Mikael Persbrandt

Acting

1963-09-25 · Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige

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.

Filmography

Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar

2026 · Movie

Odyssey

2025 · Movie

Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa

2025 · Series

Kidnapping

2025 · Series

Beck - bakom kulisserna

2024 · Movie

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace

2023 · Movie

Reindeer Mafia

2023 · Series

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022 · Movie

Till Sun Rises

2021 · Movie

The Unlikely Murderer

2021 · Series

Foundation

2021 · Series

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020 · Movie

Expeditionen

2019 · Series

Carl och spelreklamshelvetet

2019 · Movie

Invisible Heroes

2019 · Series

Sex Education

2019 · Series

X&Y

2018 · Movie

The Girl in the Spider's Web

2018 · Movie

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018 · Movie

The Cake General

2018 · Movie

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017 · Movie

Tillsammans med Strömstedts

2017 · Series

The Siege of Jadotville

2016 · Movie

Alone in Berlin

2016 · Movie

Vänligen: Lars Lerin

2016 · Series

Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

2016 · Movie

Beck 31 - Gunvald

2016 · Movie

Ett jobb för Berg

2015 · Series

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

2015 · Movie

Beck 29 - Invasion

2015 · Movie

Beck 28 - The Family

2015 · Movie

Beck 27 - Room 302

2015 · Movie

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014 · Movie

The Salvation

2014 · Movie

Someone You Love

2014 · Movie

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 · Movie

Nobody Owns Me

2013 · Movie

The Hypnotist

2012 · Movie

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

2012 · Movie

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

2012 · Movie

Somewhere Else

2011 · Movie

Stockholm East

2011 · Movie

Plura's Kitchen

2011 · Series

In a Better World

2010 · Movie

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

2010 · Movie

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

2009 · Movie

Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

2009 · Series

Innocently Convicted

2008 · Series

Everlasting Moments

2008 · Movie

Heaven's Heart

2008 · Movie

Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)

2008 · Series

The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008 · Movie

Beck 24 - In the Name of God

2007 · Movie

Solstorm

2007 · Movie

The 7 Deadly Sins

2007 · Series

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

2007 · Movie

One Eye Red

2007 · Movie

Wonderful and Loved by All

2007 · Movie

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

2007 · Movie

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

2007 · Movie

Gangster

2007 · Movie

Beck 20 - The Lawyer

2007 · Movie

Beck 19 - The Vulture

2007 · Movie

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

2006 · Movie

One Way

2006 · Movie

No Tears

2006 · Movie

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

2006 · Movie

Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

2006 · Movie

The Lovelife of a Fat Thief

2006 · Movie

Ett herrans liv

2006 · Series

Lovisa och Carl Michael

2005 · Movie

Bang Bang Orangutang

2005 · Movie

Medicinmannen

2005 · Series

Double Shift

2005 · Movie

Den starkare

2004 · Movie

Day and Night

2004 · Movie

Three Suns

2004 · Movie

Playing with Fire

2004 · Movie

At Point Blank

2003 · Movie

Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa

2003 · Movie

Now

2003 · Movie

Everyone Loves Alice

2002 · Movie

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

2002 · Movie

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

2002 · Movie

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002 · Movie

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

2002 · Movie

Beck 12 - The Loner

2002 · Movie

Beck 11 - The Cartel

2001 · Movie

Dragonflies

2001 · Movie

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

2001 · Movie

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

2001 · Movie

Gossip

2000 · Movie

Beck

1999 · Series

Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind

1999 · Movie

Deadly Drift

1999 · Movie

Fatimas tredje hemlighet

1999 · Movie

Hela härligheten

1998 · Movie

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998 · Movie

Beck 07 - The Money Man

1998 · Movie

Beck 06 - The Monster

1998 · Movie

102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger

1998 · Movie

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

1998 · Movie

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

1998 · Movie

The Last Contract

1998 · Movie

Beck 03 - White Nights

1998 · Movie

Beck - The Man with the Icons

1997 · Movie

Beneath the Surface

1997 · Movie

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997 · Movie

Nature's Warrior

1997 · Movie

9 millimeter

1997 · Movie

Ellinors bröllop

1996 · Movie

Anna Holt

1996 · Series

Between Summers

1995 · Movie

The Kingdom

1994 · Series

Svensson, Svensson

1994 · Series

Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren

1994 · Series

Cop Killer

1994 · Movie

Rederiet

1992 · Series

Enemy's Enemy

1990 · Series

Nigger

1990 · Movie