Peter Stormare
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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 as Irving Layton
- 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Ulfr (voice)
- 2024 · Guy Manley: Super Spy as Hurricane Pete
- 2024 · Tracker as Valts
- 2023 · The Ritual Killer as Captain Marchand
- 2022 · 1923 as Lucca
- 2022 · BIANCA as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Day Shift as Troy
- 2022 · Chivalry as Garth
- 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)
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Mall as Barry
- 2014 · 22 Jump Street as The Ghost
- 2014 · Rage as Francis O'Connell
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Doctor 2
- 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 Flamming
- 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 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
- 2010 · Henry's Crime as Darek Millodragovic
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2009 · The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as The President
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Interpol Agent Martin Källström
- 2009 · Svenska Hollywoodfruar as Self
- 2008 · Leverage as Gunter Hanzig
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Whiplash (voice)
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Gorb
- 2007 · Premonition as Dr. Roth
- 2006 · Psych as Cyrus Polk
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Emperor
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 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 Aaron Cohen
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Alexei
- 2003 · Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Ernst Rohm
- 2002 · The Tuxedo as Dr. Simms
- 2002 · Monk as Petya Lovak
- 2002 · Minority Report as Dr. Solomon Eddie
- 2002 · Windtalkers as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
- 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 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Dixie
- 1999 · 8MM as Dino Velvet
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1990 · Fångarna på fortet as Kapten Kaboom
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Undocumented as Z
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2009 · Horsemen as David Spitz
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- 2006 · Unknown as Snakeskin Boots
- 2006 · Stjärnorna på Slottet as Self
- 2005 · The Batman vs. Dracula as Dracula (voice)
- 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 2002 · Bad Company as Adrik Vas
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2002 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · Hellenius hörna hyllar TV as Self
- 2024 · Hangman as Bobby
- 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as Self
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2020 · The American Runestone as
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Pierce Davidson
- 2015 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
- 2010 · Corridor as Micke
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2008 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Switch as Tommen
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Glenn
- 2007 · They Never Found Her as Woods
- 2007 · Leaps and Bounds as Korvgubbe
- 2006 · One Night with You as Steinmetz
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1997 · I sällskap med en clown as Self
- 1997 · The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dieter Stark
- 1996 · Le Polygraphe as Christof Haussman
- 1993 · Morsarvet as Kapten Bergkvist
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- Future · Grylu Sker as The Mariner
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- Future · Hard Matter as
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry