--- name: "Mikael Persbrandt" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mikael-persbrandt" roles: [] born: "25 September 1963" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 66 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-19T15:36:31.129742+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mikael Persbrandt Actor. Born 25 September 1963 in Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige. ## Details - **Born:** 25 September 1963, Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige - **Active:** 2013–2019 - **Also known as:** میکائیل پرشبرانت - **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 71 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Comedy 1, Drama 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,914m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_Persbrandt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52398 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mikael Persbrandt is a Swedish actor born on 25 September 1963 in Jakobsberg, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County. He began his career in theatre and television, appearing in the Swedish series Rederiet before gaining prominence as Gunvald Larsson in the Beck film series. Persbrandt is known internationally for his role as Anton in the Academy Award-winning film *In a Better World* (2010), for which he received a European Film Award nomination for Best Actor. He played Beorn in *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013) and *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), and Jakob Nyman in the series *Sex Education* (2019). He has performed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a leading role for *Everlasting Moments* (2008) and *Nobody Owns Me* (2014). Other credits include *The Salvation* (2014) and *King Arthur: Legend of the Sword* (2017). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tolkiengateway.net.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Sex Education* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Jakob Nyman — [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md) - *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, as Beorn — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md) - *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Fi1m 65, as Beorn — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md) ## Complete filmography (108) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar* (2026), as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage) - *Odyssey* (2025), as Mysterious Viking - *Kidnapping* (2025), series, as Markus - *Beck - bakom kulisserna* (2024), as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage) - *Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace* (2023), as Dag Hammarskjöld - *Reindeer Mafia* (2023), series, as Stagge - *Till Sun Rises* (2021), as Peder - *The Unlikely Murderer* (2021), series, as Hans Holmér - *Foundation* (2021), series, as The Mule - *Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga* (2020), as Victor Karlosson - *Invisible Heroes* (2019), series, as Harald Edelstam - *Sex Education* (2019), series, as Jakob Nyman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md) - *X&Y* (2018), as The Famous Actor - *The Girl in the Spider's Web* (2018), as Alexander Zalachenko - *The Cake General* (2018), as Hasse P · Executive Producer - *King Arthur: Legend of the Sword* (2017), as Greybeard - *The Siege of Jadotville* (2016), as Dag Hammarskjold - *Alone in Berlin* (2016), as Prall - *Beck 31 - Gunvald* (2016), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders* (2015), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 29 - Invasion* (2015), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 28 - The Family* (2015), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 27 - Room 302* (2015), as Gunvald Larsson - *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), as Beorn — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md) - *The Salvation* (2014), as Peter Jensen - *Someone You Love* (2014), as Thomas Jacob - *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), as Beorn — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md) - *Nobody Owns Me* (2013), as Hasse - *The Hypnotist* (2012), as Erik Maria Bark - *Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter* (2012), as Carl Hamilton - *Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation* (2012), as Carl Hamilton - *Somewhere Else* (2011), as Stefan - *Stockholm East* (2011), as Johan - *In a Better World* (2010), as Anton - *Beck 26 - Buried Alive* (2010), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm* (2009), as Gunvald Larsson - *Everlasting Moments* (2008), as Sigfrid Larsson - *Innocently Convicted* (2008), series, Actor - *Heaven's Heart* (2008), as Lars - *The Kautokeino Rebellion* (2008), as Carl Johan Ruth - *Kaotokeino-opprøret (TV-serien)* (2008), series, as Carl Johan Ruth - *Beck 24 - In the Name of God* (2007), as Gunvald Larsson - *Solstorm* (2007), as Tomas Söderberg - *Beck 23 - The Silent Scream* (2007), as Gunvald Larsson - *One Eye Red* (2007), as Mikael Persbrandt - *Wonderful and Loved by All* (2007), as Mikael Persbrandt - *Beck 22 - The Weak Link* (2007), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting* (2007), as Gunvald Larsson - *Gangster* (2007), as Thomas - *Beck 20 - The Lawyer* (2007), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 19 - The Vulture* (2007), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar* (2006), as Gunvald Larsson - *One Way* (2006), as Tomas Gaal - *No Tears* (2006), as Lars - *Search* (2006), as Björn - *Beck 17 - The Scorpion* (2006), as Gunvald Larsson - *Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight* (2006), Actor - *The Lovelife of a Fat Thief* (2006), as Priest - *Lovisa och Carl Michael* (2005), as Westman - *Bang Bang Orangutang* (2005), as Åke - *Medicinmannen* (2005), series, as Martin Holst - *Double Shift* (2005), as Jocke - *Den starkare* (2004), as X - *Day and Night* (2004), as Thomas - *Three Suns* (2004), as Ulf - *Playing with Fire* (2004), as Axel - *At Point Blank* (2003), as Frank - *Gunnar Govin - en man, en röst, en resa* (2003), as Kurt - *Now* (2003), as Adam (young) - *Everyone Loves Alice* (2002), as Johan - *Beck 16 - The Last Witness* (2002), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball* (2002), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 14 - The Advertising Man* (2002), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 13 - Sender Unknown* (2002), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 12 - The Loner* (2002), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 11 - The Cartel* (2001), as Gunvald Larsson - *Dragonflies* (2001), as Kullman - *Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face* (2001), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance* (2001), as Gunvald Larsson - *Gossip* (2000), as Åke Frigårdh - *Beck* (1999), series, as Gunvald Larsson - *Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind* (1999), as Georg - *Deadly Drift* (1999), as Andreas Persson - *Fatimas tredje hemlighet* (1999), as The paramedic - *Hela härligheten* (1998), as Glenn - *Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness* (1998), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 07 - The Money Man* (1998), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 06 - The Monster* (1998), as Gunvald Larsson - *102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger* (1998), as Reader (voice) - *Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl* (1998), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye* (1998), as Gunvald Larsson - *The Last Contract* (1998), as Roger Nyman - *Beck 03 - White Nights* (1998), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beck - The Man with the Icons* (1997), as Gunvald Larsson - *Beneath the Surface* (1997), as Roffe - *Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy* (1997), as Gunvald Larsson - *Nature's Warrior* (1997), as Hjorth - *9 millimeter* (1997), as Konstantin - *Ellinors bröllop* (1996), as C-O - *Anna Holt* (1996), series, as Jocke - *Between Summers* (1995), as Peter - *The Kingdom* (1994), series, as Helmer Jr. - *Svensson, Svensson* (1994), series, Actor - *Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren* (1994), series, as Hellman - *Cop Killer* (1994), as Police 1 - *Rederiet* (1992), series, as Ola Simonsson - *Enemy's Enemy* (1990), series, as Vanchaufför - *Nigger* (1990), as Svante ## Gallery - ![Mikael Persbrandt vid premiären av filmen I nationens intresse, 9 januari 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-d7c3036177ae.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt vid premiären av filmen I nationens intresse, 9 januari 2012. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Mikael_Persbrandt%2C_sk%C3%A5despelare.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mikael Persbrandt på galapremiären av Hamilton - I nationens intresse, i Stockholm den 9 januari 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-fd7b6150832c.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt på galapremiären av Hamilton - I nationens intresse, i Stockholm den 9 januari 2012. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Mikael_Persbrandt_p%C3%A5_premi%C3%A4r.JPG/1280px-Mikael_Persbrandt_p%C3%A5_premi%C3%A4r.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mikael Persbrandt vid premiären av filmen I nationens intresse, 9 januari 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-d63349822a7d.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt vid premiären av filmen I nationens intresse, 9 januari 2012. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Mikael_Persbrandt_in_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mikael Persbrandt](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-bfacf956223b.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Mikael_Persbrandt_in_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mikael Persbrandt](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-f60c8257997e.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt — Image via TMDB - ![Mikael Persbrandt](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-35b3fdb04201.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt — Image via TMDB - ![Mikael Persbrandt](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-58737343b0af.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt — Image via TMDB - ![Mikael Persbrandt & Sanna Lundell på Stockholms internationella filmfestival 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/528466/gallery-1f68d63ba771.jpg) Mikael Persbrandt & Sanna Lundell på Stockholms internationella filmfestival 2018. — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Mikael_Persbrandt_%26_Sanna_Lundell_in_2018.jpg/1280px-Mikael_Persbrandt_%26_Sanna_Lundell_in_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated - Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2013: Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Nobody Owns Me* - European Film Award for Best Actor 2011: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *In a Better World* - European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2011: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *In a Better World* - Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2008: Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Everlasting Moments* - Ingmar Bergman Award 2004: Ingmar Bergman Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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