Personal Info
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1963-09-25 (62 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
Also Known For
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 Ny ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
The Hobbit: There and Back Again
| Beorn
2024 --
Beck - bakom kulisserna
| Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
2023 --
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
| Dag Hammarskjöld
2022 --
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
| Self / Helmer Jr
2021 --
Till Sun Rises
| Peder
2020 --
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
| Victor Karlosson
2018 --
X&Y
| The Famous Actor
2018 --
The Girl in the Spider's Web
| Alexander Zalachenko
2018 --
Bergman: A Year in a Life
| Self
2018 --
The Cake General
| Hasse P
2017 --
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
| Greybeard
2016 --
The Siege of Jadotville
| Dag Hammarskjold
2016 --
Alone in Berlin
| Prall
2016 --
Beck 31 - Gunvald
| Gunvald Larsson
2015 --
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
| Gunvald Larsson
2015 --
Beck 29 - Invasion
| Gunvald Larsson
2015 --
Beck 28 - The Family
| Gunvald Larsson
2015 --
Beck 27 - Room 302
| Gunvald Larsson
2014 --
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
| Beorn
2014 --
The Salvation
| Peter Jensen
2014 --
Someone You Love
| Thomas Jacob
2013 --
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
| Beorn
2013 --
Nobody Owns Me
| Hasse
2012 --
The Hypnotist
| Erik Maria Bark
2012 --
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
| Carl Hamilton
2012 --
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
| Carl Hamilton
2011 --
Somewhere Else
| Stefan
2011 --
Stockholm East
| Johan
2010 --
In a Better World
| Anton
2010 --
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
| Gunvald Larsson
2009 --
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
| Gunvald Larsson
2008 --
Everlasting Moments
| Sigfrid Larsson
2008 --
Heaven's Heart
| Lars
2008 --
The Kautokeino Rebellion
| Carl Johan Ruth
2007 --
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
| Gunvald Larsson
2007 --
Solstorm
| Tomas Söderberg
2007 --
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
| Gunvald Larsson
2007 --
One Eye Red
| Mikael Persbrandt
2007 --
Wonderful and Loved by All
| Mikael Persbrandt
2007 --
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
| Gunvald Larsson
2007 --
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
| Gunvald Larsson
2007 --
Gangster
| Thomas
2007 --
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
| Gunvald Larsson
2007 --
Beck 19 - The Vulture
| Gunvald Larsson
2006 --
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
| Gunvald Larsson
2006 --
One Way
| Tomas Gaal
2006 --
No Tears
| Lars
2006 --
Search
| Björn
2006 --
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
| Gunvald Larsson
2006 --
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
| Priest
2006 --
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
|
2005 --
Lovisa och Carl Michael
| Westman
2005 --
Bang Bang Orangutang
| Åke
2005 --
Double Shift
| Jocke
2004 --
Den starkare
| X
2004 --
Day and Night
| Thomas
2004 --
Three Suns
| Ulf
2004 --
Playing with Fire
|
2003 --
At Point Blank
| Frank
2003 --
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
|
2003 --
Now
| Adam (young)
2002 --
Everyone Loves Alice
| Johan
2002 --
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
| Gunvald Larsson
2002 --
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
| Gunvald Larsson
2002 --
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
| Gunvald Larsson
2002 --
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
| Gunvald Larsson
2002 --
Beck 12 - The Loner
| Gunvald Larsson
2001 --
Beck 11 - The Cartel
| Gunvald Larsson
2001 --
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
| Gunvald Larsson
2001 --
Dragonflies
| Kullman
2001 --
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
| Gunvald Larsson
2000 --
Gossip
| Åke Frigårdh
1999 --
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
| Georg
1999 --
Deadly Drift
| Andreas Persson
1999 --
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
| The paramedic
1998 --
Hela härligheten
| Glenn
1998 --
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
| Gunvald Larsson
1998 --
Beck 07 - The Money Man
| Gunvald Larsson
1998 --
Beck 06 - The Monster
| Gunvald Larsson
1998 --
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
| Reader (voice)
1998 --
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
| Gunvald Larsson
1998 --
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
| Gunvald Larsson
1998 --
The Last Contract
| Roger Nyman
1998 --
Beck 03 - White Nights
| Gunvald Larsson
1997 --
Beck - The Man with the Icons
| Gunvald Larsson
1997 --
Beneath the Surface
| Roffe
1997 --
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
| Gunvald Larsson
1997 --
Nature's Warrior
| Hjorth
1997 --
9 millimeter
| Konstantin
1996 --
Ellinors bröllop
| C-O
1995 --
Between Summers
| Peter
1994 --
Cop Killer
| Polis 1
1990 --
Nigger
| Svante