Mikael Persbrandt
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 25, 1963
- Birthplace
- Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige
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.
Filmography
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar 2026
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Odyssey 2025
as Mysterious Viking
Beck - bakom kulisserna 2024
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace 2023
as Dag Hammarskjöld
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus 2022
as Self / Helmer Jr
Till Sun Rises 2021
as Peder
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 2020
as Victor Karlosson
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet 2019
as Self (archive footage)
X&Y 2018
as The Famous Actor
The Girl in the Spider's Web 2018
as Alexander Zalachenko
Bergman: A Year in a Life 2018
as Self
The Cake General 2018
as Hasse P, Executive Producer
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017
as Greybeard
The Siege of Jadotville 2016
as Dag Hammarskjold
Alone in Berlin 2016
as Prall
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Beck 31 - Gunvald 2016
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders 2015
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 29 - Invasion 2015
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 28 - The Family 2015
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 27 - Room 302 2015
as Gunvald Larsson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014
as Beorn
The Salvation 2014
as Peter Jensen
Someone You Love 2014
as Thomas Jacob
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013
as Beorn
Nobody Owns Me 2013
as Hasse
The Hypnotist 2012
as Erik Maria Bark
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter 2012
as Carl Hamilton
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation 2012
as Carl Hamilton
Somewhere Else 2011
as Stefan
Stockholm East 2011
as Johan
In a Better World 2010
as Anton
Beck 26 - Buried Alive 2010
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm 2009
as Gunvald Larsson
Everlasting Moments 2008
as Sigfrid Larsson
Heaven's Heart 2008
as Lars
The Kautokeino Rebellion 2008
as Carl Johan Ruth
Beck 24 - In the Name of God 2007
as Gunvald Larsson
Solstorm 2007
as Tomas Söderberg
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream 2007
as Gunvald Larsson
One Eye Red 2007
as Mikael Persbrandt
Wonderful and Loved by All 2007
as Mikael Persbrandt
Beck 22 - The Weak Link 2007
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting 2007
as Gunvald Larsson
Gangster 2007
as Thomas
Beck 20 - The Lawyer 2007
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 19 - The Vulture 2007
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar 2006
as Gunvald Larsson
One Way 2006
as Tomas Gaal
No Tears 2006
as Lars
Search 2006
as Björn
Beck 17 - The Scorpion 2006
as Gunvald Larsson
- Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight 2006
Actor
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief 2006
as Priest
- Lovisa och Carl Michael
Lovisa och Carl Michael 2005
as Westman
Bang Bang Orangutang 2005
as Åke
- Double Shift
Double Shift 2005
as Jocke
Den starkare 2004
as X
Day and Night 2004
as Thomas
Three Suns 2004
as Ulf
- Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire 2004
as Axel
At Point Blank 2003
as Frank
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa 2003
as Kurt
Now 2003
as Adam (young)
Everyone Loves Alice 2002
as Johan
Beck 16 - The Last Witness 2002
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball 2002
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man 2002
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown 2002
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 12 - The Loner 2002
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 11 - The Cartel 2001
as Gunvald Larsson
Dragonflies 2001
as Kullman
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face 2001
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance 2001
as Gunvald Larsson
Gossip 2000
as Åke Frigårdh
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind 1999
as Georg
Deadly Drift 1999
as Andreas Persson
- Fatimas tredje hemlighet
Fatimas tredje hemlighet 1999
as The paramedic
Hela härligheten 1998
as Glenn
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness 1998
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 07 - The Money Man 1998
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 06 - The Monster 1998
as Gunvald Larsson
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger 1998
as Reader (voice)
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl 1998
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye 1998
as Gunvald Larsson
The Last Contract 1998
as Roger Nyman
Beck 03 - White Nights 1998
as Gunvald Larsson
Beck - The Man with the Icons 1997
as Gunvald Larsson
Beneath the Surface 1997
as Roffe
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy 1997
as Gunvald Larsson
Nature's Warrior 1997
as Hjorth
9 millimeter 1997
as Konstantin
Ellinors bröllop 1996
as C-O
Between Summers 1995
as Peter
Cop Killer 1994
as Police 1
- Nigger
Nigger 1990
as Svante
Credits from TMDB.