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