Mikael Persbrandt
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 (121 titles)
MovieMarie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage) · 2026
5.8MovieOdyssey
Mysterious Viking · 2025
8.0ShowMauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
Self · 2025
8.0ShowKidnapping
Markus · 2025
MovieBeck - bakom kulisserna
Gunvald Larsson (archive footage) · 2024
6.3MovieHammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Dag Hammarskjöld · 2023
7.7ShowReindeer Mafia
Stagge · 2023
MovieCreation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Helmer Jr · 2022
4.8MovieTill Sun Rises
Peder · 2021
6.6ShowThe Unlikely Murderer
Hans Holmér · 2021
7.7ShowFoundation
The Mule · 2021
6.4MovieEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Victor Karlosson · 2020
8.0ShowExpeditionen
Self · 2019
MovieCarl och spelreklamshelvetet
Self (archive footage) · 2019
7.4ShowInvisible Heroes
Harald Edelstam · 2019
8.2ShowSex Education
Jakob Nyman · 2019
6.0MovieX&Y
The Famous Actor · 2018
6.2MovieThe Girl in the Spider's Web
Alexander Zalachenko · 2018
7.4MovieBergman: A Year in a Life
Self · 2018
6.1MovieThe Cake General
Hasse P · 2018
6.6MovieKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Greybeard · 2017
10.0ShowTillsammans med Strömstedts
Himself · 2017
7.1MovieThe Siege of Jadotville
Dag Hammarskjold · 2016
6.7MovieAlone in Berlin
Prall · 2016
10.0ShowVänligen: Lars Lerin
Self · 2016
5.0MovieSjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Self (archive footage) · 2016
5.5MovieBeck 31 - Gunvald
Gunvald Larsson · 2016
ShowEtt jobb för Berg
Self · 2015
5.0MovieBeck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Gunvald Larsson · 2015
4.9MovieBeck 29 - Invasion
Gunvald Larsson · 2015