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Mikael Åke Persbrandt 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 British TV series Sex Education.
Birth Name
Mikael Åke Persbrandt
Born
Wednesday, 25 September 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hammarskjöld | Dag Hammarskjöld | 2023 |
| Till Sun Rises | Peder | 2021 |
| The Unlikely Murderer | Hans Holmér | 2021 |
| Foundation | The Mule | 2021 |
| Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Victor Karlosson | 2020 |
| Invisible Heroes | Harald Edelstam | 2019 |
| Sex Education | Jakob Nyman | 2019 |
| X&Y | The Famous Actor / Skådespelaren / The Actor | 2018 |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | Alexander Zalachenko | 2018 |
| Bergman: A Year in a Life | Self | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hammarskjöld | Dag Hammarskjöld | 2023 |
| Till Sun Rises | Peder | 2021 |
| The Unlikely Murderer | Hans Holmér | 2021 |
| Foundation | The Mule | 2021 |
| Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Victor Karlosson | 2020 |
| Invisible Heroes | Harald Edelstam | 2019 |
| Sex Education | Jakob Nyman | 2019 |
| X&Y | The Famous Actor / Skådespelaren / The Actor | 2018 |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | Alexander Zalachenko | 2018 |
| Bergman: A Year in a Life | Self | 2018 |
| The Cake General | Hasse P | 2018 |
| King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Greybeard | 2017 |
| The Siege of Jadotville | Dag Hammarskjold | 2016 |
| Alone in Berlin | Prall / Standartenführer Prall | 2016 |
| Vänligen Lars Lerin | Self | 2016 |
| Beck 31 - Gunvald | Gunvald Larsson | 2016 |
| Ett jobb för Berg | Self | 2015 |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Beorn | 2014 |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) 3D | Beorn | 2014 |
| The Salvation | Peter Jensen | 2014 |
| Someone You Love | Thomas Jacob | 2014 |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Beorn | 2013 |
| Mig äger ingen | Hasse | 2013 |
| The Hypnotist | Erik Maria Bark | 2012 |
| Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter | Carl Hamilton | 2012 |
| Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | Carl Hamilton | 2012 |
| Någon annanstans i Sverige | Stefan | 2011 |
| Stockholm East | Johan / Kattis's husband | 2011 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self | 2011 |
| In a Better World | Anton | 2010 |
| Skavlan | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Oskyldigt dömd | Markus Haglund | 2008 |
| Everlasting Moments | Sigfrid Larsson | 2008 |
| Himlens hjärta | Lars | 2008 |
| The Kautokeino Rebellion | Carl Johan Ruth | 2008 |
| Solstorm | Thomas Söderberg / Tomas Söderberg | 2007 |
| One Eye Red | Mikael Persbrandt | 2007 |
| Wonderful and Loved by All | Self / Mikael Persbrandt | 2007 |
| Gangster | Thomas | 2007 |
| One Way | Tomas Gaal | 2006 |
| Inga tårar | Lars | 2006 |
| Search | Björn | 2006 |
| Tjocktjuven | Priest | 2006 |
| Ett herrans liv | Himself | 2006 |
| Lovisa och Carl Michael | Westman / Westman, bryggare | 2005 |
| Bang Bang Orangutang | Åke | 2005 |
| Double Shift | Jocke | 2005 |
| Day and Night | Thomas | 2004 |
| Three Suns | Ulf | 2004 |
| At Point Blank | Frank | 2004 |
| Now | Adam (young) | 2003 |
| Everyone Loves Alice | Johan Lindberg / Johan | 2002 |
| Dragonfly | Kullman | 2001 |
| Gossip | Åke Frigårdh | 2000 |
| Adult Behavior | Georg | 1999 |
| Deathly Compulsion | Andreas Persson / Andreas | 1999 |
| Love Fools | Glenn | 1998 |
| 102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger | Reader / Reader (voice) | 1998 |
| Sista kontraktet | Roger Nyman | 1998 |
| Beck Mannen med ikonerna | Gunvald Larsson | 1997 |
| Beneath the Surface | Roffe | 1997 |
| Beck | Gunvald Larsson | 1997 |
| Nature's Warrior | Hjorth | 1997 |
| 9 millimeter | Konstantin | 1997 |
| Ellinors bröllop | C-O | 1996 |
| Anna Holt - polis | Jocke | 1996 |
| Nudlar och 08:or | Adrian | 1996 |
| Sen kväll med Luuk | Self | 1996 |
| Radioskugga | Henry Brinkman | 1995 |
| Sommaren | Peter | 1995 |
| The Kingdom | Helmer Jr. | 1994 |
| Svensson Svensson | Jesper | 1994 |
| Den vite riddaren | Hellman | 1994 |
| The Police Murderer | Polis 1 | 1994 |
| Rederiet | Ola Simonsson | 1992 |
| Enemy's Enemy | Vanchaufför | 1990 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Cake General | 2018 |
