Mikael Persbrandt
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-09-25 (61 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Odyssey
as Mysterious Viking
(2024)
Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
(2023)
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld
(2022)
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Helmer Jr
(2021)
Till Sun Rises
as Peder
(2020)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson
(2019)
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko
(2018)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
(2018)
X&Y
as The Famous Actor
(2018)
The Cake General
as Hasse P
(2017)
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Greybeard
(2016)
The Siege of Jadotville
as Dag Hammarskjold
(2016)
Alone in Berlin
as Prall
(2016)
Beck 31 - Gunvald
as Gunvald Larsson
(2016)
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
as Gunvald Larsson
(2015)
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Gunvald Larsson
(2015)
Beck 29 - Invasion
as Gunvald Larsson
(2015)
Beck 28 - The Family
as Gunvald Larsson
(2014)
(2014)
The Salvation
as Peter Jensen
(2014)
Someone You Love
as Thomas Jacob
(2013)
(2013)
Nobody Owns Me
as Hasse
(2012)
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Carl Hamilton
(2012)
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Carl Hamilton
(2012)
The Hypnotist
as Erik Maria Bark
(2011)
Stockholm East
as Johan
(2011)
Somewhere Else
as Stefan
(2010)
In a Better World
as Anton
(2010)
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
as Gunvald Larsson
(2009)
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
as Gunvald Larsson
(2008)
Everlasting Moments
as Sigfrid Larsson
(2008)
The Kautokeino Rebellion
as Carl Johan Ruth
(2008)
Heaven's Heart
as Lars
(2007)
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
as Gunvald Larsson
(2007)
Wonderful and Loved by All
as Mikael Persbrandt
(2007)
One Eye Red
as Mikael Persbrandt
(2007)
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
as Gunvald Larsson
(2007)
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
as Gunvald Larsson
(2007)
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
as Gunvald Larsson
(2007)
Solstorm
as Tomas Söderberg
(2007)
Beck 19 - The Vulture
as Gunvald Larsson
(2007)
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
as Gunvald Larsson
(2007)
Gangster
as Thomas
(2006)
One Way
as Tomas Gaal
(2006)
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
as Gunvald Larsson
(2006)
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
as Priest
(2006)
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
as Gunvald Larsson
(2006)
Search
as Björn
(2006)
No Tears
as Lars
(2006)
(2005)
Bang Bang Orangutang
as Åke
(2005)
Double Shift
as Jocke
(2005)
Lovisa och Carl Michael
as Westman
(2004)
Day and Night
as Thomas
(2004)
Three Suns
as Ulf
(2004)
Den starkare
as X
(2004)
Playing with Fire
as Axel
(2003)
Now
as Adam (young)
(2003)
At Point Blank
as Frank
(2003)
(2002)
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
as Gunvald Larsson
(2002)
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
as Gunvald Larsson
(2002)
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
as Gunvald Larsson
(2002)
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
as Gunvald Larsson
(2002)
Everyone Loves Alice
as Johan
(2002)
Beck 12 - The Loner
as Gunvald Larsson
(2001)
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
as Gunvald Larsson
(2001)
Dragonflies
as Kullman
(2001)
Beck 11 - The Cartel
as Gunvald Larsson
(2001)
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
as Gunvald Larsson
(2000)
Gossip
as Åke Frigårdh
(1999)
Deadly Drift
as Andreas Persson
(1999)
(1999)
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
as The paramedic
(1998)
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
as Gunvald Larsson
(1998)
The Last Contract
as Roger Nyman
(1998)
Beck 03 - White Nights
as Gunvald Larsson
(1998)
Beck 07 - The Money Man
as Gunvald Larsson
(1998)
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
as Gunvald Larsson
(1998)
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
as Gunvald Larsson
(1998)
Hela härligheten
as Glenn
(1998)
Beck 06 - The Monster
as Gunvald Larsson
(1998)
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
as Reader (voice)
(1997)
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
as Gunvald Larsson
(1997)
Beck - The Man with the Icons
as Gunvald Larsson
(1997)
Nature's Warrior
as Hjorth
(1997)
Beneath the Surface
as Roffe
(1997)
9 millimeter
as Konstantin
(1996)
Ellinors bröllop
as C-O
(1995)
Between Summers
as Peter
(1994)
Cop Killer
as Police 1
(1990)
Nigger
as Svante
Crew
(2018)
The Cake General
Executive Producer