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
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John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
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The Big Lebowski
1998
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Minority Report
2002
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
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Fargo
1996
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Armageddon
1998
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22 Jump Street
2014
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Constantine
2005
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013
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Arrow
2012
Acting
2025
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
2025
Stand Your Ground
as Bastion
2025
Off the Grid
as Belcor
2025
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV
as Self
2025
Until Dawn
as Dr. Alan Hill
2024
Hangman
as Bobby
2024
Kill 'em All 2
as Agent Holman
2024
Guy Manley: Super Spy
as Hurricane Pete
2024
Twilight of the Gods
as Ulfr (voice)
(8 episodes)
2024
Tracker
as Valts
(1 episode)
2024
So Long, Marianne
as Irving Layton
(8 episodes)
2023
The Ritual Killer
as Captain Marchand
2022
Day Shift
as Troy
2022
Tuesday Club
as Henrik
2022
Secrets of the Viking Stone
as Self
(9 episodes)
2022
The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal
as Self
(8 episodes)
2022
1923
as Lucca
(1 episode)
2022
Chivalry
as Garth
(1 episode)
2022
BIANCA
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2021
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
as The Grand Duke of Corsica
2021
Cryptozoo
as Gustav (voice)
2021
Horror Noire
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
2021
The Box
as Jedidiah Brag
(7 episodes)
2020
Gnomes & Trolls II: The Forest Trial
as Mini (voice)
2020
Songbird
as Emmett Harland
2020
The American Runestone
2020
Animaniacs
as Nickelwise (voice)
(1 episode)
2019
The Poison Rose
as Slide
2018
Beyond The Sky
as Peter Norton
2018
The Assassin's Code
as Kurt Schlychter
2018
Age of Summer
as Rock God
2018
LA to Vegas
as Artem
(15 episodes)
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
2017
Kill 'em All
as Agent Mark Holman
2017
V.I.P.
as Paul
2017
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
as Gunther (voice)
2017
King of the Dancehall
as Pierce Davidson
2017
American Gods
as Czernobog
(7 episodes)
2017
Get Shorty
as Hafdis Snaejornsson
(2 episodes)
2017
Castlevania
as Godbrand (voice)
(8 episodes)
2016
Rupture
as Terrence
2016
Swedish Dicks
as Ingmar
(20 episodes)
2016
Midnight Sun
as Rutger Burlin
(8 episodes)
2016
Black Widows
as Folke Lundgren
(8 episodes)
2016
Justice League Action
as Mr. Freeze (voice)
(1 episode)
2015
I Am Here
as The Russian
2015
Strange Magic
as Thang (voice)
2015
Dark Summer
as Stokes
2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Editor
2015
Renées brygga
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Rage
as Francis O'Connell
2014
22 Jump Street
as The Ghost
2014
Bang Bang Baby
as George
2014
Mall
as Barry
2014
Penguins of Madagascar
as Corporal (voice)
2014
Clown
as Karlsson
2014
Poseidon Code
2014
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
as Corporal (voice)
2014
Manhattan
as Lazar
(5 episodes)
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Rufus (voice)
(2 episodes)
2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Sheriff Berringer
2013
The Last Stand
as Burrell
2013
Pain & Gain
as Dr. Bjornson
2013
Siberian Education
as Ink
2013
Bad Milo!
as Highsmith
2013
Autumn Blood
as The Mayor
2013
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 2
2013
Heatstroke
as Mallick
2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Whiplash (voice)
2013
The Blacklist
as Figure
(1 episode)
2013
The Blacklist
as Berlin
(4 episodes)
2013
Graceland
as Martun Sarkissian
(3 episodes)
2013
Teen Titans Go!
as Fibulon (voice)
(5 episodes)
2012
Lockout
as Scott Langral
2012
Get the Gringo
as Frank
2012
Inseparable
as Richard
2012
Small Apartments
as Dr. Olivetti
2012
Tai Chi Hero
as Flamming
2012
Jewtopia
as Buck O'Connell
2012
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
2012
Arrow
as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo
(2 episodes)
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Lord Dregg (voice)
(1 episode)
2012
Longmire
as Chance Gilbert
(1 episode)
2012
Longmire
2011
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
as Gabriel
2011
The Wayshower
as Prince of Doubt
2011
False Trail
as Torsten
2011
You Said What?
as Peter Stormare
2011
Marianne: The Ghost Inside
as Sven
2011
A Standard Story
as Bully
2011
Wilfred
as Trashface
(1 episode)
2011
Body of Proof
as Wilson Polley
(1 episode)
2011
Sveriges Mästerkock
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2010
Small Town Murder Songs
as Walter
2010
Undocumented
as Z
2010
Janie Jones
as Sloan
2010
Corridor
as Micke
2010
Ivory
as David Strauss
2010
Henry's Crime
as Darek Millodragovic
2010
Behind the Moomins
as Self
2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice)
(1 episode)
2010
Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
2010
Hawaii Five-0
as Drago Zankovic
(1 episode)
2009
The Killing Room
as Dr. Phillips
2009
Otis E.
as Reverand Roy
2009
Horsemen
as David Spitz
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as The President
2009
Svenska Hollywoodfruar
as Self
(2 episodes)
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Interpol Agent Martin Källström
(1 episode)
2008
Wolf
as Klemens
2008
Boot Camp
as Norman Hail
2008
Witless Protection
as Arthur Grimsley
2008
Insanitarium
as Dr. Gianetti
2008
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
as Prickles (voice)
2008
Orgies and the Meaning of Life
as Ivy Michigan
2008
Leverage
as Gunter Hanzig
(1 episode)
2007
Gone with the Woman
as Glenn
2007
Premonition
as Dr. Roth
2007
Switch
as Tommen
2007
Anamorph
as Blair Collet
2007
Echo
as Simon’s Father
2007
Leaps and Bounds
as Korvgubbe
2007
They Never Found Her
as Woods
2007
Voom Portraits
as Self
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Gorb
(1 episode)
2007
Phineas and Ferb
as Whiplash (voice)
(1 episode)
2007
Transformers: Animated
as Prometheus Black / Meltdown (voice)
(3 episodes)
2006
Unknown
as Snakeskin Boots
2006
One Night with You
as Steinmetz
2006
Nacho Libre
as Emperor
2006
Stjärnorna på slottet
as Self
(5 episodes)
2006
Psych
as Cyrus Polk
(1 episode)
2005
Constantine
as Lucifer
2005
2001 Maniacs
as Professor Ackerman
2005
The Batman vs. Dracula
as Dracula (voice)
2005
The Brothers Grimm
as Cavaldi
2005
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
2005
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
as Self
2005
Prison Break
as John Abruzzi
(23 episodes)
2005
Weeds
as Chef
(2 episodes)
2004
Birth
as Clifford
2004
Joey
as Viktor
(1 episode)
2004
Entourage
as Aaron Cohen
(2 episodes)
2003
Bad Boys II
as Alexei
2003
The Movie Hero
as The Suspicious Character
2003
Minnesota Nice
as Self
2003
Spun
as Mullet Cop
2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as Ernst Rohm
(2 episodes)
2002
Minority Report
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
2002
Bad Company
as Adrik Vas
2002
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
2002
The Beatle Fan
as Albert
2002
The Tuxedo
as Dr. Simms
2002
13 Moons
as Slovo
2002
Watching Ellie
as Ingvar
(14 episodes)
2002
Monk
as Petya Lovak
(1 episode)
2001
Happy Campers
as Oberon
2000
Dancer in the Dark
as Jeff
2000
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Dixie
2000
Chocolat
as Serge Muscat
2000
Bruiser
as Milo Styles
2000
Circus
as Julius
2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
2000
The Coen Brothers
as Self
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as George 'Binky' Babinkian
(1 episode)
1999
Purgatory
as Cavin Guthrie
1999
8MM
as Dino Velvet
1999
Love in the Mirror
as Giovanni Andreini
1998
Armageddon
as Lev Andropov
1998
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
1998
Mercury Rising
as Shayes
1998
Hamilton
as Carl Hamilton
1998
In the Presence of a Clown
as Petrus Landahl
1998
Somewhere in the City
as Graham
1997
Playing God
as Vladimir
1997
I sällskap med en clown
as Self
1997
Så ska det låta
as Self
(1 episode)
1996
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
1996
Le Polygraphe
as Christof Haussman
1996
A Kind of Hades
as Ulf
1996
Swift Justice
as Johnny D.
(1 episode)
1993
The Bacchae
as The Messenger
1993
Morsarvet
as Kapten Bergkvist
(1 episode)
1992
Damage
as Peter Wetzler
1991
Freud Leaving Home
as Berra
1991
Reflections in a Dark Sky
as Carlo
1990
Awakenings
as Neurochemist
1990
From the Dead
as Chessplayer
1990
Fångarna på fortet
as Kapten Kaboom
(24 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
as Slippery Pete
(1 episode)
1987
Pirates of the Lake
as Beekeeper
1987
Seppan
as Sara's Father
1986
The Frozen Leopard
as Jerry
1985
Screen Two
as Byrd
(1 episode)
1984
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
(1 episode)
1982
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
1978
Lyftet
as Prisoner
1978
Hur bär du dig åt, människa?!
1978
Hur bär du dig åt, människa?!
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Dweller
as John Gaines
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Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness
as Geppetto
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The Awakening
as Mason
—
Kill Code
—
The Knife Thrower
as Kaspar Olofsson
—
The Debt Inherited
as Stanley
—
Lifsens rot
as Didrik
—
Grylu Sker
as The Mariner
—
Constantine 2
as Lucifer
—
The Awakening 2
as Mason
Directing
2016
Swedish Dicks
Director
2012
Imperiet: Här föll Imperiet
Director
Crew
2005
Soldier of God
Additional Music
Creator
2020
The American Runestone
Creator
2016
Swedish Dicks
Creator