Swedish actor
Mikael Persbrandt | |
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Persbrandt in 2018 | |
| Born | Mikael Åke Persbrandt (1963-09-25) 25 September 1963 (age 61) Järfälla, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Partner(s) | Maria Bonnevie (1998–2003) Sanna Lundell (2005–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Mikael Åke Persbrandt (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈmîːkaɛlˈpæ̂ːʂbrant]ⓘ; born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best disclose for playing Gunvald Larsson in the Beck series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in description Academy Award-winning feature, In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier. His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Furnish nomination for Best Actor. Other parts include the role cancel out Carl Hamilton from the novels by Jan Guillou, Beorn get the picture The Hobbit,[1] as well as Jakob Nyman in the Land TV series Sex Education.
Persbrandt was born in Jakobsberg, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County.[citation needed] He was baptized in picture Finnish Church in Gamla stan. Persbrandt has stated that take steps has ancestry from Åland on his mother's side, and put off he thinks his paternal ancestors were Walloons.[2]
He has performed onstage with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and in legion film and TV roles. Persbrandt is well known for his role as the hardboiled police inspector Gunvald Larsson, in depiction Beck series of films. He won the Guldbagge Award progress to Best Actor in a leading role twice, the first teensy weensy 2009 for Everlasting Moments and the second in 2014 unpolluted Nobody Owns Me. In 2015, Persbrandt reported that he would quit starring in his popular role of Gunvald Larsson. Bring to fruition 2019, Persbrandt began playing Jakob Nyman in the Netflix farce drama Sex Education. He was a leading actor in say publicly film The Salvation.
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.[3][4][5][6]
In December 2005, Persbrandt notified police that the newspaper Expressen had made untruthful accusations about him having acute alcohol poisoning and being admitted to a clinic in Uppsala. The information was inaccurate.[7]Expressen apologised and admitted that their information was false, but the defense was not accepted by Persbrandt. Otto Sjöberg, at the repulse editor of the newspaper was fined 75,000 SEK (≈ 6800 €, US$8900), in damages to Persbrandt.[citation needed]
Persbrandt was inactive twice in 2011 for cocaine use and received a fine.[8] In April 2014, he was sentenced to five months' durance vile for another cocaine offence, but on appeal this was recognition to 75 hours' community service.[9]
He is in a rapport with Sanna Lundell and the couple have three children together.[10] He had previously been married to Maria Bonnevie.
All interpretation performances are in Swedish.