Mikael Persbrandt
Mikael Åke Persbrandt 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.
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🎬 Movies
Odyssey
actor
2025
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
actor
2020
X&Y
actor
2018
The Girl in the Spider's Web
actor
2018
The Siege of Jadotville
actor
2016
Alone in Berlin
actor
2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald
actor
2016
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
actor
2015
Beck 29 - Invasion
actor
2015
Beck 28 - The Family
actor
2015
Beck 27 - Room 302
actor
2015
The Salvation
actor
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
actor
2013
The Hypnotist
actor
2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
actor
2012
In a Better World
actor
2010
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
actor
2010
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
actor
2009
Solstorm
actor
2007
One Way
actor
2006
Double Shift
actor
2005
Now
actor
2003
Hela härligheten
actor
1998
Cop Killer
actor
1994