Peter Stormare
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-08-27 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Peter Stormare
Biography
Peter Stormare (August 27, 1953) was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo.
Peter Stormare began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions of many Shakespeare plays, including "Hamlet". In 1993 he moved to New York, where he appeared in English productions. He continues to work in both the United States and his his homeland of Sweden. He resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his wife.
Known For
Acting
Dweller
as John Gaines
Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness
as Geppetto
The Awakening
as Mason
The Debt Inherited
as Stanley
The Knife Thrower
as Kaspar Olofsson
Lifsens rot
as Didrik
(2025)
Until Dawn
as Dr. Alan Hill
(2025)
Stand Your Ground
as Bastion
(2025)
Off the Grid
as Belcor
(2025)
The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley
as Magister Barres
(2025)
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
(2025)
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV
as Self
(2024)
Kill 'em All 2
as Agent Holman
(2024)
Guy Manley: Super Spy
as Hurricane Pete
(2024)
Hangman
as Bobby
(2023)
The Ritual Killer
as Captain Marchand
(2022)
Day Shift
as Troy
(2022)
Tuesday Club
as Henrik
(2021)
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
(2021)
Cryptozoo
as Gustav (voice)
(2021)
Horror Noire
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
(2020)
Songbird
as Emmett Harland
(2020)
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial
as Mini (voice)
(2019)
The Poison Rose
as Slide
(2018)
Beyond The Sky
as Peter Norton
(2018)
The Assassin's Code
as Kurt Schlychter
(2018)
Age of Summer
as Rock God
(2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
(2017)
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
as Gunther (voice)
(2017)
Kill 'em All
as Agent Mark Holman
(2017)
King of the Dancehall
as Pierce Davidson
(2017)
V.I.P.
as Paul
(2016)
Rupture
as Terrence
(2015)
Strange Magic
as Thang (voice)
(2015)
Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Editor
(2015)
I Am Here
as The Russian
(2015)
Dark Summer
as Stokes
(2014)
Penguins of Madagascar
as Corporal (voice)
(2014)
22 Jump Street
as The Ghost
(2014)
Clown
as Karlsson
(2014)
Rage
as Francis O'Connell
(2014)
Bang Bang Baby
as George
(2014)
Mall
as Barry
(2014)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
as Corporal (voice)
(2014)
(2013)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Sheriff Berringer
(2013)
Pain & Gain
as Dr. Bjornson
(2013)
The Last Stand
as Burrell
(2013)
Siberian Education
as Ink
(2013)
Bad Milo!
as Highsmith
(2013)
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 2
(2013)
Autumn Blood
as The Mayor
(2013)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Whiplash (voice)
(2013)
Heatstroke
as Mallick
(2012)
Get the Gringo
as Frank
(2012)
Lockout
as Scott Langral
(2012)
Tai Chi Hero
as Flamming
(2012)
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
(2012)
Small Apartments
as Dr. Olivetti
(2012)
Jewtopia
as Buck O'Connell
(2012)
Inseparable
as Richard
(2011)
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Gabriel
(2011)
False Trail
as Torsten
(2011)
The Wayshower
as Prince of Doubt
(2011)
Marianne: The Ghost Inside
as Sven
(2011)
You Said What?
as Peter Stormare
(2011)
A Standard Story
as Bully
(2010)
Henry's Crime
as Darek Millodragovic
(2010)
Small Town Murder Songs
as Walter
(2010)
Janie Jones
as Sloan
(2010)
Corridor
as Micke
(2010)
Undocumented
as Z
(2010)
Ivory
as David Strauss
(2010)
Behind the Moomins
as Self
(2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as The President
(2009)
Horsemen
as David Spitz
(2009)
The Killing Room
as Dr. Phillips
(2009)
Otis E.
as Reverand Roy
(2008)
Witless Protection
as Arthur Grimsley
(2008)
Boot Camp
as Norman Hail
(2008)
Insanitarium
as Dr. Gianetti
(2008)
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
as Prickles (voice)
(2008)
Wolf
as Klemens
(2008)
Orgies and the Meaning of Life
as Ivy Michigan
(2007)
Premonition
as Dr. Roth
(2007)
Anamorph
as Blair Collet
(2007)
Voom Portraits
as Self
(2007)
Gone with the Woman
as Glenn
(2007)
Leaps and Bounds
as Korvgubbe
(2007)
Echo
as Simon’s Father
(2007)
Switch
as Tommen
(2007)
They Never Found Her
as Woods
(2006)
Nacho Libre
as Emperor
(2006)
Unknown
as Snakeskin Boots
(2006)
One Night with You
as Steinmetz
(2005)
Constantine
as Lucifer
(2005)
The Brothers Grimm
as Cavaldi
(2005)
The Batman vs. Dracula
as Dracula (voice)
(2005)
2001 Maniacs
as Professor Ackerman
(2005)
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Birth
as Clifford
(2003)
Bad Boys II
as Alexei
(2003)
Spun
as Mullet Cop
(2003)
Minnesota Nice
as Self
(2003)
The Movie Hero
as The Suspicious Character
(2002)
Minority Report
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
(2002)
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
(2002)
The Tuxedo
as Dr. Simms
(2002)
Bad Company
as Adrik Vas
(2002)
13 Moons
as Slovo
(2002)
The Beatle Fan
as Albert
(2001)
Happy Campers
as Oberon
(2000)
Dancer in the Dark
as Jeff
(2000)
Chocolat
as Serge Muscat
(2000)
Circus
as Julius
(2000)
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Dixie
(2000)
Bruiser
as Milo Styles
(2000)
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
(1999)
8MM
as Dino Velvet
(1999)
Purgatory
as Cavin Guthrie
(1999)
Love in the Mirror
as Giovanni Andreini
(1998)
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
(1998)
Armageddon
as Lev Andropov
(1998)
Mercury Rising
as Shayes
(1998)
Hamilton
as Carl Hamilton
(1998)
In the Presence of a Clown
as Petrus Landahl
(1998)
Somewhere in the City
as Graham
(1997)
Playing God
as Vladimir
(1997)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Dieter Stark
(1997)
I sällskap med en clown
as Self
(1996)
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
(1996)
A Kind of Hades
as Ulf
(1996)
Le Polygraphe
as Christof Haussman
(1993)
The Bacchae
as The Messenger
(1992)
Damage
as Peter Wetzler
(1991)
Freud Leaving Home
as Berra
(1991)
Reflections in a Dark Sky
as Carlo
(1990)
Awakenings
as Neurochemist
(1990)
From the Dead
as Chessplayer
(1987)
Pirates of the Lake
as Beekeeper
(1987)
Seppan
as Sara's Father
(1986)
The Frozen Leopard
as Jerry
(1982)
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)
(1978)
Lyftet
as Prisoner
(1978)
Crew
(2012)
Imperiet: Här föll Imperiet
Director
(2005)
Soldier of God
Additional Music