
Acting
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 Theatr…

Marie Göranzon - när rampljuset slocknar
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)

Odyssey
as Mysterious Viking

Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Gunvald Larsson (archive footage)

Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
as Dag Hammarskjöld

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Helmer Jr

Till Sun Rises
as Peder

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Victor Karlosson

Carl och spelreklamshelvetet
as Self (archive footage)

The Girl in the Spider's Web
as Alexander Zalachenko

Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self

Kidnapping
as Markus · 8 ep.

Mauri och Morberg - på en liten resa
as Self · 6 ep.

Reindeer Mafia
as Stagge · 8 ep.

Foundation
as The Mule · 4 ep.

The Unlikely Murderer
as Hans Holmér · 5 ep.

Sex Education
as Jakob Nyman · 20 ep.

Invisible Heroes
as Harald Edelstam · 6 ep.

Expeditionen
as Self · 8 ep.

Tillsammans med Strömstedts
as Himself · 1 ep.

Vänligen: Lars Lerin
as Self · 1 ep.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017