Acting · Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden · Born August 27, 1953
Peter Stormare (August 27, 1953) was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo. Peter Stormare began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions of many Shakespeare plays, including "Hamlet". In 1993 he moved to New York, where he appeared in English productions. He continues to work in both the United States and his his homeland of Sweden. He resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his wife.
MovieKill Code
2026
TVDetective Hole
2026
as Odin
MovieThe Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
MovieOff the Grid
2025
as Belcor
MovieStand Your Ground
2025
as Bastion
MovieUntil Dawn
2025
as Dr. Alan Hill
MovieHellenius hörna hyllar TV
2025
as Self
MovieKill 'em All 2
2024
as Agent Holman
TVSo Long, Marianne
2024
as Irving Layton
TVTwilight of the Gods
2024
as Ulfr (voice)
MovieGuy Manley: Super Spy
2024
as Hurricane Pete
MovieHangman
2024
as Bobby
TVTracker
2024
as Valts
MovieThe Ritual Killer
2023
as Captain Marchand
TV1923
2022
as Lucca
TVBIANCA
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal
2022
as Self
MovieDay Shift
2022
as Troy
TVChivalry
2022
as Garth
MovieTuesday Club
2022
as Henrik
TVSecrets of the Viking Stone
2022
as Self
TVThe Box
2021
as Jedidiah Brag
MovieHorror Noire
2021
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
MovieThe Grand Duke Of Corsica
2021
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
MovieCryptozoo
2021
as Gustav (voice)
MovieSongbird
2020
as Emmett Harland
TVAnimaniacs
2020
as Nickelwise (voice)
TVThe American Runestone
2020
as Self
MovieGnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial
2020
as Mini (voice)
Making Magic - a visual effects story
2020
as voice
MovieThe Poison Rose
2019
as Slide
MovieAge of Summer
2018
as Rock God
MovieBeyond the Sky
2018
as Peter Norton
MovieThe Assassin's Code
2018
as Kurt Schlychter
TVLA to Vegas
2018
as Artem
MovieV.I.P.
2017
as Paul
TVGet Shorty
2017
as Hafdis Snaejornsson
MovieThe Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
as Gunther (voice)
TVCastlevania
2017
as Godbrand (voice)
MovieKill 'em All
2017
as Agent Mark Holman
TVAmerican Gods
2017
as Czernobog
MovieJohn Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Abram Tarasov
MovieKing of the Dancehall
2017
as Pierce Davidson
TVJustice League Action
2016
as Mr. Freeze (voice)
MovieRupture
2016
as Terrence
TVMidnight Sun
2016
as Rutger Burlin
TVSwedish Dicks
2016
as Ingmar
TVBlack Widows
2016
as Folke Lundgren
MovieI Am Here
2015
as The Russian
MovieEvery Thing Will Be Fine
2015
as Editor
TVRenées brygga
2015
as Self
MovieStrange Magic
2015
as Thang (voice)
MovieDark Summer
2015
as Stokes
TVPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Rufus (voice)
MoviePenguins of Madagascar
2014
as Corporal (voice)
MovieClown
2014
as Karlsson
MovieBang Bang Baby
2014
as George
TVManhattan
2014
as Lazar
MovieThe Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover
2014
as Corporal (voice)
MoviePoseidon Code
2014
MovieMall
2014
as Barry
Movie22 Jump Street
2014
as The Ghost
MovieRage
2014
as Francis O'Connell
MovieHeatstroke
2013
as Mallick
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Figure
MovieThe Zero Theorem
2013
as Doctor 2
MovieAutumn Blood
2013
as The Mayor
MovieBad Milo!
2013
as Highsmith
MoviePhineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
2013
as Whiplash (voice)
TVGraceland
2013
as Martun Sarkissian
TVTeen Titans Go!
2013
as Fibulon (voice)
MoviePain & Gain
2013
as Dr. Bjornson
TVBergs bärbara talkshow
2013
as Self
MovieSiberian Education
2013
as Ink
MovieHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013
as Sheriff Berringer
MovieThe Last Stand
2013
as Burrell
MovieTai Chi Hero
2012
as Flamming
TVArrow
2012
as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo
MovieBig Top Scooby-Doo!
2012
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
TVTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Lord Dregg (voice)
TVLongmire
2012
MovieInseparable
2012
as Richard
MovieJewtopia
2012
as Buck O'Connell
MovieLockout
2012
as Scott Langral
MovieGet the Gringo
2012
as Frank
MovieSmall Apartments
2012
as Dr. Olivetti
MovieA Standard Story
2011
as Bully
MovieMarianne
2011
as Sven
MovieFalse Trail
2011
as Torsten
MovieYou Said What?
2011
as Peter Stormare
TVWilfred
2011
as Trashface
MovieThe Wayshower
2011
as Prince of Doubt
TVBody of Proof
2011
as Wilson Polley
MovieDylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
as Gabriel
TVSveriges Mästerkock
2011
as Self - Guest
TVHellenius Hörna
2010
as Self - Guest
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Drago Zankovic
MovieJanie Jones
2010
as Sloan
MovieSmall Town Murder Songs
2010
as Walter
MovieUndocumented
2010
as Z
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
TVBen 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
MovieIvory
2010
as David Strauss
MovieCorridor
2010
as Micke
MovieHenry's Crime
2010
as Darek Millodragovic
MovieOtis E.
2009
as Reverand Roy
MovieThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
as The President
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Interpol Agent Martin Källström
TVSvenska Hollywoodfruar
2009
as Self
MovieHorsemen
2009
as David Spitz
MovieThe Killing Room
2009
as Dr. Phillips
TVLeverage
2008
as Gunter Hanzig
MovieInsanitarium
2008
as Dr. Gianetti
MovieWolf
2008
as Klemens
MovieWitless Protection
2008
as Arthur Grimsley
MovieBoot Camp
2008
as Norman Hail
MovieGnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
2008
as Prickles (voice)
MovieOrgies and the Meaning of Life
2008
as Ivy Michigan
TVTransformers: Animated
2007
as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
MovieEcho
2007
as Simon’s Father
MovieSwitch
2007
as Tommen
MovieVoom Portraits
2007
as Self
MovieAnamorph
2007
as Blair Collet
MovieGone with the Woman
2007
as Glenn
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Whiplash (voice)
MovieThey Never Found Her
2007
as Woods
TVTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Gorb
MovieLeaps and Bounds
2007
as Korvgubbe
MoviePremonition
2007
as Dr. Roth
MovieOne Night with You
2006
as Steinmetz
MovieUnknown
2006
as Snakeskin Boots
TVPsych
2006
as Cyrus Polk
MovieNacho Libre
2006
as Emperor
TVStjärnorna på slottet
2006
as Self
MovieThe Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
2005
as Self
MovieThe Batman vs. Dracula
2005
as Dracula (voice)
TVPrison Break
2005
as John Abruzzi
MovieThe Brothers Grimm
2005
as Cavaldi
TVWeeds
2005
as Chef
Movie2001 Maniacs
2005
as Professor Ackerman
MovieNobody Wants Your Film
2005
as Self
MovieConstantine
2005
as Lucifer
MovieBirth
2004
as Clifford
TVJoey
2004
as Viktor
TVEntourage
2004
as Aaron Cohen
MovieBad Boys II
2003
as Alexei
TVHitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
as Ernst Rohm
MovieMinnesota Nice
2003
as Self
MovieThe Movie Hero
2003
as The Suspicious Character
MovieSpun
2003
as Mullet Cop
MovieThe Tuxedo
2002
as Dr. Simms
Movie13 Moons
2002
as Slovo
TVMonk
2002
as Petya Lovak
MovieMinority Report
2002
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
MovieBad Company
2002
as Adrik Vas
MovieWindtalkers
2002
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
MovieThe Beatle Fan
2002
as Albert
TVWatching Ellie
2002
as Ingvar
MovieHappy Campers
2001
as Oberon
MovieChocolat
2000
as Serge Muscat
MovieVon Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
as Self
MovieThe Coen Brothers
2000
as Self
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as George 'Binky' Babinkian
MovieDancer in the Dark
2000
as Jeff
MovieCircus
2000
as Julius
MovieBruiser
2000
as Milo Styles
MovieThe Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Dixie
MovieLove in the Mirror
1999
as Giovanni Andreini
Movie8MM
1999
as Dino Velvet
MoviePurgatory
1999
as Cavin Guthrie
MovieIn the Presence of a Clown
1998
as Petrus Landahl
MovieArmageddon
1998
as Lev Andropov
MovieSomewhere in the City
1998
as Graham
MovieMercury Rising
1998
as Shayes
MovieThe Big Lebowski
1998
as Nihilist
MovieHamilton
1998
as Carl Hamilton
MovieI sällskap med en clown
1997
as Self
MoviePlaying God
1997
as Vladimir
MovieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
as Dieter Stark
TVSå ska det låta
1997
as Self
MovieA Kind of Hades
1996
as Ulf
MovieLe Polygraphe
1996
as Christof Haussman
TVSwift Justice
1996
as Johnny D.
MovieFargo
1996
as Gaear Grimsrud
TVMorsarvet
1993
as Kapten Bergkvist
MovieThe Bacchae
1993
as The Messenger
MovieDamage
1992
as Peter Wetzler
MovieReflections in a Dark Sky
1991
as Carlo
MovieFreud Leaving Home
1991
as Berra
MovieAwakenings
1990
as Neurochemist
TVFångarna på fortet
1990
as Kapten Kaboom
From the Dead
1990
as Chessplayer
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Slippery Pete
MovieSeppan
1987
as Sara's Father
MoviePirates of the Lake
1987
as Beekeeper
MovieThe Frozen Leopard
1986
as Jerry
TVScreen Two
1985
as Byrd
TVFanny and Alexander
1984
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
MovieFanny and Alexander
1982
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
TVHur bär du dig åt, människa?!
1978
MovieLyftet
1978
as Prisoner
MovieHur bär du dig åt, människa?!
1978
MovieDweller
as John Gaines
MoviePinocchio: Carved from Darkness
as Geppetto
MovieThe Awakening
as Mason
MovieThe Knife Thrower
as Kaspar Olofsson
MovieThe Debt Inherited
as Stanley
Lifsens rot
as Didrik
MovieGrylu Sker
as The Mariner
MovieConstantine 2
as Lucifer
The Awakening 2
as Mason
Förr i världen
as the man
