Mikael Persbrandt

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.

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

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor

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

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.mikaelpersbrandt.se
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

Tags

• Stockholm County
• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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