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 Award-winning 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. 미카엘 페르스브란트(1963년생, Jakobsberg i Stockholms län, Sverige) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 스톡홀름 이스트, 웨스턴 리벤지, Inga tårar가 있으며, 그 외에도 오티스의 비밀 상담소, '파운데이션' - Foundation, 호빗: 다섯 군대 전투, Rederiet, Pluras Kök, 호빗: 스마우그의 폐허, Beck, 킹덤, 킹 아서: 제왕의 검, 거미줄에 걸린 소녀, Oskyldigt dömd, Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar에서 Gunvald Larsson (archive footage) 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Odyssey에서 Mysterious Viking 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Jorge Iwasaki Spiritus에서 Andres 역을 맡았다.