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My Take
Mikael Persbrandt is one of those Swedish actors I keep running into without always knowing his name, and once I started paying attention his range stood out. He came up through the stage in Stockholm, and that theatrical backbone shows in how much weight he gives a scene. Two Guldbagge wins for Best Actor in a Leading Role, plus the Ingmar Bergman Award, tell me his peers take him seriously at home, not just abroad. What I respect most is that he never seems to coast on intensity alone. He picks roles that let him show restraint, and that quiet control is the mark of a real craftsman to me.
Overview
Mikael Persbrandt is a actor from Sweden.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mikael Persbrandt
- Name (Japanese)
- ミカエル・パーシュブラント
- Reading
- みかえる・ぱーしゅぶらんと
- Born
- September 25, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Jakobsberg, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Ingmar Bergman Award
- 2008 Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 2013 Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.