Acting · Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige · Born September 25, 1963
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.
MovieMarie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
2026
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
MovieOdyssey
2025
as Mysterious Viking
TVMauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
2025
as Self
TVKidnapping
2025
as Markus
MovieBeck - bakom kulisserna
2024
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)
MovieHammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
2023
as Dag Hammarskjöld
TVReindeer Mafia
2023
as Stagge
MovieCreation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
as Self / Helmer Jr
MovieTill Sun Rises
2021
as Peder
TVThe Unlikely Murderer
2021
as Hans Holmér
TVFoundation
2021
as The Mule
MovieEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
as Victor Karlosson
TVExpeditionen
2019
as Self
MovieCarl och spelreklamshelvetet
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVInvisible Heroes
2019
as Harald Edelstam
TVSex Education
2019
as Jakob Nyman
MovieX&Y
2018
as The Famous Actor
MovieThe Girl in the Spider's Web
2018
as Alexander Zalachenko
MovieBergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
MovieThe Cake General
2018
as Hasse P
MovieKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
as Greybeard
TVTillsammans med Strömstedts
2017
as Himself
MovieThe Siege of Jadotville
2016
as Dag Hammarskjold
MovieAlone in Berlin
2016
as Prall
TVVänligen: Lars Lerin
2016
as Self
MovieSjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBeck 31 - Gunvald
2016
as Gunvald Larsson
TVEtt jobb för Berg
2015
as Self
MovieBeck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 29 - Invasion
2015
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 28 - The Family
2015
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 27 - Room 302
2015
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Beorn
MovieThe Salvation
2014
as Peter Jensen
MovieSomeone You Love
2014
as Thomas Jacob
MovieThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Beorn
MovieNobody Owns Me
2013
as Hasse
MovieThe Hypnotist
2012
as Erik Maria Bark
MovieHamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
2012
as Carl Hamilton
MovieHamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
as Carl Hamilton
MovieSomewhere Else
2011
as Stefan
MovieStockholm East
2011
as Johan
TVPlura's Kitchen
2011
as Self - Guest
MovieIn a Better World
2010
as Anton
MovieBeck 26 - Buried Alive
2010
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009
as Gunvald Larsson
TVSöndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009
MovieEverlasting Moments
2008
as Sigfrid Larsson
TVInnocently Convicted
2008
MovieHeaven's Heart
2008
as Lars
MovieThe Kautokeino Rebellion
2008
as Carl Johan Ruth
TVKaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
2008
as Carl Johan Ruth
MovieBeck 24 - In the Name of God
2007
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieSolstorm
2007
as Tomas Söderberg
TVThe 7 Deadly Sins
2007
as Himself
MovieBeck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieOne Eye Red
2007
as Mikael Persbrandt
MovieWonderful and Loved by All
2007
as Mikael Persbrandt
MovieBeck 22 - The Weak Link
2007
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieGangster
2007
as Thomas
MovieBeck 20 - The Lawyer
2007
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 19 - The Vulture
2007
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieOne Way
2006
as Tomas Gaal
MovieNo Tears
2006
as Lars
MovieSearch
2006
as Björn
MovieBeck 17 - The Scorpion
2006
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieThe Lovelife of a Fat Thief
2006
as Priest
TVEtt herrans liv
2006
as Self
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006
Lovisa och Carl Michael
2005
as Westman
MovieBang Bang Orangutang
2005
as Åke
Medicinmannen
2005
as Martin Holst
Double Shift
2005
as Jocke
MovieDen starkare
2004
as X
MovieDay and Night
2004
as Thomas
MovieThree Suns
2004
as Ulf
Playing with Fire
2004
as Axel
MovieAt Point Blank
2003
as Frank
MovieGunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
2003
as Kurt
MovieNow
2003
as Adam (young)
MovieEveryone Loves Alice
2002
as Johan
MovieBeck 16 - The Last Witness
2002
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 12 - The Loner
2002
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 11 - The Cartel
2001
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieDragonflies
2001
as Kullman
MovieBeck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieGossip
2000
as Åke Frigårdh
TVBeck
1999
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieAdult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
1999
as Georg
MovieDeadly Drift
1999
as Andreas Persson
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
1999
as The paramedic
MovieHela härligheten
1998
as Glenn
MovieBeck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 07 - The Money Man
1998
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 06 - The Monster
1998
as Gunvald Larsson
Movie102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
1998
as Reader (voice)
MovieBeck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieThe Last Contract
1998
as Roger Nyman
MovieBeck 03 - White Nights
1998
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeck - The Man with the Icons
1997
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieBeneath the Surface
1997
as Roffe
MovieBeck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
as Gunvald Larsson
MovieNature's Warrior
1997
as Hjorth
Movie9 millimeter
1997
as Konstantin
MovieEllinors bröllop
1996
as C-O
TVAnna Holt
1996
as Jocke
MovieBetween Summers
1995
as Peter
TVThe Kingdom
1994
as Helmer Jr.
TVSvensson, Svensson
1994
TVAnna Holt - Den vite riddaren
1994
as Hellman
MovieCop Killer
1994
as Police 1
TVRederiet
1992
as Ola Simonsson
TVEnemy's Enemy
1990
as Vanchaufför
Nigger
1990
as Svante
