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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Odyssey
Character:Mysterious Viking
Release Date:07/11/2025
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Character:Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
Release Date:07/12/2024
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Character:Dag Hammarskjöld
Release Date:25/12/2023
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Character:Self / Helmer Jr
Release Date:20/11/2022
Till Sun Rises
Character:Peder
Release Date:25/12/2021
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Character:Victor Karlosson
Release Date:26/06/2020
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/04/2019
X&Y
Character:The Famous Actor
Release Date:23/11/2018
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Character:Alexander Zalachenko
Release Date:25/10/2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Character:Self
Release Date:12/07/2018
The Cake General
Character:Hasse P
Release Date:07/03/2018
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Character:Greybeard
Release Date:10/05/2017
The Siege of Jadotville
Character:Dag Hammarskjold
Release Date:19/09/2016
Alone in Berlin
Character:Prall
Release Date:15/02/2016
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/01/2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:01/01/2016
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:28/03/2015
Beck 29 - Invasion
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:21/03/2015
Beck 28 - The Family
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:10/01/2015
Beck 27 - Room 302
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:01/01/2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Character:Beorn
Release Date:10/12/2014
The Salvation
Character:Peter Jensen
Release Date:22/05/2014
Someone You Love
Character:Thomas Jacob
Release Date:09/05/2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Character:Beorn
Release Date:11/12/2013
Nobody Owns Me
Character:Hasse
Release Date:08/11/2013
The Hypnotist
Character:Erik Maria Bark
Release Date:28/09/2012
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Character:Carl Hamilton
Release Date:07/09/2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Character:Carl Hamilton
Release Date:02/03/2012
Somewhere Else
Character:Stefan
Release Date:16/12/2011
Stockholm East
Character:Johan
Release Date:21/10/2011
In a Better World
Character:Anton
Release Date:26/08/2010
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:21/06/2010
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:25/08/2009
Everlasting Moments
Character:Sigfrid Larsson
Release Date:24/09/2008
Heaven's Heart
Character:Lars
Release Date:29/02/2008
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Character:Carl Johan Ruth
Release Date:18/01/2008
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:10/11/2007
Solstorm
Character:Tomas Söderberg
Release Date:02/11/2007
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:17/09/2007
One Eye Red
Character:Mikael Persbrandt
Release Date:07/09/2007
Wonderful and Loved by All
Character:Mikael Persbrandt
Release Date:24/08/2007
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:22/08/2007
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:06/06/2007
Gangster
Character:Thomas
Release Date:27/04/2007
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:21/02/2007
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:17/01/2007
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:06/11/2006
One Way
Character:Tomas Gaal
Release Date:21/10/2006
No Tears
Character:Lars
Release Date:06/10/2006
Search
Character:Björn
Release Date:08/09/2006
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:28/06/2006
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
Character:Priest
Release Date:14/04/2006
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2006
Lovisa och Carl Michael
Character:Westman
Release Date:24/12/2005
Bang Bang Orangutang
Character:Åke
Release Date:14/10/2005
Double Shift
Character:Jocke
Release Date:18/05/2005
Den starkare
Character:X
Release Date:31/08/2004
Day and Night
Character:Thomas
Release Date:06/08/2004
Three Suns
Character:Ulf
Release Date:26/02/2004
Playing with Fire
Character:Axel
Release Date:12/02/2004
At Point Blank
Character:Frank
Release Date:13/12/2003
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Character:Kurt
Release Date:05/02/2003
Now
Character:Adam (young)
Release Date:27/01/2003
Everyone Loves Alice
Character:Johan
Release Date:04/10/2002
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:17/04/2002
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:10/04/2002
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:20/03/2002
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:13/02/2002
Beck 12 - The Loner
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:16/01/2002
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:12/12/2001
Dragonflies
Character:Kullman
Release Date:01/09/2001
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:27/08/2001
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:27/06/2001
Gossip
Character:Åke Frigårdh
Release Date:24/12/2000
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
Character:Georg
Release Date:24/09/1999
Deadly Drift
Character:Andreas Persson
Release Date:12/03/1999
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
Character:The paramedic
Release Date:31/01/1999
Hela härligheten
Character:Glenn
Release Date:26/11/1998
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:19/09/1998
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:03/06/1998
Beck 06 - The Monster
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:28/05/1998
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
Character:Reader (voice)
Release Date:15/04/1998
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:08/04/1998
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:27/03/1998
The Last Contract
Character:Roger Nyman
Release Date:06/03/1998
Beck 03 - White Nights
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:27/02/1998
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:17/12/1997
Beneath the Surface
Character:Roffe
Release Date:21/11/1997
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Release Date:27/06/1997
Nature's Warrior
Character:Hjorth
Release Date:21/02/1997
9 millimeter
Character:Konstantin
Release Date:24/01/1997
Ellinors bröllop
Character:C-O
Release Date:08/11/1996
Between Summers
Character:Peter
Release Date:31/08/1995
Cop Killer
Character:Police 1
Release Date:01/01/1994
Nigger
Character:Svante
Release Date:25/11/1990
Television Appearances
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
Character:Self
Kidnapping
Character:Markus
Reindeer Mafia
Character:Stagge
The Unlikely Murderer
Character:Hans Holmér
Foundation
Character:The Mule
Expeditionen
Character:Self
Invisible Heroes
Character:Harald Edelstam
Sex Education
Character:Jakob Nyman
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Character:Himself
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
Character:Self
Ett jobb för Berg
Character:Self
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
Character:
Innocently Convicted
Character:
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Character:Carl Johan Ruth
The 7 Deadly Sins
Character:Himself
Ett herrans liv
Character:Self
Medicinmannen
Character:Martin Holst
Beck
Character:Gunvald Larsson
Anna Holt
Character:Jocke
The Kingdom
Character:Helmer Jr.
Svensson, Svensson
Character:
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
Character:Hellman
Rederiet
Character:Ola Simonsson
Enemy's Enemy
Character:Vanchaufför
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