Peter Stormare

27 Aug 1953 (71 years old) in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden

Peter Stormare was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is 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

Credits

  • 2025 · The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley as Magister Barres
  • 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
  • 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Hill
  • 2024 · Kill 'em All 2 as Agent Holman
  • 2024 · So Long, Marianne as Irving Layton
  • 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Ulfr (voice)
  • 2024 · Guy Manley - A Real Movie as Hurricane Pete
  • 2024 · Hangman as Bobby
  • 2024 · Tracker as Valts
  • 2023 · The Ritual Killer as Captain Marchand
  • 2022 · 1923 as Lucca
  • 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as
  • 2022 · Day Shift as Troy
  • 2022 · Chivalry as Garth
  • 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
  • 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
  • 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
  • 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
  • 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
  • 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
  • 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
  • 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
  • 2020 · The American Runestone as
  • 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
  • 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
  • 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
  • 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
  • 2018 · The Assassin's Code as Kurt Schlychter
  • 2018 · LA to Vegas as Artem
  • 2017 · V.I.P. as Paul
  • 2017 · Get Shorty as Hafdis Snaejornsson
  • 2017 · The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as Gunther (voice)
  • 2017 · Castlevania as Godbrand (voice)
  • 2017 · Kill 'em All as Agent Mark Holman
  • 2017 · American Gods as Czernobog
  • 2017 · American Gods as Czernobog, Slavic god of darkness, death, and evil
  • 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Abram Tarasov
  • 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Pierce Davidson
  • 2016 · Justice League Action as Mr. Freeze (voice)
  • 2016 · Rupture as Terrence
  • 2016 · Midnight Sun as Rutger Burlin
  • 2016 · Swedish Dicks as Ingmar
  • 2016 · Black Widows as Folke Lundgren
  • 2015 · 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
  • 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Rufus (voice)
  • 2014 · Penguins of Madagascar as Corporal (voice)
  • 2014 · Clown as Karlsson
  • 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
  • 2014 · Manhattan as Lazar
  • 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal
  • 2014 · Poseidon Code as
  • 2014 · Mall as Barry
  • 2014 · 22 Jump Street as The Ghost
  • 2014 · Rage as Francis O'Connell
  • 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
  • 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
  • 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
  • 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 · Graceland as Martun Sarkissian
  • 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Fibulon (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
  • 2012 · Tai Chi Hero as Duke Fleming
  • 2012 · Arrow as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo
  • 2012 · Big Top Scooby-Doo! as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
  • 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Lord Dregg (voice)
  • 2012 · Longmire as Chance Gilbert
  • 2012 · Longmire as
  • 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
  • 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
  • 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
  • 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
  • 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
  • 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
  • 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
  • 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
  • 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
  • 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
  • 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
  • 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
  • 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
  • 2010 · Undocumented as Z
  • 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
  • 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
  • 2010 · Corridor as Micke
  • 2010 · Henry's Crime as Darek Millodragovic
  • 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
  • 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
  • 2009 · The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as The President
  • 2009 · Svenska Hollywoodfruar as Self
  • 2009 · Horsemen as David Spitz
  • 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
  • 2008 · Leverage as Gunter Hanzig
  • 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
  • 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
  • 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
  • 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
  • 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as
  • 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
  • 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
  • 2007 · Switch as Tommen
  • 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
  • 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
  • 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Glenn
  • 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Whiplash (voice)
  • 2007 · They Never Found Her as Woods
  • 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Gorb
  • 2007 · Leaps and Bounds as Korvgubbe
  • 2007 · Premonition as Dr. Roth
  • 2006 · One Night with You as Steinmetz
  • 2006 · Unknown as Snakeskin Boots
  • 2006 · Psych as Cyrus Polk
  • 2006 · Nacho Libre as Emperor
  • 2006 · Stjärnorna på Slottet as Self
  • 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
  • 2005 · The Batman vs. Dracula as Dracula (voice)
  • 2005 · Prison Break as John Abruzzi
  • 2005 · The Brothers Grimm as Cavaldi
  • 2005 · Weeds as Chef
  • 2005 · 2001 Maniacs as Professor Ackerman
  • 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
  • 2005 · Constantine as Lucifer
  • 2004 · Birth as Clifford
  • 2004 · Joey as Viktor
  • 2004 · Entourage as
  • 2003 · Bad Boys II as Alexei
  • 2003 · Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Ernst Rohm
  • 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
  • 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
  • 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
  • 2002 · The Tuxedo as Dr. Simms
  • 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
  • 2002 · Monk as Petya Lovak
  • 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 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
  • 2001 · Band of Brothers as
  • 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
  • 2000 · Chocolat as Serge Muscat
  • 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
  • 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as George 'Binky' Babinkian
  • 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Jeff
  • 2000 · Circus as Julius
  • 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
  • 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
  • 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
  • 1999 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
  • 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
  • 1998 · 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
  • 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
  • 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
  • 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
  • 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
  • 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
  • 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
  • 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
  • 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
  • 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
  • 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
  • 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
  • 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
  • 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
  • 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
  • 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
  • 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
  • 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
  • 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry
  • 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man who Helps Isak with Coffer
  • 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)
  • 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
  • 2024 · Dweller as John Gaines
  • 2024 · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
  • 2024 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
  • 2024 · The Awakening as Mason
  • 2024 · Hard Matter as
  • 2024 · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
  • 2024 · Detective Hole as