Peter Stormare
Acting
Born: Aug 27, 1953
From: Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ritual Killer | Captain Marchand | 2023 | 5.785 |
| The Killing Room | Dr. Phillips | 2009 | 5.7 |
| Wolf | Klemens | 2008 | 5.9 |
| Gone with the Woman | Glenn | 2007 | 6.345 |
| Premonition | Dr. Roth | 2007 | 6.276 |
| Switch | Tommen | 2007 | 4.3 |
| Anamorph | Blair Collet | 2007 | 5.146 |
| Unknown | Snakeskin Boots | 2006 | 6.252 |
| One Night with You | Steinmetz | 2006 | 1.5 |
| Constantine | Lucifer | 2005 | 7.122 |
| 2001 Maniacs | Professor Ackerman | 2005 | 5.447 |
| The Batman vs. Dracula | Dracula (voice) | 2005 | 7.041 |
| The Brothers Grimm | Cavaldi | 2005 | 5.851 |
| Birth | Clifford | 2004 | 6.043 |
| Bad Boys II | Alexei | 2003 | 6.657 |
| Minority Report | Dr. Solomon Eddie | 2002 | 7.353 |
| Bad Company | Adrik Vas | 2002 | 5.517 |
| Windtalkers | Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad | 2002 | 6.327 |
| Dancer in the Dark | Jeff | 2000 | 7.849 |
| The Million Dollar Hotel | Dixie | 2000 | 5.898 |
| Chocolat | Serge Muscat | 2000 | 6.974 |
| Purgatory | Cavin Guthrie | 1999 | 7.206 |
| 8MM | Dino Velvet | 1999 | 6.479 |
| Armageddon | Lev Andropov | 1998 | 6.83 |
| The Big Lebowski | Nihilist | 1998 | 7.84 |
| Mercury Rising | Shayes | 1998 | 6.29 |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Dieter Stark | 1997 | 6.564 |
| Fargo | Gaear Grimsrud | 1996 | 7.8 |
| Damage | Peter Wetzler | 1992 | 6.57 |
| Awakenings | Neurochemist | 1990 | 7.774 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1953 |
| From | Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, … |