Peter Stormare

Biography

Peter Stormare (August 27, 1953) was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He 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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — Abram Tarasov
2. The Big Lebowski (1998) — Nihilist
3. Minority Report (2002) — Dr. Solomon Eddie
4. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) — Dieter Stark
5. Fargo (1996) — Gaear Grimsrud
6. Armageddon (1998) — Lev Andropov
7. 22 Jump Street (2014) — The Ghost
8. Constantine (2005) — Lucifer
9. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) — Sheriff Berringer
10. Arrow (2012) — Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo
11. Prison Break (2005) — John Abruzzi
12. Bad Boys II (2003) — Alexei
13. Pain & Gain (2013) — Dr. Bjornson
14. Penguins of Madagascar (2014) — Corporal (voice)
15. The Blacklist (2013) — Figure
16. Chocolat (2000) — Serge Muscat
17. The Last Stand (2013) — Burrell
18. The Brothers Grimm (2005) — Cavaldi
19. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — The President
20. Awakenings (1990) — Neurochemist
21. Seinfeld (1989) — Slippery Pete
22. 8MM (1999) — Dino Velvet
23. Day Shift (2022) — Troy
24. The Tuxedo (2002) — Dr. Simms
25. Dancer in the Dark (2000) — Jeff
26. Lockout (2012) — Scott Langral
27. Nacho Libre (2006) — Emperor
28. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Drago Zankovic
29. Get the Gringo (2012) — Frank
30. American Gods (2017) — Czernobog
31. Premonition (2007) — Dr. Roth
32. Mercury Rising (1998) — Shayes
33. Castlevania (2017) — Godbrand (voice)
34. Until Dawn (2025) — Dr. Alan Hill
35. Clown (2014) — Karlsson
36. Windtalkers (2002) — Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
37. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — George 'Binky' Babinkian
38. The Zero Theorem (2013) — Doctor 2
39. Monk (2002) — Petya Lovak
40. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) — Interpol Agent Martin Källström

Directed

1. Swedish Dicks (2016) — Director
2. Imperiet: Här föll Imperiet (2012) — Director