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 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · Stand Your Ground as Bastion
- 2025 · Until Dawn as Dr. Alan Hill
- 2025 · Hellenius hörna hyllar TV as Self
- 2024 · Kill 'em All 2 as Agent Holman
- 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Ulfr (voice)
- 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
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Nickelwise (voice)
- 2020 · Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial as Mini (voice)
- 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 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Abram Tarasov
- 2016 · Justice League Action as Mr. Freeze (voice)
- 2016 · Rupture as Terrence
- 2016 · Swedish Dicks as Ingmar
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Rufus (voice)
- 2014 · Penguins of Madagascar as Corporal (voice)
- 2014 · Manhattan as Lazar
- 2014 · 22 Jump Street as The Ghost
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Figure
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Berlin
- 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 · 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 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Lord Dregg (voice)
- 2012 · Longmire as Chance Gilbert
- 2012 · Longmire as
- 2012 · Lockout as Scott Langral
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Frank
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Dr. Olivetti
- 2011 · Wilfred as Trashface
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Wilson Polley
- 2011 · Sveriges Mästerkock as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Drago Zankovic
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
- 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 · Orgies and the Meaning of Life as Ivy Michigan
- 2007 · Transformers: Animated as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 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
- 2006 · Stjärnorna på slottet as Self
- 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 · 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
- 2002 · Bad Company as Adrik Vas
- 2001 · Happy Campers as Oberon
- 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
- 1999 · Purgatory as Cavin Guthrie
- 1998 · Armageddon as Lev Andropov
- 1998 · Mercury Rising as Shayes
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Fargo as Gaear Grimsrud
- 1991 · Reflections in a Dark Sky as Carlo
- 1990 · Fångarna på fortet as Kapten Kaboom
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Slippery Pete
- 1978 · Lyftet as Prisoner
- Future · Kill Code as
- Future · The Awakening as Mason
- 2025 · Off the Grid as Belcor
- 2024 · So Long, Marianne as Irving Layton
- 2022 · Chivalry as Garth
- 2022 · Secrets of the Viking Stone as Self
- 2021 · The Box as Jedidiah Brag
- 2021 · Cryptozoo as Gustav (voice)
- 2020 · Songbird as Emmett Harland
- 2020 · The American Runestone as
- 2019 · The Poison Rose as Slide
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Peter Norton
- 2016 · Midnight Sun as Rutger Burlin
- 2016 · Black Widows as Folke Lundgren
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Editor
- 2015 · Renées brygga as Self
- 2015 · Strange Magic as Thang (voice)
- 2014 · Clown as Karlsson
- 2014 · Bang Bang Baby as George
- 2014 · Poseidon Code as
- 2014 · Mall as Barry
- 2014 · Rage as Francis O'Connell
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Doctor 2
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Ink
- 2012 · Big Top Scooby-Doo! as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
- 2012 · Inseparable as Richard
- 2012 · Jewtopia as Buck O'Connell
- 2011 · A Standard Story as Bully
- 2011 · Marianne: The Ghost Inside as Sven
- 2011 · Dylan Dog: Dead of Night as Gabriel
- 2010 · Henry's Crime as Darek Millodragovic
- 2009 · Horsemen as David Spitz
- 2009 · The Killing Room as Dr. Phillips
- 2008 · Insanitarium as Dr. Gianetti
- 2008 · Witless Protection as Arthur Grimsley
- 2008 · Boot Camp as Norman Hail
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Prickles (voice)
- 2007 · Anamorph as Blair Collet
- 2006 · Unknown as Snakeskin Boots
- 2005 · The Batman vs. Dracula as Dracula (voice)
- 2005 · 2001 Maniacs as Professor Ackerman
- 2003 · Spun as Mullet Cop
- 2002 · Watching Ellie as Ingvar
- 2000 · Circus as Julius
- 2000 · Bruiser as Milo Styles
- 1998 · In the Presence of a Clown as Petrus Landahl
- 1998 · Hamilton as Carl Hamilton
- 1997 · Playing God as Vladimir
- 1992 · Damage as Peter Wetzler
- 1986 · The Frozen Leopard as Jerry
- 1984 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- Future · Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness as Geppetto
- Future · Constantine 2 as Lucifer
- 2024 · Guy Manley: Super Spy as Hurricane Pete
- 2024 · Hangman as Bobby
- 2022 · The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal as Self
- 2022 · Tuesday Club as Henrik
- 2021 · The Grand Duke Of Corsica as The Grand Duke of Corsica
- 2018 · Age of Summer as Rock God
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Pierce Davidson
- 2015 · I Am Here as The Russian
- 2015 · Dark Summer as Stokes
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Corporal (voice)
- 2013 · Heatstroke as Mallick
- 2013 · Autumn Blood as The Mayor
- 2011 · False Trail as Torsten
- 2011 · You Said What? as Peter Stormare
- 2011 · The Wayshower as Prince of Doubt
- 2010 · Janie Jones as Sloan
- 2010 · Undocumented as Z
- 2010 · Small Town Murder Songs as Walter
- 2010 · Behind the Moomins as Self
- 2010 · Ivory as David Strauss
- 2010 · Corridor as Micke
- 2009 · Otis E. as Reverand Roy
- 2008 · Wolf as Klemens
- 2007 · Echo as Simon’s Father
- 2007 · Switch as Tommen
- 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 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as The Suspicious Character
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Slovo
- 2002 · The Beatle Fan as Albert
- 2000 · Chocolat as Serge Muscat
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 1999 · Love in the Mirror as Giovanni Andreini
- 1998 · Somewhere in the City as Graham
- 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
- 1993 · The Bacchae as The Messenger
- 1991 · Freud Leaving Home as Berra
- 1990 · Awakenings as Neurochemist
- 1990 · From the Dead as Chessplayer
- 1987 · Seppan as Sara's Father
- 1987 · Pirates of the Lake as Beekeeper
- 1985 · Screen Two as Byrd
- 1982 · Fanny and Alexander as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
- Future · Dweller as John Gaines
- Future · Grylu Sker as The Mariner
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Kaspar Olofsson
- Future · The Debt Inherited as Stanley
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · Lifsens rot as Didrik
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Ulf
- 1978 · Hur bär du dig åt, människa?! as
- Future · The Awakening 2 as Mason