Peter Stormare
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-08-27 (72 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.
Acting
The Knife Thrower
as Kaspar Olofsson
The Awakening
as Mason
Dweller
as John Gaines
Lifsens rot
as Didrik
The Debt Inherited
as Stanley
Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness
as Geppetto
(2025)
Until Dawn
as Dr. Alan Hill
(2025)
The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley
as Magister Barres
(2025)
Stand Your Ground
as Bastion
(2025)
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
(2025)
Off the Grid
as Belcor
(2025)
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV
as Self
(2024)
Kill 'em All 2
as Agent Holman
(2024)
Hangman
as Bobby
(2024)
Guy Manley: Super Spy
as Hurricane Pete
(2023)
The Ritual Killer
as Captain Marchand
(2022)
Day Shift
as Troy
(2022)
Tuesday Club
as Henrik
(2021)
Cryptozoo
as Gustav (voice)
(2021)
Horror Noire
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
(2021)
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
(2020)
Songbird
as Emmett Harland
(2020)
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial
as Mini (voice)
(2019)
The Poison Rose
as Slide
(2018)
Age of Summer
as Rock God
(2018)
Beyond The Sky
as Peter Norton
(2018)
The Assassin's Code
as Kurt Schlychter
(2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
(2017)
V.I.P.
as Paul
(2017)
Kill 'em All
as Agent Mark Holman
(2017)
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
as Gunther (voice)
(2017)
King of the Dancehall
as Pierce Davidson
(2016)
Rupture
as Terrence
(2015)
Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Editor
(2015)
Strange Magic
as Thang (voice)
(2015)
Dark Summer
as Stokes
(2015)
I Am Here
as The Russian
(2014)
Penguins of Madagascar
as Corporal (voice)
(2014)
22 Jump Street
as The Ghost
(2014)
Clown
as Karlsson
(2014)
Mall
as Barry
(2014)
Rage
as Francis O'Connell
(2014)
Bang Bang Baby
as George
(2014)
(2014)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
as Corporal (voice)
(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)
Autumn Blood
as The Mayor
(2013)
Bad Milo!
as Highsmith
(2013)
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 2
(2013)
Heatstroke
as Mallick
(2013)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Whiplash (voice)
(2012)
Lockout
as Scott Langral
(2012)
Tai Chi Hero
as Flamming
(2012)
Get the Gringo
as Frank
(2012)
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
(2012)
Jewtopia
as Buck O'Connell
(2012)
Inseparable
as Richard
(2012)
Small Apartments
as Dr. Olivetti
(2011)
The Wayshower
as Prince of Doubt
(2011)
Marianne: The Ghost Inside
as Sven
(2011)
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Gabriel
(2011)
You Said What?
as Peter Stormare
(2011)
False Trail
as Torsten
(2011)
A Standard Story
as Bully
(2010)
Henry's Crime
as Darek Millodragovic
(2010)
Corridor
as Micke
(2010)
Janie Jones
as Sloan
(2010)
Undocumented
as Z
(2010)
Small Town Murder Songs
as Walter
(2010)
Behind the Moomins
as Self
(2010)
Ivory
as David Strauss
(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)
Boot Camp
as Norman Hail
(2008)
Wolf
as Klemens
(2008)
Witless Protection
as Arthur Grimsley
(2008)
Insanitarium
as Dr. Gianetti
(2008)
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
as Prickles (voice)
(2008)
Orgies and the Meaning of Life
as Ivy Michigan
(2007)
Premonition
as Dr. Roth
(2007)
Anamorph
as Blair Collet
(2007)
Leaps and Bounds
as Korvgubbe
(2007)
Echo
as Simon’s Father
(2007)
Switch
as Tommen
(2007)
Gone with the Woman
as Glenn
(2007)
Voom Portraits
as Self
(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)
(2005)
2001 Maniacs
as Professor Ackerman
(2005)
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
(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)
The Tuxedo
as Dr. Simms
(2002)
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
(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)
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Dixie
(2000)
Circus
as Julius
(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)
Somewhere in the City
as Graham
(1998)
Hamilton
as Carl Hamilton
(1998)
In the Presence of a Clown
as Petrus Landahl
(1997)
Playing God
as Vladimir
(1997)
I sällskap med en clown
as Self
(1997)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Dieter Stark
(1996)
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
(1996)
Le Polygraphe
as Christof Haussman
(1996)
A Kind of Hades
as Ulf
(1993)
The Bacchae
as The Messenger
(1992)
Damage
as Peter Wetzler
(1991)
Reflections in a Dark Sky
as Carlo
(1991)
Freud Leaving Home
as Berra
(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)
(1978)
Lyftet
as Prisoner
Crew
(2012)
Imperiet: Här föll Imperiet
Director
(2005)
Soldier of God
Additional Music