Mikael Persbrandt
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.
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Movies (36)
Odyssey
as Mysterious Viking
2025
Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
2024
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld
2023
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Helmer Jr
2022
Till Sun Rises
as Peder
2021
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson
2020
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
as Self (archive footage)
2019
X&Y
as The Famous Actor
2018
The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
The Cake General
as Hasse P
2018
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Greybeard
2017
The Siege of Jadotville
as Dag Hammarskjold
2016
Alone in Berlin
as Prall
2016
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald
as Gunvald Larsson
2016
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
as Gunvald Larsson
2015
Beck 29 - Invasion
as Gunvald Larsson
2015
Beck 28 - The Family
as Gunvald Larsson
2015
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Gunvald Larsson
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Beorn
2014
The Salvation
as Peter Jensen
2014
Someone You Love
as Thomas Jacob
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Beorn
2013
Nobody Owns Me
as Hasse
2013
The Hypnotist
as Erik Maria Bark
2012
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Carl Hamilton
2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Carl Hamilton
2012
Somewhere Else
as Stefan
2011
Stockholm East
as Johan
2011
In a Better World
as Anton
2010
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
as Gunvald Larsson
2010
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
as Gunvald Larsson
2009
Everlasting Moments
as Sigfrid Larsson
2008
Heaven's Heart
as Lars
2008
The Kautokeino Rebellion
as Carl Johan Ruth
2008
TV Shows (14)
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
as Self
2025
Kidnapping
as Markus
2025
Reindeer Mafia
as Stagge
2023
The Unlikely Murderer
as Hans Holmér
2021
Foundation
as The Mule
2021
Expeditionen
as Self
2019
Invisible Heroes
as Harald Edelstam
2019
Sex Education
as Jakob Nyman
2019
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
as Himself
2017
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
as Self
2016
Ett jobb för Berg
as Self
2015
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009
Innocently Convicted
2008
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
as Carl Johan Ruth
2008