# Peter Stormare

Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (Swedish: ; né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film Fargo (1996) and John Abruzzi in the television series Prison Break (2005–2007). He has appeared in films including The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Playing God (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Armageddon (1998), 8mm (1999), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Windtalkers (2002), Minority Report (2002), Bad Boys II (2003), Constantine (2005), and 22 Jump Street (2014), and the video games Destiny (2014), Until Dawn (2015), and Destiny 2 (2017).

## Early life

Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm was born in Kumla, Sweden, on August 27, 1953. His family moved to Arbrå. He attended the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where he studied acting. He changed his surname when he discovered he shared it with a senior student at acting academy. Before settling on Stormare, he briefly contemplated changing his name to Retep Mrots, which is "Peter Storm" backwards. Stormare means "stormer" in Swedish. Stormare starred in Ingmar Bergman's production of Hamlet; Hilary DeVries of The Christian Science Monitor wrote: "in the electrifying lead performance by Peter Stormare, Hamlet is, for all his Angst-filled poses and dark glasses, no hamstrung cliche but Denmark's only ballast between the debauched Claudius and the fascistic Fortinbras."

## Acting career

Stormare voiced Mattias Nilsson in the video games Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Isair in the video game Icewind Dale 2, and Johann Strauss in Quake 4. In February 2006, he starred as Wolfgang in Volkswagen's VDub series of television commercials. He played the main character in the film Svartvattnet, which was filmed in Sweden and Norway in 2007. He was offered a role in the ABC television series Lost for a period of one year, which he declined. In the 2007 film Premonition, he played Dr. Roth. In April 2007, he appeared in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Ending Happy".
In 2011, he appeared alongside Kevin Spacey and Daniel Wu in the Chinese film Inseparable, which premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.
In 2014, he appeared in episodes of Longmire, Arrow, and The Blacklist, and starred in the Eli Roth–produced film Clown.
In 2015, he voiced and motion-captured Dr. Alan J. Hill in the video game Until Dawn. In 2016, he played Rutger Burlin in the Swedish television series Midnattssol; he also co-created, and starred as Ingmar in, the web television series Swedish Dicks, which was renewed for a second season in October 2016. In 2017, he played a minor role in John Wick: Chapter 2 and the part of Czernobog on the Starz series American Gods. He played the vampire Godbrand in the Netflix animated series Castlevania. In 2019 he appeared in the music video of the song "Graven" by the U.S. death metal band Possessed.

## Music career

After Bono of U2 heard some of Stormare's music, he encouraged Stormare to make an album. In 2002, Stormare released his first album, Dallerpölsa och småfåglar. He plays in a band called Blonde from Fargo and runs a record label called StormVox.
He appeared in the music video of the song "Uprising" by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton.
He appeared in the clips "Steh Auf" and "Frau & Mann" of metal project Lindemann.

## Personal life

Stormare divides his time between the United States and Sweden. He married actress Karen Sillas in 1989, and they divorced in 2006. He married Toshimi Murakami, a native of Japan, in 2008. Their daughter Kaiya Bella Luna Stormare was born on May 9, 2009. They reside in Los Angeles. Stormare is a dual citizen of Sweden and the United States, naturalizing as an American citizen during the late 1990s.
Peter Stormare is the godfather of actor Gustaf Skarsgård.
Stormare is a Christian and has said that he has had contact with God. When he was young, he participated in Baptist meetings in Arbrå. He has a strong spiritual side, inherited from his mother, who he has said was a medium, and who supposedly inherited that ability from her own father.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 | |
| 1991 | Reflections in a Dark Sky | Carlo | |
| 1992 | Damage | Peter Wetzler | |
| 1996 | Fargo | Gaear Grimsrud | |
| 1997 | Playing God | Vladimir | |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Dieter Stark | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Lev Andropov | |
| 1998 | Mercury Rising | Shayes | |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Uli Kunkel / Karl Hungus | |
| 1998 | Commander Hamilton | Carl Hamilton | |
| 1998 | Somewhere in the City | Graham | |
| 1999 | Purgatory | Cavin Guthrie | |
| 1999 | 8mm | Dino Velvet | |
| 2000 | Bruiser | Milo Styles | |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Serge Muscat | |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Jeff | |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Dixie | |
| 2000 | Circus | Julius | |
| 2001 | Happy Campers | Oberon | |
| 2002 | 13 Moons | Slovo | |
| 2002 | The Beatle Fan | Albert | |
| 2002 | Spun | Mullet Cop | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Dr. Solomon P. Eddie | |
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Gunnery Sergeant Hjelmstad | |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo | Dr. Simms | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Adrik Vas | |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Alexei | |
| 2003 | The Movie Hero | The Suspicious Character | |
| 2004 | Birth | Clifford | |
| 2005 | The Batman vs. Dracula | Count Dracula | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Cavaldi | |
| 2005 | 2001 Maniacs | Professor Ackerman | |
| 2005 | Buck Rogers to the Xtreme! | | |
| 2005 | Constantine | Lucifer | |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Emperor | |
| 2006 | Unknown | Snakeskin Boots | |
| 2007 | Premonition | Dr. Roth | |
| 2007 | Anamorph | Blair Collet | |
| 2007 | Boot Camp | Arthur Hail | |
| 2007 | They Never Found Her | Woods | |
| 2007 | Switch | Tommen | |
| 2007 | Gone with the Woman | Glenn | |
| 2008 | Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber | Slim | Voice |
| 2008 | Witless Protection | Arthur Grimsley | |
| 2008 | Insanitarium | Dr. Gianetti | |
| 2008 | Varg | Klemens | |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | Dr. Phillips | |
| 2009 | Horsemen | David Spitz | |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | The President | |
| 2010 | Corridor | Micke | |
| 2010 | Moomins and the Comet Chase | Snufkin | Voice |
| 2010 | Undocumented | Z | |
| 2010 | Small Town Murder Songs | Walter | |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Darek Millodragovic | |
| 2010 | Janie Jones | Sloan | |
| 2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Gabriel | |
| 2011 | Marianne | Sven | |
| 2011 | Inseparable | Richard | |
| 2011 | The Hunters 2 | Torsten | |
| 2011 | Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen | Peter Stormare | |
| 2012 | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Wulfric Von Rydingsvard | Voice |
| 2012 | Lockout | Scott Langral | |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Frank Fowler | |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Mr. Olivetti | |
| 2012 | Tai Chi Hero | Duke Fleming | |
| 2013 | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters | Sheriff Berringer | |
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Thomas Burrell | |
| 2013 | Siberian Education | "Ink" | |
| 2013 | Autumn Blood | The Mayor | |
| 2013 | Bad Milo! | Highsmith | |
| 2013 | Trial of Arms | Karkov | |
| 2013 | Sleight of Hand | Terry "Terrible Terry" | |
| 2013 | The Pendant | White | |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Doctor | |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | Dr. Bjornson | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | "The Ghost" | |
| 2014 | Rage | O'Connell | |
| 2014 | Mall | Barry | |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Corporal | Voice |
| 2014 | Bang Bang Baby | George | |
| 2014 | The 11th Hour | The Russian | |
| 2014 | Clown | Herbert Karlsson | |
| 2015 | Dark Summer | Stokes | |
| 2015 | Strange Magic | Thang | Voice |
| 2015 | Every Thing Will Be Fine | Editor | |
| 2016 | Rupture | Terrance | |
| 2016 | King of the Dancehall | Pierce Davidson | |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Abram Tarasov | |
| 2017 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Gunther | Voice |
| 2017 | VIP | Paul Gray | |
| 2017 | Kill 'Em All | Holman | |
| 2018 | Beyond the Sky | Peter Norton | |
| 2018 | Age of Summer | The Rock God | |
| 2018 | The Assassin's Code | Kurt Schlychter | |
| 2019 | The Poison Rose | Slide Olsen | |
| 2020 | Songbird | Emmett Harland | |
| 2021 | Gift of Fire | | Voice |
| 2021 | Cryptozoo | Gustav the Faun | Voice |
| 2021 | Horror Noire | Erebus | |
| 2022 | Day Shift | Troy | |
| 2022 | Food and Romance | Henrik | |
| 2023 | The Ritual Killer | Captain Marchand | |
| 2024 | Kill 'Em All 2 | Holman | |
| 2025 | Until Dawn | Dr. Alan J. Hill | |
| TBA | Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness | Geppetto | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984–1988 | Träpatronerna | Bokhållaren | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | Seppan | Sara's Father | Television film |
| 1993 | Morsarvet | Kapten Bergkvist | Miniseries |
| 1993 | The Bacchae | The Messenger | Television film |
| 1995 | Screen Two | Byrd | Episode: "Black Easter" |
| 1996 | Swift Justice | Johnny "Johnny D" | Episode: "Stones" |
| 1997 | In the Presence of a Clown | Petrus Landahl | Television film |
| 1998 | Seinfeld | Pete "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 |
| 2008 | Monk | Petya Lovak | Episode: "Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece" |
| 2009 | Entourage | Aaron Cohen | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Gorb | Episode: "Road Trip" |
| 2010 | Weeds | Chef | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Drago Zankovic | Episode: "Ohana" |
| 2010 | Adventure Time | Sir Slicer | Voice, episode: "Blood Under the Skin" |
| 2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | King Xarion | Voice, episode: "Viktor: The Spoils" |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Max Kupala | Episode: "The Outsiders" |
| 2011 | Wilfred | Trashface | Episode: "Isolation" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Gunter Hanzig | Episode: "The Office Job" |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Interpol Agent Martin Källström | Episode: "Crimeleon" |
| 2012 | 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" |
| 2014 | Rake | Jack Tarrant | Episode: "Serial Killer" |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Milos Kirchoff / Berlin | 6 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Arrow | Werner Zytle / Vertigo | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | 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 |
| 2016 | Midnattssol | Rutger Burlin | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Justice League Action | Mr. Freeze | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Jeff & Some Aliens | Retirement Specialist, Cabbie | Voice, episode: "Jeff & Some Childlike Joy & Whimsy" |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2018 | 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" |
| 2020 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Kristoff Van Bradford | Voice, episode: "Fists of Furry/The Clothes Don't Make the Turtle" |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2022 | The Journey – 15 dagar i Nepal | Host / Traveler | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | 1923 | Lucca | Episode: "Ghost of Zebrina" |
| 2024 | Tracker | Valtz | Episode: "Into The Wild" |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Gods | Ulfr | Voice role |
| 2024 | So Long, Marianne | Irving Layton | TV series |
| 2026 | Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole | | Netflix series |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | Icewind Dale II | Isair |
| 2004 | The Bard's Tale | Additional voices |
| 2005 | Quake 4 | Johann Strauss |
| 2005 | Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | Mattias Nilsson |
| 2008 | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | Mattias Nilsson |
| 2008 | 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 | Dr. Aldini, Huiginn, Muninn |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | The Replacer |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Jorunn The Skald King |
| 2014 | Destiny | Arach Jalaal |
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Dieter Stark |
| 2015 | Until Dawn | Dr. Alan J. Hill |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | The Replacer |
| 2017 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind | Jorunn The Skald King |
| 2017 | King of the Dancehall | Pierce Davidson |
| 2017 | Destiny 2 | Arach Jalaal |
| 2018 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset | Jorunn The Skald King |
| 2019 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr | Jorunn The Skald King |
| 2019 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | The Replacer |
| 2020 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor | Jorunn The Skald King |
| 2020 | Fast & Furious Crossroads | Ormstrid |
| 2021 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood | Jorunn The Skald King |
| 2024 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | The Replacer |

### 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" |

## Discography

| Year | Title |
| 2002 | Dallerpölsa och småfåglar |
| 2004 | Swänska hwisor vol 1 |
| 2005 | Lebowski-Fest 2005 |