Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm (born 27 August 1953), known professionally as
Peter Stormare (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpÄ›Ë tÉ›r ˈstÉ"Ì‚rË marÉ›]
(listen)), is a Swedish actor, voice actor, musician, playwright, and
theatre director. He is known for his work as Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo
(1996) and John Abruzzi on Prison Break (2005â€"2007). He also
appeared in the films The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Playing
God (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Armageddon (1998), Dancer in the
Dark (2000), Windtalkers (2002), Minority Report (2002), Bad Boys II
(2003), Constantine (2005), and 22 Jump Street (2014), and the video
games Destiny (2014), Until Dawn (2015), and Destiny 2 (2017).Stormare
was born in Kumla in Örebro County, Sweden, but soon after, his
family moved to Arbrå, Gävleborg County. He changed his surname when
he discovered that he shared it with a senior student at an acting
academy. Like "storm" (a word which has the same meaning in Swedish
and English), "stormare" is a Swedish word, meaning "stormer". Before
settling on "Stormare", he briefly contemplated changing his name to
"Retep Mrots", which is simply "Peter Storm" backwards.Stormare began
his career with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, to which he belonged for
11 years. During this period, he was a favorite of famous Swedish
director Ingmar Bergman, who had stopped making movies, but still
directed plays for the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Stormare played, for
example, the title role in Hamlet and Jean in Miss Julie, both
directed by Bergman.In 1992, he took a leading position as associate
artistic director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre, and made a name for
himself through various Shakespeare performances, including Hamlet.
Four years later, he moved to New York City and mainly took part in
English-language productions there. He played Carl Hamilton, a
fictional Swedish secret agent. He was discovered by international
audiences for his critically acclaimed role as one of the kidnappers
in Fargo (1996). He portrayed Dieter Stark in the 1997 film The Lost
World: Jurassic Park and later played sleazy, unlicensed "eye-doctor"
Solomon Eddie in Minority Report.
Peter Stormare (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpÄ›Ë tÉ›r ˈstÉ"Ì‚rË marÉ›]
(listen)), is a Swedish actor, voice actor, musician, playwright, and
theatre director. He is known for his work as Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo
(1996) and John Abruzzi on Prison Break (2005â€"2007). He also
appeared in the films The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Playing
God (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Armageddon (1998), Dancer in the
Dark (2000), Windtalkers (2002), Minority Report (2002), Bad Boys II
(2003), Constantine (2005), and 22 Jump Street (2014), and the video
games Destiny (2014), Until Dawn (2015), and Destiny 2 (2017).Stormare
was born in Kumla in Örebro County, Sweden, but soon after, his
family moved to Arbrå, Gävleborg County. He changed his surname when
he discovered that he shared it with a senior student at an acting
academy. Like "storm" (a word which has the same meaning in Swedish
and English), "stormare" is a Swedish word, meaning "stormer". Before
settling on "Stormare", he briefly contemplated changing his name to
"Retep Mrots", which is simply "Peter Storm" backwards.Stormare began
his career with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, to which he belonged for
11 years. During this period, he was a favorite of famous Swedish
director Ingmar Bergman, who had stopped making movies, but still
directed plays for the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Stormare played, for
example, the title role in Hamlet and Jean in Miss Julie, both
directed by Bergman.In 1992, he took a leading position as associate
artistic director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre, and made a name for
himself through various Shakespeare performances, including Hamlet.
Four years later, he moved to New York City and mainly took part in
English-language productions there. He played Carl Hamilton, a
fictional Swedish secret agent. He was discovered by international
audiences for his critically acclaimed role as one of the kidnappers
in Fargo (1996). He portrayed Dieter Stark in the 1997 film The Lost
World: Jurassic Park and later played sleazy, unlicensed "eye-doctor"
Solomon Eddie in Minority Report.
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