Acting
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
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Film · 2026
Odyssey
Film · 2025
Kidnapping
Series · 2025
Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
Series · 2025
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Film · 2024
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Film · 2023
Reindeer Mafia
Series · 2023
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Film · 2022
Till Sun Rises
Film · 2021
The Unlikely Murderer
Series · 2021
Foundation
Series · 2021
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Film · 2020
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
Film · 2019
Sex Education
Series · 2019
Invisible Heroes
Series · 2019
Expeditionen
Series · 2019
The Cake General
Film · 2018
X&Y
Film · 2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Film · 2018
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Film · 2018
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Film · 2017
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Series · 2017
Alone in Berlin
Film · 2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Film · 2016
The Siege of Jadotville
Film · 2016
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Film · 2016
Vänligen: Lars Lerin
Series · 2016
Beck 28 - The Family
Film · 2015
Beck 27 - Room 302
Film · 2015
Beck 29 - Invasion
Film · 2015
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Film · 2015
Ett jobb för Berg
Series · 2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Film · 2014
Someone You Love
Film · 2014
The Salvation
Film · 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Film · 2013
Nobody Owns Me
Film · 2013
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Film · 2012
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Film · 2012
The Hypnotist
Film · 2012
Somewhere Else
Film · 2011
Stockholm East
Film · 2011
Plura's Kitchen
Series · 2011
In a Better World
Film · 2010
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Film · 2010
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Film · 2009
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
Series · 2009
The Kautokeino Rebellion
Film · 2008
Everlasting Moments
Film · 2008
Heaven's Heart
Film · 2008
Innocently Convicted
Series · 2008
Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)
Series · 2008
Gangster
Film · 2007
Solstorm
Film · 2007
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Film · 2007
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Film · 2007
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Film · 2007
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Film · 2007
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Film · 2007
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Film · 2007
Wonderful and Loved by All
Film · 2007
One Eye Red
Film · 2007
The 7 Deadly Sins
Series · 2007
One Way
Film · 2006
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
Film · 2006
No Tears
Film · 2006
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Film · 2006
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Film · 2006
Search
Film · 2006
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Film · 2006
Ett herrans liv
Series · 2006
Double Shift
Film · 2005
Bang Bang Orangutang
Film · 2005
Lovisa och Carl Michael
Film · 2005
Medicinmannen
Series · 2005
Day and Night
Film · 2004
Three Suns
Film · 2004
Playing with Fire
Film · 2004
Den starkare
Film · 2004
At Point Blank
Film · 2003
Now
Film · 2003
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
Film · 2003
Everyone Loves Alice
Film · 2002
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Film · 2002
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Film · 2002
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Film · 2002
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Film · 2002
Beck 12 - The Loner
Film · 2002
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Film · 2001
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Film · 2001
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Film · 2001
Dragonflies
Film · 2001
Gossip
Film · 2000
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
Film · 1999
Deadly Drift
Film · 1999
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
Film · 1999
Beck
Series · 1999
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Film · 1998
The Last Contract
Film · 1998
Hela härligheten
Film · 1998
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Film · 1998
Beck 06 - The Monster
Film · 1998
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Film · 1998
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Film · 1998
Beck 03 - White Nights
Film · 1998
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
Film · 1998
Beneath the Surface
Film · 1997
9 millimeter
Film · 1997
Nature's Warrior
Film · 1997
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Film · 1997
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Film · 1997
Ellinors bröllop
Film · 1996
Anna Holt
Series · 1996
Between Summers
Film · 1995
Cop Killer
Film · 1994
Svensson, Svensson
Series · 1994
Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren
Series · 1994
The Kingdom
Series · 1994
Rederiet
Series · 1992
Nigger
Film · 1990
Enemy's Enemy
Series · 1990