Mikael Persbrandt
Born September 25, 1963 (Age: 62)
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Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
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.
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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Filmography
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018
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as Alexander Zalachenko
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Age: 55
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
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as Greybeard
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Age: 53
Alone in Berlin
2016
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as Prall
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Age: 52
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
2016
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 52
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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as Beorn
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Age: 51
The Salvation
2014
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as Peter Jensen
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Age: 50
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
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as Beorn
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Age: 50
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
2012
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as Carl Hamilton
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Age: 48
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
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as Carl Hamilton
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Age: 48
In a Better World
2010
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as Anton
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Age: 46
No Image
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006
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as
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Age: 42
No Image
Lovisa och Carl Michael
2005
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as Westman
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Age: 42
Bang Bang Orangutang
2005
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as Åke
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Age: 42
Den starkare
2004
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as X
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Age: 40
No Image
Playing with Fire
2004
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as Axel
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Age: 40
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
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as Johan
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Age: 39
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 38
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 38
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 38
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 38
Beck 12 - The Loner
2002
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 38
Gossip
2000
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as Åke Frigårdh
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Age: 37
Hela härligheten
1998
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as Glenn
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Age: 35
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
1998
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as Reader (voice)
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Age: 34
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
The Last Contract
1998
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as Roger Nyman
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Age: 34
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 34
Beneath the Surface
1997
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as Roffe
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Age: 34
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
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as Gunvald Larsson
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Age: 33
Nature's Warrior
1997
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as Hjorth
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Age: 33
9 millimeter
1997
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as Konstantin
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Age: 33
No Image
Nigger
1990
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as Svante
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Age: 27