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.…
Filmography
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
1998 · 10.0
Sex Education
2019 · 8.2
Kidnapping
2025 · 8.0
Foundation
2021 · 7.7
Hela härligheten
1998 · 7.7
The Kingdom
1994 · 7.6
Reindeer Mafia
2023 · 7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · 7.6
Rederiet
1992 · 7.5
Invisible Heroes
2019 · 7.4
Beneath the Surface
1997 · 7.4
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · 7.3
Everlasting Moments
2008 · 7.2
In a Better World
2010 · 7.1
The Siege of Jadotville
2016 · 7.1
Ellinors bröllop
1996 · 7.0
Beck
1999 · 6.8
The Unlikely Murderer
2021 · 6.7
Enemy's Enemy
1990 · 6.7
Alone in Berlin
2016 · 6.7
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998 · 6.7
Nobody Owns Me
2013 · 6.7
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001 · 6.6
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
1994 · 6.6
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017 · 6.6
The Salvation
2014 · 6.5
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002 · 6.5
Anna Holt
1996 · 6.5
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007 · 6.5
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020 · 6.4
Day and Night
2004 · 6.4
Svensson, Svensson
1994 · 6.3
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
2023 · 6.3
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997 · 6.3
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002 · 6.3
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018 · 6.2
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998 · 6.2
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
2010 · 6.2
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998 · 6.2
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002 · 6.1
The Kautokeino Rebellion
2008 · 6.1
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012 · 6.1
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006 · 6.0
No Tears
2006 · 6.0
Nigger
1990 · 6.0
Medicinmannen
2005 · 6.0
Beck 27 - Room 302
2015 · 6.0
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998 · 6.0
The Cake General
2018 · 6.0
Cop Killer
1994 · 5.9
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
2006 · 5.9
Beck 12 - The Loner
2002 · 5.9
X&Y
2018 · 5.9
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
2012 · 5.8
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
2007 · 5.8
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002 · 5.8
The Last Contract
1998 · 5.8
Nature's Warrior
1997 · 5.8
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
1999 · 5.8
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009 · 5.7
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001 · 5.7
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
2007 · 5.7
Beck 28 - The Family
2015 · 5.7
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
2003 · 5.7
One Way
2006 · 5.6
Beck 11 - The Cartel
2001 · 5.6
Now
2003 · 5.6
The Hypnotist
2012 · 5.6
Odyssey
2025 · 5.6
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997 · 5.6
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998 · 5.6
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998 · 5.6
Everyone Loves Alice
2002 · 5.6
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
2007 · 5.5
Wonderful and Loved by All
2007 · 5.5
Beck 31 - Gunvald
2016 · 5.5
Stockholm East
2011 · 5.4
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007 · 5.4
Bang Bang Orangutang
2005 · 5.4
Beck 19 - The Vulture
2007 · 5.4
Solstorm
2007 · 5.3
Someone You Love
2014 · 5.3
Lovisa och Carl Michael
2005 · 5.3
Heaven's Heart
2008 · 5.2
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015 · 5.1
At Point Blank
2003 · 5.1
Somewhere Else
2011 · 5.0
Between Summers
1995 · 5.0
One Eye Red
2007 · 5.0
Deadly Drift
1999 · 5.0
Beck 29 - Invasion
2015 · 4.9
Till Sun Rises
2021 · 4.8
Innocently Convicted
2008 · 4.7
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
1999 · 4.7
Dragonflies
2001 · 4.5
Double Shift
2005 · 4.5
9 millimeter
1997 · 4.4
Search
2006 · 4.4
Gossip
2000 · 3.7
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
2006 · 3.7
Three Suns
2004 · 3.7
Gangster
2007 · 2.2
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
2008 · 0.0
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
2026 · 0.0
Beck - bakom kulisserna
2024 · 0.0
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006 · 0.0