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.
96 movies · 25 shows
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
2026·0.0
Odyssey
2025·5.8
Beck - bakom kulisserna
2024·0.0
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
2023·6.3
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022·0.0
Till Sun Rises
2021·4.8
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020·6.4
Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
2019·0.0
X&Y
2018·6.0
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018·6.2
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018·7.4
The Cake General
2018·6.1
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017·6.6
The Siege of Jadotville
2016·7.1
Alone in Berlin
2016·6.7
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
2016·5.0
Beck 31 - Gunvald
2016·5.6
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015·5.1
Beck 29 - Invasion
2015·4.9
Beck 28 - The Family
2015·5.7
Beck 27 - Room 302
2015·6.0
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014·7.3
The Salvation
2014·6.5
Someone You Love
2014·5.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013·7.6
Nobody Owns Me
2013·6.7
The Hypnotist
2012·5.6
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
2012·5.8
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012·6.1
Somewhere Else
2011·5.0
Stockholm East
2011·5.4
In a Better World
2010·7.2
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
2010·6.2
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009·5.7
Everlasting Moments
2008·7.3
Heaven's Heart
2008·5.4
The Kautokeino Rebellion
2008·6.1
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
2007·5.7
Solstorm
2007·5.3
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007·6.6
One Eye Red
2007·5.3
Wonderful and Loved by All
2007·5.8
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
2007·5.6
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007·5.5
Gangster
2007·2.1
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
2007·5.9
Beck 19 - The Vulture
2007·5.5
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006·6.1
One Way
2006·5.6
No Tears
2006·0.0
Search
2006·4.5
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
2006·6.0
The Lovelife of a Fat Thief
2006·4.5
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006·0.0
Lovisa och Carl Michael
2005·5.3
Bang Bang Orangutang
2005·5.4
Double Shift
2005·4.7
Den starkare
2004·8.0
Day and Night
2004·6.4
Three Suns
2004·3.6
Playing with Fire
2004·0.0
At Point Blank
2003·5.2
Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa
2003·6.5
Now
2003·5.5
Everyone Loves Alice
2002·5.8
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002·6.6
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002·6.3
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002·6.1
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002·5.9
Beck 12 - The Loner
2002·6.0
Beck 11 - The Cartel
2001·5.6
Dragonflies
2001·4.4
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001·5.8
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001·6.6
Gossip
2000·3.8
Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind
1999·5.8
Deadly Drift
1999·5.1
Fatimas tredje hemlighet
1999·4.7
Hela härligheten
1998·7.0
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998·6.7
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998·6.2
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998·5.6
102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger
1998·10.0
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998·5.6
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998·6.0
The Last Contract
1998·5.8
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998·6.3
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997·5.6
Beneath the Surface
1997·8.0
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997·6.3
Nature's Warrior
1997·5.4
9 millimeter
1997·4.4
Ellinors bröllop
1996·7.0
Between Summers
1995·5.0
Cop Killer
1994·5.8
Nigger
1990·6.0