A Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo. Peter Stormare began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions of many Shakespeare plays, including "Hamlet". In 1993 he moved to New York, where he appeared in English productions. He continues to work in both the United States and his his homeland of Sweden. He resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his wife.
Known For
| Birth Location | Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-08-27 |
Movies
The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley
as Magister Barres
2024
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
2024
Hangman
as Bobby
2024
The Ritual Killer
as Captain Marchand
2023
Day Shift
as Troy
2022
Tuesday Club
as Henrik
2022
Horror Noire
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
2021
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
2021
Cryptozoo
as Gustav (voice)
2021
Songbird
as Emmett Harland
2020
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial
as Mini (voice)
2020
The Poison Rose
as Slide
2019
Age of Summer
as Rock God
2018
Beyond The Sky
as Peter Norton
2018
The Assassin's Code
as Kurt Schlychter
2018
V.I.P.
as Paul
2017
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
as Gunther (voice)
2017
Kill 'em All
as Agent Mark Holman
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
2017
King of the Dancehall
as Pierce Davidson
2017
Rupture
as Terrence
2016
I Am Here
as The Russian
2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Editor
2015
Strange Magic
as Thang (voice)
2015
Dark Summer
as Stokes
2015
Penguins of Madagascar
as Corporal (voice)
2014
Clown
as Karlsson
2014
Bang Bang Baby
as George
2014
2014
2014
Mall
as Barry
2014
22 Jump Street
as The Ghost
2014
Rage
as Francis O'Connell
2014
Heatstroke
as Mallick
2013
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 2
2013
Autumn Blood
as The Mayor
2013
Bad Milo!
as Highsmith
2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Whiplash (voice)
2013
Pain & Gain
as Dr. Bjornson
2013
Siberian Education
as Ink
2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Sheriff Berringer
2013
The Last Stand
as Burrell
2013
Tai Chi Hero
as Duke Fleming
2012
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
2012
Inseparable
as Richard
2012
Jewtopia
as Buck O'Connell
2012
Lockout
as Scott Langral
2012
Get the Gringo
as Frank
2012
Small Apartments
as Dr. Olivetti
2012
Marianne: The Ghost Inside
as Sven
2011
False Trail
as Torsten
2011
You Said What?
as Peter Stormare
2011
The Wayshower
as Prince of Doubt
2011
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Gabriel
2011
Janie Jones
as Sloan
2010
Undocumented
as Z
2010
Small Town Murder Songs
as Walter
2010
Ivory
as David Strauss
2010
Corridor
as Micke
2010
Henry's Crime
as Darek Millodragovic
2010
Behind the Moomins
as Self
2010
Otis E.
as Reverand Roy
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as The President
2009
Horsemen
as David Spitz
2009
The Killing Room
as Dr. Phillips
2009
Insanitarium
as Dr. Gianetti
2008
Wolf
as Klemens
2008
Witless Protection
as Arthur Grimsley
2008
Boot Camp
as Norman Hail
2008
Echo
as Simons far
2007
Switch
as Tommen
2007
Voom Portraits
as Self
2007
Anamorph
as Blair Collet
2007
Gone with the Woman
as Glenn
2007
They Never Found Her
as Woods
2007
Leaps and Bounds
as Korvgubbe
2007
Premonition
as Dr. Roth
2007
One Night with You
as Steinmetz
2006
Unknown
as Snakeskin Boots
2006
Nacho Libre
as Emperor
2006
2005
The Batman vs. Dracula
as Dracula (voice)
2005
The Brothers Grimm
as Cavaldi
2005
2001 Maniacs
as Professor Ackerman
2005
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
2005
Constantine
as Lucifer
2005
Birth
as Clifford
2004
Bad Boys II
as Alexei
2003
Minnesota Nice
as Self
2003
The Movie Hero
as The Suspicious Character
2003
Spun
as Mullet Cop
2003
The Tuxedo
as Dr. Simms
2002
13 Moons
as Slovo
2002
Minority Report
as Dr. Solomon Eddie [Operating Room]
2002
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
2002
Bad Company
as Adrik Vas
2002
The Beatle Fan
as Albert
2002
Happy Campers
as Oberon
2001
Chocolat
as Serge Muscat
2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
2000
Dancer in the Dark
as Jeff
2000
Circus
as Julius
2000
Bruiser
as Milo Styles
2000
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Dixie
2000
Love in the Mirror
as Giovanni Andreini
1999
8MM
as Dino Velvet
1999
Purgatory
as Cavin Guthrie
1999
In the Presence of a Clown
as Petrus Landahl
1998
Armageddon
as Lev Andropov
1998
Somewhere in the City
as Graham
1998
Mercury Rising
as Shayes
1998
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
1998
Hamilton
as Carl Hamilton
1998
I sällskap med en clown
as Self
1997
Playing God
as Vladimir
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Dieter Stark
1997
A Kind of Hades
as Ulf
1996
Le Polygraphe
as Christof Haussman
1996
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
1996
The Bacchae
as The Messenger
1993
Damage
as Peter Wetzler
1992
Reflections in a Dark Sky
as Carlo
1991
Freud Leaving Home
as Berra
1991
Awakenings
as Neurochemist
1990
Seppan
as Sara's Father
1987
Pirates of the Lake
as Beekeeper
1987
The Frozen Leopard
as Jerry
1986
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)
1982
Lyftet
as Prisoner
1978
Dweller
as John Gaines
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