
Mikael Persbrandt
1 FOLLOWER • 50 CREDITS • SEP 25, 1963 • 61
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.
Known For

Foundation

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Enemy's Enemy

Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Sex Education

Gossip

Cop Killer

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

One Way

The Siege of Jadotville

Rederiet

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

Beck

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Beck 12 - The Loner

Beck 29 - Invasion

Beck 20 - The Lawyer

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

Beck 24 - In the Name of God

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

Beck 19 - The Vulture

Beck 03 - White Nights

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

Beck 07 - The Money Man

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

The Unlikely Murderer

Beck 28 - The Family

Beck 11 - The Cartel

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

Beck 27 - Room 302

Beck 06 - The Monster

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

Beck - The Man with the Icons

Beck 31 - Gunvald

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
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