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Peter Stormare

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.

Filmography

2025
Off the Grid

as Belcor

Movie
2025
Stand Your Ground

as Bastion

Movie
2025
Until Dawn

as Dr. Alan Hill

Movie
2022
Day Shift

as Troy

Movie
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2

as Abram Tarasov

Movie
2014
Penguins of Madagascar

as Corporal (voice)

Movie
2014
22 Jump Street

as The Ghost

Movie
2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

as Sheriff Berringer

Movie
2012
Get the Gringo

as Frank

Movie
2006
Nacho Libre

as Emperor

Movie
2005
Constantine

as Lucifer

Movie
2004
Birth

as Clifford

Movie
2003
Bad Boys II

as Alexei

Movie
2002
Minority Report

as Dr. Solomon Eddie

Movie
2000
Dancer in the Dark

as Jeff

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as Lev Andropov

Movie
1998
The Big Lebowski

as Nihilist

Movie
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

as Dieter Stark

Movie
1996
Fargo

as Gaear Grimsrud

Movie
2013
Teen Titans Go!

as Fibulon (voice)

TV Show
2005
Prison Break

as John Abruzzi

TV Show