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My Take
Peter Stormare is my favorite kind of actor: the one directors call when a scene needs genuine menace or strangeness. The range is absurd when you lay it out, from playing Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman on the Swedish stage to the wordless horror of Fargo and the mob boss John Abruzzi in Prison Break. He brings theatrical discipline to pulp material, which is why his villains feel heavier than the scripts deserve. I admire that he never chased leading-man status; he understood that character actors get the most interesting work. Few performers have made silence as frightening as he has.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Stormare
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・ストーメア
- Reading
- ぴーたー・すとーめあ
- Born
- August 27, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Kumla, Örebro County, Sweden
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / director / singer / television actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Peter Stormare born?
Born August 27, 1953 (age 72).
Where is Peter Stormare from?
Peter Stormare is from Kumla, Örebro County, Sweden.
What does Peter Stormare do?
Peter Stormare works as stage actor, film actor, director, singer, television actor.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.