Real/Original Name: Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare
Date of Birth (DOB): 27 August 1953 (Thursday)
Birth Place: Kumla, Sweden
Height: 1.89 m / 6.20 Feet / 189 cm
Spouse/Wife: Toshimi Stormare (m. 2008), Karen Sillas (m. 1989–2006)
Children: Kelly Stormare
Parents: Karl Ingvar Storm, Gunhild Storm
Bio: Peter Stormare is one of the most famous Swedish actors in the world, known for his distinctive appearance and memorable roles. He’s appeared in countless mainstream and independent films.
Stormare was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and began his acting career in his native country. He gained international recognition for his role as the villainous Gaear Grimsrud in the Coen brothers’ film Fargo (1996). His performance in that film earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Since then, Stormare has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Minority Report, The Brothers Grimm, Constantine, and American Gods.
Peter Stormare Movies
| Year | Films | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lyftet | Prisoner |
| 1982 | Fanny and Alexander | Young Man |
| 1986 | Den frusna leoparden | Jerry |
| 1987 | Pirates of the Lake | Justus |
| 1990 | Awakenings | Neurochemist |
| 1991 | Freud flyttar hemifrån… | Berra |
| Reflections in a Dark Sky | Carlo | |
| 1992 | Damage | Peter Wetzler |
| 1996 | Fargo | Gaear Grimsrud |
| 1997 | Playing God | Vladimir |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Dieter Stark | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Lev Andropov |
| Mercury Rising | Shayes | |
| The Big Lebowski | Uli Kunkel / Karl Hungus | |
| Commander Hamilton | Carl Hamilton | |
| Somewhere in the City | Graham | |
| 1999 | Purgatory | Cavin Guthrie |
| 8mm | Dino Velvet | |
| 2000 | Bruiser | Milo Styles |
| Chocolat | Serge Muscat | |
| Dancer in the Dark | Jeff | |
| The Million Dollar Hotel | Dixie | |
| Circus | Julius | |
| 2001 | Happy Campers | Oberon |
| 2002 | 13 Moons | Slovo |
| The Beatle Fan | Albert | |
| Spun | Mullet Cop | |
| Minority Report | Dr. Solomon P. Eddie | |
| Windtalkers | Gunnery Sergeant Hjelmstad | |
| The Tuxedo | Dr. Simms | |
| Bad Company | Adrik Vas | |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Alexei |
| The Movie Hero | The Suspicious Character | |
| Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Ernst Röhm | |
| 2004 | Birth | Clifford |
| 2005 | The Batman vs. Dracula | Count Dracula |
| The Brothers Grimm | Cavaldi | |
| 2001 Maniacs | Professor Ackerman | |
| Buck Rogers to the Xtreme! | ||
| Constantine | Lucifer | |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Emperor |
| Unknown | Snakeskin Boots | |
| 2007 | Premonition | Dr. Roth |
| Anamorph | Blair Collet | |
| Boot Camp | Arthur Hail | |
| They Never Found Her | Woods | |
| Switch | Tommen | |
| Gone with the Woman | Glenn | |
| 2008 | Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber | Slim |
| Witless Protection | Arthur Grimsley | |
| Insanitarium | Dr. Gianetti | |
| Varg | Klemens | |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | Dr. Phillips |
| Horsemen | David Spitz | |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | The President | |
| 2010 | Corridor | Micke |
| Moomins and the Comet Chase | Snufkin | |
| Undocumented | Z | |
| Small Town Murder Songs | Walter | |
| Henry’s Crime | Darek Millodragovic | |
| Janie Jones | Sloan | |
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Gabriel |
| Marianne | Sven | |
| Inseparable | Richard | |
| The Hunters 2 | Torsten | |
| Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen | Peter Stormare | |
| 2012 | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Wulfric von Rydingsvard |
| Lockout | Scott Langral | |
| Get the Gringo | Frank Fowler | |
| Small Apartments | Mr. Olivetti | |
| Tai Chi Hero | Duke Fleming | |
| 2013 | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters | Sheriff Berringer |
| The Last Stand | Thomas Burrell | |
| Siberian Education | Ink | |
| Autumn Blood | The Mayor | |
| Bad Milo! | Highsmith | |
| Trial of Arms | Karkov | |
| Sleight of Hand | Terrible Terry | |
| The Pendant | White | |
| The Zero Theorem | Doctor | |
| Pain & Gain | Dr. Bjornson | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Ghost |
| Rage | O’Connell | |
| Mall | Barry | |
| Penguins of Madagascar | Corporal | |
| Bang Bang Baby | George | |
| The 11th Hour | The Russian | |
| Clown | Herbert Karlsson | |
| 2015 | Dark Summer | Stokes |
| Strange Magic | Thang | |
| Every Thing Will Be Fine | Editor | |
| 2016 | Rupture | Terrance |
| King of the Dancehall | Pierce Davidson | |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Abram Tarasov |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Gunther | |
| VIP | Paul Gray | |
| Kill ‘Em All | Holman | |
| 2018 | Beyond the Sky | Peter Norton |
| Age of Summer | The Rock God | |
| The Assassin’s Code | Kurt Schlychter | |
| 2019 | The Poison Rose | Slide Olsen |
| 2020 | Songbird | Emmett Harland |
| 2021 | Gift of Fire | |
| Cryptozoo | Gustav the Faun | |
| 2022 | Day Shift | Troy |
| Food and Romance | Henrik | |
| 2023 | The Ritual Killer | Captain Marchand |
| TBA | Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness | Geppetto |
| Until Dawn | Dr. Alan J. Hill |
Peter Stormare Television
| Year | TV Shows/ Web Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1988 | Träpatronerna | Bokhållaren | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | Seppan | Sara’s Father | Television film |
| 1993 | Morsarvet | Kapten Bergkvist | Miniseries |
| The Bacchae | The Messenger | Television film | |
| 1995 | Screen Two | Byrd | Episode: “Black Easter” |
| 1996 | Swift Justice | Johnny D. | Episode: “Stones” |
| 1997 | In the Presence of a Clown | Petrus Landahl | Television film |
| 1998 | Seinfeld | Slippery Pete | Episode: “The Frogger” |
| 2002 | Watching Ellie | Ingvar | 11 episodes |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Ernst Röhm | Television film |
| 2004 | Joey | Viktor | Episode: “Joey and the Husband” |
| 2005–2007 | Prison Break | John Abruzzi | 20 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | George “Binky” Babinkian | Episode: “Ending Happy” |
| 2008 | Transformers: Animated | Prometheus Black/Meltdown | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Monk | Petya Lovak | Episode: “Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece” | |
| 2009 | Entourage | Aaron Cohen | 2 episodes |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Gorb | Episode: “Road Trip” | |
| 2010 | Weeds | Chef | 2 episodes |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Drago Zankovic | Episode: “Ohana” | |
| Adventure Time | Sir Slicer | Voice, episode: “Blood Under the Skin” | |
| 2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | King Xarion | Voice, episode: “Viktor: The Spoils” |
| Covert Affairs | Max Kupala | Episode: “The Outsiders” | |
| Wilfred | Trashface | Episode: “Isolation” | |
| Leverage | Gunter Hanzig | Episode: “The Office Job” | |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Interpol Agent Martin Källström | Episode: “Crimeleon” |
| Body of Proof | Wilson Polley | Episode: “Mind Games” | |
| 2013 | Phineas and Ferb | Whiplash | Voice, episode: “Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel” |
| 2014 | Psych | Cyrus Polk | Episode: “Someone’s Got a Woody” |
| Rake | Jack Tarrant | Episode: “Serial Killer” | |
| The Blacklist | Milos Kirchoff / Berlin | 6 episodes | |
| 2014–2015 | Arrow | Werner Zytle / Vertigo | 2 episodes |
| Manhattan | Lazar | 5 episodes | |
| 2014–2017 | Longmire | Chance Gilbert | 6 episodes |
| 2015, 2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Rufus | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Graceland | Martun Sarkissian | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Lord Dregg | Voice, 7 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Black Widows | Folke Lundgren | 9 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Swedish Dicks | Ingmar Andersson | 20 episodes; also co-creator |
| 2016 | Those Who Can’t | Conrad Carson | 2 episodes |
| Midnattssol | Rutger Burlin | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Justice League Action | Mr. Freeze | Voice, 2 episodes |
| Jeff & Some Aliens | Retirement Specialist, Cabbie | Voice, episode: “Jeff & Some Childlike Joy & Whimsy” | |
| Get Shorty | Hafdis Snaejornsson | 6 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Milo Murphy’s Law | Tobias Trollhammer, Additional voices | Voices 3 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | American Gods | Czernobog | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Artem | 15 episodes |
| Castlevania | Godbrand | Voice, 8 episodes | |
| 2020 | Briarpatch | Gunther | Episode: “Behind God’s Back” |
| 2020 | Teen Titans Go! | Fibulon | Voice, episode: “The Night Begins to Shine: Chapter Three: The Guitar” |
| Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Kristoff Van Bradford | Voice, episode: “Fists of Furry/The Clothes Don’t Make the Turtle” | |
| Animaniacs | Nickelwise | Voice, episode: “Fear and Laughter in Burbank” | |
| 2020–present | Secrets of the Viking Stone | Himself | 12 episodes |
| 2021 | The Box | Jedidiah Brag | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Fångarna på fortet | Kapten Kaboom | 12 episodes |
| The Journey – 15 dagar i Nepal | Host / Traveler | 8 episodes | |
| 2023 | 1923 | Lucca | Episode: “Ghost of Zebrina” |
| 2024 | Tracker | Valtz | Episode: “Into The Wild” |
| Twilight of the Gods | Ulfr | Post-production, voice role | |
| So Long, Marianne | Irving Layton | TV series, upcoming | |
| 2026 | Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole | Netflix series |
Peter Stormare Music Videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Poodles | “Seven Seas” |
| 2010 | Sabaton | “Uprising” |
| 2013 | Susan James | “Driving Toward The Sun” |
| 2019 | Possessed | “Graven” |
| 2019 | Lindemann | “Steh Auf” |
| 2019 | Lindemann | “Frau & Mann” |
| 2024 | Pain | “Go With The Flow” |
Peter Stormare Video Games
| Year | Games | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Icewind Dale II | Isair |
| 2004 | The Bard’s Tale | Additional voices |
| 2005 | Quake 4 | Johann Strauss |
| Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | Mattias Nilsson | |
| 2008 | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Dr. Gregor Zelinsky | |
| 2009 | Wanted: Weapons of Fate | The Immortal |
| 2010 | Prison Break: The Conspiracy | John Abruzzi |
| 2012 | The Secret World | Doctor Aldini, Huiginn, Muninn |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Jorunn the Skald King |
| Destiny | Arach Jalaal | |
| 2015 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited | Jorunn the Skald King |
| Lego Jurassic World | Dieter Stark | |
| Until Dawn | Dr. Alan J. Hill | |
| 2016 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition | Jorunn the Skald King |
| 2017 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind | |
| King of the Dancehall | Pierce Davidson | |
| Destiny 2 | Arach Jalaal | |
| 2018 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset | Jorunn the Skald King |
| 2019 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | The Replacer | |
| 2020 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor | Jorunn the Skald King |
| Fast & Furious Crossroads | Ormstrid | |
| 2021 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood | Jorunn the Skald King |
Peter Stormare’s Official Social Accounts
| Peter Stormare Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/therealstormare/ |
| Peter Stormare Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/peteringvarrolfstorm/ |