Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Åke Persbrandt born 25 September 1963 is a Swedish actor In Swedish films he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the Beck series of movies He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Awardwinning feature In a Better World directed by Susanne Bier His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Award nomination for Best Actor Other parts include the role of Carl Hamilton from the novels by Jan Guillou Beorn in The Hobbit as well as Jakob Nyman in the English TV series Sex Education He has performed onstage with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and in numerous film and TV roles Persbrandt is well known for his role as the hardboiled police inspector Gunvald Larsson in the Beck series of films He won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a leading role twice the first in 2009 for Everlasting Moments and the second in 2014 for Nobody Owns Me In 2015 Persbrandt reported that he would quit starring in his popular role of Gunvald Larsson In 2019 Persbrandt began playing Jakob Nyman in the Netflix comedy drama Sex Education He was a leading actor in the film The Salvation