Mikael Ã…ke Persbrandt (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmÃ®Ë kaÉ›l
ˈpÃ¦Ì‚Ë Ê‚brant] (listen); 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 British TV series Sex
Education.Persbrandt was born in Jakobsberg, Järfälla Municipality,
Stockholm County.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.Persbrandt has often been noted for his
good looks, and when Swedish media makes lists of the most attractive
Swedish men, he has often been on those lists.
ˈpÃ¦Ì‚Ë Ê‚brant] (listen); 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 British TV series Sex
Education.Persbrandt was born in Jakobsberg, Järfälla Municipality,
Stockholm County.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.Persbrandt has often been noted for his
good looks, and when Swedish media makes lists of the most attractive
Swedish men, he has often been on those lists.
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