Mikael Persbrandt
birthday: 1963-09-25
Place of birth: Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige

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.

One Way

One Way

2006 . movie

Gangster

Gangster

2007 . movie

Solstorm

Solstorm

2007 . movie

No Tears

No Tears

2006 . movie

Double Shift

Double Shift

2005 . movie

9 millimeter

9 millimeter

1997 . movie

Three Suns

Three Suns

2004 . movie

Deadly Drift

Deadly Drift

1999 . movie

Now

Now

2003 . movie

Gossip

Gossip

2000 . movie

Dragonflies

Dragonflies

2001 . movie

Search

Search

2006 . movie

Odyssey

Odyssey

2025 . movie

Den starkare

Den starkare

2004 . movie

X&Y

X&Y

2018 . movie

Cop Killer

Cop Killer

1994 . movie

Nigger

Nigger

1990 . movie

One Eye Red

One Eye Red

2007 . movie

Rederiet

Rederiet

1992 . tv

Ett herrans liv

Ett herrans liv

2006 . tv

Beck

Beck

1999 . tv

Foundation

Foundation

2021 . tv

Enemy's Enemy

Enemy's Enemy

1990 . tv

Medicinmannen

Medicinmannen

2005 . tv

Sex Education

Sex Education

2019 . tv

Expeditionen

Expeditionen

2019 . tv

Anna Holt

Anna Holt

1996 . tv

Reindeer Mafia

Reindeer Mafia

2023 . tv

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

1994 . tv

Kidnapping

Kidnapping

2025 . tv