Acting
Peter Stormare
EN, SV, PL, KO cinema · 154 credits
Born
27 August 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Also known as Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm
Rolf Peter Ingvar 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
Filmography
Dweller
as John Gaines
Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness
as Geppetto
The Awakening
as Mason
The Knife Thrower
as Kaspar Olofsson
The Debt Inherited
as Stanley
Lifsens rot
Lifsens rot
as Didrik
Förr i världen
Förr i världen
as the man
Constantine 2
as Lucifer
Grylu Sker
as The Mariner
Never heavell
as Peter (Angel)
La vita e il trionfo di Aimee Mann
2026
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
as Uli Kunkel / Karl Hungus (The Big Lebowski archive footage)
Stand Your Ground
as Bastion
Off the Grid
as Belcor
Until Dawn
as Dr. Hill
Hangman
as Bobby
Kill 'em All 2
as Agent Holman
Guy Manley: Super Spy
as Hurricane Pete
The Ritual Killer
as Captain Marchand
Day Shift
as Troy
Tuesday Club
as Henrik
The Grand Duke of Corsica
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
Cryptozoo
as Gustav (voice)
Horror Noire
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial
as Mini (voice)
Songbird
as Emmett Harland
Making Magic - a visual effects story
2020
Making Magic - a visual effects story
as voice
The Poison Rose
as Slide
Beyond the Sky
as Peter Norton
The Assassin's Code
as Kurt Schlychter
Age of Summer
as Rock God
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
Kill 'em All
as Agent Mark Holman
V.I.P.
as Paul
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
as Gunther (voice)
King of the Dancehall
as Pierce Davidson
Rupture
as Terrence
I Am Here
as The Russian
Strange Magic
as Thang (voice)
Dark Summer
as Stokes
Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Editor
Rage
as Francis O'Connell
22 Jump Street
as The Ghost
Bang Bang Baby
as George
Mall
as Barry
Penguins of Madagascar
as Corporal (voice)
Clown
as Karlsson
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover
as Corporal (voice)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Sheriff Berringer
The Last Stand
as Burrell
Pain & Gain
as Dr. Bjornson
Bad Milo!
as Highsmith
Autumn Blood
as The Mayor
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 2
Heatstroke
as Mallick
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Whiplash (voice)
Lockout
as Scott Langral
Get the Gringo
as Frank
Inseparable
as Richard
Small Apartments
as Dr. Olivetti
Tai Chi Hero
as Flamming
Jewtopia
as Buck O'Connell
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Gabriel
The Wayshower
as Prince of Doubt
False Trail
as Torsten
You Said What?
as Peter Stormare
Marianne
as Sven
Small Town Murder Songs
as Walter
Janie Jones
as Sloan
Corridor
as Micke
Ivory
as David Strauss
Henry's Crime
as Darek Millodragovic
The Killing Room
as Dr. Phillips
Otis E.
as Reverand Roy
Horsemen
as David Spitz
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as The President
Wolf
as Klemens
Boot Camp
as Norman Hail
Witless Protection
as Arthur Grimsley
Insanitarium
as Dr. Gianetti
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
as Prickles (voice)
Orgies and the Meaning of Life
as Ivy Michigan
Gone with the Woman
as Glenn
Premonition
as Dr. Roth
Switch
as Tommen
Anamorph
as Blair Collet
Echo
as Simon’s Father
Leaps and Bounds
as Korvgubbe
Voom Portraits
as Self
Unknown
as Snakeskin Boots
One Night with You
as Steinmetz
Nacho Libre
as Emperor
Constantine
as Lucifer
2001 Maniacs
as Professor Ackerman
The Batman vs. Dracula
as Dracula (voice)
The Brothers Grimm
as Cavaldi
Soldier of God
Additional Music
Birth
as Clifford
Bad Boys II
as Alexei
The Movie Hero
as The Suspicious Character
Minnesota Nice
as Self
Spun
as Mullet Cop
Minority Report
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
Bad Company
as Adrik Vas
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
The Beatle Fan
as Albert
The Tuxedo
as Dr. Simms
13 Moons
as Slovo
Happy Campers
as Oberon
Chocolat
as Serge Muscat
Bruiser
as Milo Styles
Circus
as Julius
Purgatory
as Cavin Guthrie
8MM
as Dino Velvet
Love in the Mirror
as Giovanni Andreini
Armageddon
as Lev Andropov
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
Mercury Rising
as Shayes
Hamilton
as Carl Hamilton
In the Presence of a Clown
as Petrus Landahl
Somewhere in the City
as Graham
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Dieter Stark
Playing God
as Vladimir
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
Le Polygraphe
as Christof Haussman
The Bacchae
as The Messenger
Damage
as Peter Wetzler
Freud Leaving Home
as Berra
Awakenings
as Neurochemist
Från de döda
1990
From the Dead
as Chessplayer
Pirates of the Lake
as Beekeeper
Seppan
as Sara's Father
The Frozen Leopard
as Jerry
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
Lyftet
as Prisoner
