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