Peter Stormare (born Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm; 27 August 1953) 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.
Movie | Dark Ascension | Lucius | 2025 |
Movie | Dweller | John Gaines | 2025 |
Movie | The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley | Magister Barres | 2024-12-18 |
Movie | The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide | Horror Film Expert | 2024-10-15 |
Movie | The Ritual Killer | Captain Marchand | 2023-03-09 |
Movie | Day Shift | Troy | 2022-08-12 |
Movie | Tuesday Club | Henrik | 2022-03-04 |
Movie | The Grand Duke Of Corsica | The Grand Duke of Corsica | 2021-10-15 |
Series | The Box | Jedidiah Brag | 2021-11-28 |
Movie | Horror Noire | Erebus (segment 'Sundown') | 2021-10-28 |
Movie | Songbird | Emmett Harland | 2020-12-10 |
Movie | The Poison Rose | Slide | 2019-05-23 |
Series | LA to Vegas | Artem | 2018-01-02 |
Movie | Beyond The Sky | Peter Norton | 2018-09-21 |
Movie | Age of Summer | Rock God | 2018-10-19 |
Movie | The Assassin's Code | Kurt Schlychter | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | King of the Dancehall | Pierce Davidson | 2017-01-13 |
Movie | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Abram Tarasov | 2017-02-08 |
Movie | V.I.P. | Paul | 2017-08-23 |
Movie | The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Gunther (voice) | 2017-08-11 |
Movie | Kill 'em All | Agent Mark Holman | 2017-06-06 |
Series | Castlevania | Godbrand | 2017-07-07 |
Series | Swedish Dicks | Ingmar | 2016-09-02 |
Series | Midnight Sun | Rutger Burlin | 2016-10-23 |
Movie | Rupture | Terrence | 2016-11-04 |
Movie | Dark Summer | Stokes | 2015-01-09 |
Movie | Every Thing Will Be Fine | Editor | 2015-04-02 |
Movie | Strange Magic | Thang (voice) | 2015-01-23 |
Movie | I Am Here | The Russian | 2015-06-12 |
Movie | 22 Jump Street | The Ghost | 2014-06-05 |
Movie | Mall | Barry | 2014-06-18 |
Movie | Rage | Francis O'Connell | 2014-05-09 |
Movie | Poseidon Code | 2014-06-27 | |
Movie | Penguins of Madagascar | Corporal (voice) | 2014-11-22 |
Movie | Bang Bang Baby | George | 2014-09-08 |
Movie | Clown | Karlsson | 2014-11-13 |
Movie | The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue | Corporal | 2014-07-22 |
Movie | Siberian Education | Ink | 2013-02-27 |
Movie | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Sheriff Berringer | 2013-01-17 |
Movie | The Last Stand | Burrell | 2013-01-12 |
Movie | Pain & Gain | Dr. Bjornson | 2013-04-18 |
Movie | Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel | Whiplash (voice) | 2013-08-16 |
Movie | Heatstroke | Mallick | 2013-12-19 |
Movie | The Zero Theorem | Doctor 2 | 2013-09-20 |
Movie | Autumn Blood | The Mayor | 2013-09-10 |
Movie | Bad Milo! | Highsmith | 2013-08-28 |
Movie | Small Apartments | Dr. Olivetti | 2012-03-10 |
Movie | Get the Gringo | Frank | 2012-03-15 |
Movie | Lockout | Scott Langral | 2012-04-12 |
Movie | Tai Chi Hero | Duke Fleming | 2012-10-25 |
Movie | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice) | 2012-10-09 |
Movie | Inseparable | Richard | 2012-05-04 |
Movie | Jewtopia | Buck O'Connell | 2012-04-26 |
Movie | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Gabriel | 2011-03-16 |
Movie | The Wayshower | Prince of Doubt | 2011-04-10 |
Movie | You Said What? | Peter Stormare | 2011-07-29 |
Movie | False Trail | Torsten | 2011-09-02 |
Movie | Marianne: The Ghost Inside | Sven | 2011-11-04 |
Movie | Corridor | Micke | 2010-02-05 |
Movie | Henry's Crime | Darek Millodragovic | 2010-01-14 |
Movie | Ivory | David Strauss | 2010-03-24 |
Movie | Janie Jones | Sloan | 2010-09-17 |
Movie | Small Town Murder Songs | Walter | 2010-09-14 |
Movie | Undocumented | Z | 2010-09-14 |
Movie | Moomins and the Comet Chase | Snufkin (voice) | 2010-08-06 |
Movie | The Killing Room | Dr. Phillips | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | The President | 2009-10-01 |
Movie | Horsemen | David Spitz | 2009-02-06 |
Movie | Insanitarium | Dr. Gianetti | 2008-07-15 |
Movie | Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber | 2008-01-31 | |
Movie | Boot Camp | Norman Hail | 2008-02-07 |
Movie | Wolf | Klemens | 2008-04-04 |
Movie | Witless Protection | Arthur Grimsley | 2008-02-22 |
Movie | Premonition | Dr. Roth | 2007-02-08 |
Movie | Gone with the Woman | Glenn | 2007-09-07 |
Movie | Switch | Tommen | 2007-10-26 |
Movie | Echo | Simons far | 2007-12-07 |
Movie | Anamorph | Blair Collet | 2007-09-21 |
Movie | Nacho Libre | Emperor | 2006-06-16 |
Movie | Unknown | Snakeskin Boots | 2006-11-03 |
Movie | Nobody Wants Your Film | Self | 2005-05-06 |
Movie | Constantine | Lucifer | 2005-02-08 |
Movie | 2001 Maniacs | Professor Ackerman | 2005-05-12 |
Movie | The Batman vs. Dracula | Dracula (voice) | 2005-10-18 |
Movie | The Brothers Grimm | Cavaldi | 2005-08-26 |
Movie | Birth | Clifford | 2004-10-29 |
Movie | Spun | Mullet Cop | 2003-02-07 |
Movie | The Movie Hero | The Suspicious Character | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | Minnesota Nice | Self | 2003-04-01 |
Movie | Bad Boys II | Alexei | 2003-07-18 |
Series | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Ernst Rohm | 2003-05-18 |
Series | Watching Ellie | 2002-02-26 | |
Movie | Bad Company | Adrik Vas | 2002-06-07 |
Movie | The Tuxedo | Dr. Simms | 2002-09-27 |
Movie | Windtalkers | Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad | 2002-06-14 |
Movie | Minority Report | Dr. Solomon Eddie [Operating Room] | 2002-06-20 |
Movie | 13 Moons | Slovo | 2002-08-30 |
Movie | Happy Campers | Oberon | 2001-01-21 |
Movie | The Million Dollar Hotel | Dixie | 2000-02-09 |
Movie | Bruiser | Milo Styles | 2000-02-13 |
Movie | Chocolat | Serge Muscat | 2000-12-22 |
Movie | Circus | Julius | 2000-05-05 |
Movie | Von Trier's 100 Eyes | Self | 2000-12-02 |
Movie | Dancer in the Dark | Jeff | 2000-09-01 |
Movie | Purgatory | 1999-01-01 | |
Movie | Purgatory | Cavin Guthrie | 1999-01-10 |
Movie | Love in the Mirror | Giovanni Andreini | 1999-11-14 |
Movie | 8MM | Dino Velvet | 1999-02-26 |
Movie | Armageddon | Lev Andropov | 1998-01-07 |
Movie | Hamilton | Carl Hamilton | 1998-01-30 |
Movie | In the Presence of a Clown | Petrus Landahl | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Somewhere in the City | Graham | 1998-06-11 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Shayes | 1998-04-03 |
Movie | The Big Lebowski | Nihilist | 1998-03-06 |
Movie | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Dieter Stark | 1997-05-23 |
Movie | Playing God | Vladimir | 1997-10-17 |
Movie | Fargo | Gaear Grimsrud | 1996-03-08 |
Movie | Le Polygraphe | Christof Haussman | 1996-05-26 |
Movie | A Kind of Hades | Ulf | 1996-11-30 |
Movie | The Bacchae | The Messenger | 1993-04-09 |
Movie | Damage | Peter Wetzler | 1992-12-02 |
Movie | Freud Leaving Home | Berra | 1991-11-15 |
Movie | Awakenings | Neurochemist | 1990-12-04 |
Movie | Seppan | Sara's Father | 1987-05-01 |
Movie | Pirates of the Lake | Beekeeper | 1987-02-25 |
Movie | The Frozen Leopard | Jerry | 1986-08-29 |
Series | Fanny and Alexander | Young Man who Helps Isak with Coffer | 1984-12-26 |
Movie | Fanny and Alexander | Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited) | 1982-12-17 |
Movie | Lyftet | Prisoner | 1978-01-20 |