Person Details

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Aliases: میکائیل پرشبرانت

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige

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Movie Involvements: 82

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Rederiet
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8

Rederiet

(1992) Ola Simonsson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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7
Foundation
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8

Foundation

(2021) The Mule
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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8
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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7
Beck
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7

Beck

(1999) Gunvald Larsson
The Girl in the Spider's Web
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6

The Girl in the Spider's Web

(2018) Alexander Zalachenko
Anna Holt
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4

Anna Holt

(1996) Jocke

Acting

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

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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