Mikael Persbrandt
Acting
🎂 1963-09-25
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.
Cast credits(118)
The Mule
2021
Jakob Nyman
2019
Beorn
2014
Beorn
2013
Gunvald Larsson
1999
Greybeard
2017
Helmer Jr.
1994
Ola Simonsson
1992
Alexander Zalachenko
2018
Victor Karlosson
2020
Self (archive footage)
2019
Peter Jensen
2014
Konstantin
1997
Georg
1999
Hasse P
2018
Dag Hammarskjold
2016
Gunvald Larsson
1998
Hasse
2013
C-O
1996
Johan
2011
Gunvald Larsson
2016
Gunvald Larsson
2006
Gunvald Larsson
2015
Thomas
2007
Gunvald Larsson
2001
Åke Frigårdh
2000
Anton
2010
Prall
2016
Gunvald Larsson
2015
Gunvald Larsson
2006
Erik Maria Bark
2012
Gunvald Larsson
2001
Gunvald Larsson
2009
2008
Gunvald Larsson
2010
Gunvald Larsson
1997
Gunvald Larsson
2015
Sigfrid Larsson
2008
Ulf
2004
Johan
2002
Gunvald Larsson
2002
Gunvald Larsson
2015
Westman
2005
Gunvald Larsson
2007
Andreas Persson
1999
Björn
2006
Gunvald Larsson
1998
Gunvald Larsson
2007
Gunvald Larsson
1997
Gunvald Larsson
1998
Gunvald Larsson
2007
Gunvald Larsson
1998
Gunvald Larsson
2002
Gunvald Larsson
2002
Carl Hamilton
2012
Gunvald Larsson
1998
Gunvald Larsson
2007
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
2024
Carl Hamilton
2012
Frank
2003
The paramedic
1999
Gunvald Larsson
2001
Gunvald Larsson
2002
Gunvald Larsson
2002
Gunvald Larsson
1998
Carl Johan Ruth
2008
Gunvald Larsson
2007
Mikael Persbrandt
2007
Tomas Söderberg
2007
Stagge
2023
Tomas Gaal
2006
Roger Nyman
1998
1994
Self
2018
Hans Holmér
2021
Mikael Persbrandt
2007
Axel
2004
Mysterious Viking
2025
Self (archive footage)
2016
Peter
1995
Police 1
1994
Adam (young)
2003
Self / Helmer Jr
2022
Harald Edelstam
2019
Gunvald Larsson
2007
Kurt
2003
Self
2006
2006
The Famous Actor
2018
Jocke
2005
Self
2016
Dag Hammarskjöld
2023
Vanchaufför
1990
Glenn
1998
Carl Johan Ruth
2008
Thomas
2004
Self
2019
Thomas Jacob
2014
Lars
2008
Jocke
1996
Martin Holst
2005
Hellman
1994
Markus
2025
Self
2025
Stefan
2011
Himself
2017
2009
Åke
2005
Roffe
1997
Priest
2006
Lars
2006
Himself
2007
Peder
2021
Reader (voice)
1998
Kullman
2001
Svante
1990
Hjorth
1997
X
2004