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind as Georg
- Deadly Drift as Andreas Persson
- Fatimas tredje hemlighet as The paramedic
1998
- 102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger as Reader (voice)
- Beck 03 - White Nights as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 07 - The Money Man as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl as Gunvald Larsson
- The Last Contract as Roger Nyman
- Beck 06 - The Monster as Gunvald Larsson
- Hela härligheten as Glenn
1997
- Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy as Gunvald Larsson
- Beck - The Man with the Icons as Gunvald Larsson
- 9 millimeter as Konstantin
- Nature's Warrior as Hjorth
- Beneath the Surface as Roffe
1996
- Anna Holt as Jocke
- Ellinors bröllop as C-O
1995
- Between Summers as Peter
1994
- The Kingdom as Helmer Jr.
- Svensson, Svensson
- Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren as Hellman
- Cop Killer as Police 1
1992
- Rederiet as Ola Simonsson
1990
- Enemy's Enemy as Vanchaufför
- Nigger as Svante