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Peter Stormare

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn August 27, 1953 (71 years)
Peter Stormare (August 27, 1953) 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Weeds
  • Get the Gringo
  • The Zero Theorem
  • Spun
  • Unknown
  • Rage
  • The Million Dollar Hotel
  • Henry's Crime
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
  • 2001 Maniacs
  • The Poison Rose
  • Manhattan
  • Bad Milo
  • Witless Protection
  • Beyond the Sky
  • Hamilton
  • Tai Chi Hero
  • Dark Summer
  • Small Town Murder Songs
  • Transformers: Animated
  • Janie Jones
  • The 11th Hour
  • Finding Ms. Right
  • Mall

Known For

  • Fargo
  • 22 Jump Street
  • The Big Lebowski
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • Bad Boys II
  • Armageddon
  • Constantine
  • 8MM
  • The Brothers Grimm
  • Dancer in the Dark
  • Get the Gringo
  • Windtalkers
  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
  • Lockout
  • The Tuxedo
  • The Last Stand
  • Until Dawn
  • Bad Company
  • Penguins of Madagascar
  • Clown
  • Mercury Rising
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
  • Rage
  • The Batman vs. Dracula

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    2025
    2025
    Off the Grid · as Belcor
    2025
    Stand Your Ground · as Bastion
    2025
    Until Dawn · as Dr. Alan Hill
    2024
    Kill Em All 2 · as Agent Holman
    2024
    So Long, Marianne (TV Series) · as Irving Layton
    2024
    Twilight of the Gods (TV Series) · as Ulfr (voice)
    2024
    Guy Manley: Super Spy · as Hurricane Pete
    2024
    Tracker (2024) (TV Series) · as Valts
    2023
    The Ritual Killer · as Captain Marchand
    2022
    1923 (TV Series) · as Lucca
    2022
    2022
    Day Shift · as Troy
    2022
    Chivalry (TV Series) · as Garth
    2022
    2021
    Horror Noire · as Erebus (segment 'sundown')
    2021
    The Box (2021) (TV Series) · as Jedidiah Brag
    2021
    The Grand Duke of Corsica · as The Grand Duke Of Corsica
    2021
    Cryptozoo · as Gustav (voice)
    2020
    Songbird · as Emmett Harland
    2020
    Animaniacs (TV Series) · as Nickelwise (voice)
    2020
    Gift of Fire · as Albert Einstein
    2020
    2019
    Briarpatch (TV Series) · as Gunther
    2019
    2018
    Beyond the Sky · as Peter Norton
    2018
    Age of Summer · as Rock God
    2018
    The Assassin's Code · as Kurt Schlychter
    2018
    LA to Vegas (TV Series) · as Artem
    2017
    V.I.P. · as Paul
    2017
    Get Shorty (TV Series) · as Hafdis Snaejornsson
    2017
    The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature · as Gunther (voice)
    2017
    Kill 'Em All · as Agent Mark Holman
    2017
    Castlevania (TV Series) · as Godbrand (voice)
    2017
    American Gods (TV Series) · as Czernobog, Slavic God Of Darkness, Death, And Evil
    2017
    John Wick: Chapter 2 · as Abram Tarasov
    2017
    Jeff & Some Aliens (TV Series) · as Cabbie
    2016
    King of the Dancehall · as Pierce Davidson
    2016
    Justice League Action (TV Series) · as Mr. Freeze (voice)
    2016
    Rupture · as Terrence
    2016
    Midnight Sun (TV Series) · as Rutger Burlin
    2016
    Milo Murphy's Law (TV Series) · as Tobias Trollhammer
    2016
    Swedish Dicks (TV Series) · as Ingmar
    2016
    Those Who Can't (TV Series) · as Conrad Carson
    2016
    Black Widows (TV Series) · as Folke Lundgren
    2015
    2015
    Strange Magic · as Thang (voice)
    2015
    2014
    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (TV Series) · as Rufus (voice)
    2014
    Penguins of Madagascar · as Corporal (voice)
    2014
    Clown · as Karlsson
    2014
    The 11th Hour · as The Russian
    2014
    2014
    Manhattan (TV Series) · as Lazar
    2014
    2014
    Mall · as Barry
    2014
    22 Jump Street · as The Ghost
    2014
    Rage · as Francis O'connell
    2014
    Rake (US) (TV Series) · as Jack Tarrant
    2013
    Heatstroke · as Mallick
    2013
    The Blacklist (TV Series) · as Berlin
    2013
    Autumn Blood · as The Mayor
    2013
    2013
    Bad Milo · as Highsmith
    2013
    Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel · as Whiplash (voice)
    2013
    Graceland (TV Series) · as Martun Sarkissian
    2013
    Teen Titans Go! (TV Series) · as Fibulon (voice)
    2013
    Pain & Gain · as Dr. Bjornson
    2013
    Deadly Code · as Ink
    2013
    Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters · as Sheriff Berringer
    2013
    The Last Stand · as Burrell
    2013
    2012
    Tai Chi Hero · as Flamming
    2012
    Arrow (TV Series) · as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo
    2012
    Big Top Scooby-Doo! · as Wulfric Von Rydingsvard (voice)
    2012
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (TV Series) · as Lord Dregg (voice)
    2012
    Longmire (TV Series) · as Chance Gilbert
    2012
    Finding Ms. Right · as Buck O'connell
    2012
    Lockout · as Scott Langral
    2012
    2012
    Small Apartments · as Dr. Olivetti
    2011
    2011
    Inseparable · as Richard
    2011
    False Trail · as Torsten
    2011
    Wilfred (US) (TV Series) · as Trashface
    2011
    The Wayshower · as Prince Of Doubt
    2011
    Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Wilson Polley
    2010
    2010
    Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) · as Drago Zankovic
    2010
    2010
    2010
    Undocumented · as Z
    2010
    2010
    Covert Affairs (TV Series) · as Max Kupala
    2010
    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV Series) · as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
    2010
    Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Old Man
    2010
    Ivory · as David Strauss
    2010
    Corridor · as Micke
    2010
    Henry's Crime · as Darek Millodragovic
    2009
    The Killing Room · as Dr. Phillips
    2009
    Convict · as Reverand Roy
    2009
    2009
    NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Interpol Agent Martin Källström
    2009
    2009
    Horsemen · as David Spitz
    2008
    Leverage (TV Series) · as Gunter Hanzig
    2008
    Insanitarium · as Dr. Gianetti
    2008
    Boot Camp · as Norman Hail
    2008
    Wolf · as Klemens
    2008
    Witless Protection · as Arthur Grimsley
    2008
    2007
    Transformers: Animated (TV Series) · as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
    2007
    Echo · as Simon’s Father
    2007
    Switch · as Tommen
    2007
    Anamorph · as Blair Collet
    2007
    2007
    Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Whiplash (voice)
    2007
    Premonition · as Dr. Roth
    2007
    2007
    Leaps and Bounds · as Korvgubbe
    2006
    One Night with You · as Steinmetz
    2006
    Unknown · as Snakeskin Boots
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · as Cyrus Polk
    2006
    Nacho Libre · as Emperor
    2005
    The Batman vs. Dracula · as Dracula (voice)
    2005
    Prison Break (TV Series) · as John Abruzzi
    2005
    The Brothers Grimm · as Cavaldi
    2005
    Weeds (TV Series) · as Chef
    2005
    2001 Maniacs · as Professor Ackerman
    2005
    Constantine · as Lucifer
    2004
    Birth · as Clifford
    2004
    Joey (TV Series) · as Viktor
    2004
    Entourage (TV Series)
    2003
    Bad Boys II · as Alexei
    2003
    Hitler: The Rise of Evil (TV Series) · as Ernst Rohm
    2003
    The Movie Hero · as The Suspicious Character
    2002
    The Tuxedo · as Dr. Simms
    2002
    13 Moons · as Slovo
    2002
    Monk (TV Series) · as Petya Lovak
    2002
    Minority Report · as Dr. Solomon Eddie
    2002
    Windtalkers · as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
    2002
    Spun · as Mullet Cop
    2002
    Bad Company · as Adrik Vas
    2002
    Watching Ellie (TV Series) · as Ingvar
    2002
    Flash of a Dream · as Jacob A. Riis
    2001
    Hamilton (TV Series) · as Hamilton
    2001
    Happy Campers · as Oberon
    2000
    Chocolat · as Serge Muscat
    2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as George 'binky' Babinkian
    2000
    2000
    Circus · as Julius
    2000
    Bruiser · as Milo Styles
    2000
    1999
    Love in the Mirror · as Giovanni Andreini
    1999
    8MM · as Dino Velvet
    1999
    Purgatory · as Cavin Guthrie
    1998
    1998
    Armageddon · as Lev Andropov
    1998
    Mercury Rising · as Shayes
    1998
    The Big Lebowski · as Nihilist
    1998
    Hamilton · as Carl Hamilton
    1997
    In the Presence of a Clown · as Petrus Landahl
    1997
    Playing God · as Vladimir
    1997
    1996
    Polygraph · as Christof Haussman
    1996
    Fargo · as Gaear Grimsrud
    1996
    Swift Justice (TV Series) · as Johnny D.
    1993
    Backanterna · as The Messenger
    1992
    Damage · as Peter Wetzler
    1991
    Freud Leaving Home · as Berra
    1990
    Awakenings · as Neurochemist
    1990
    Fångarna på Fortet (TV Series) · as Kapten Kaboom
    1989
    Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Slippery Pete
    1987
    Pirates of the Lake · as Beekeeper
    1986
    1986
    Seppan · as Sara's Father
    1986
    Seppan (TV Series)
    1984
    Screen Two (TV Series) · as Byrd
    1984
    Träpatronerna (TV Series) · as Bokhållaren
    1983
    Fanny and Alexander (TV Series) · as Young Man Who Helps Isak With Coffer
    1982
    Fanny and Alexander · as Young Man Who Helps Isak With Coffer (uncredited)
    1978
    The Score · as Prisoner
    Dweller · as John Gaines

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