Directed credits
2
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Peter Stormare
Acting
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TMDB popularity
2.6
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 53
IMDb ID: nm0001780
Known for: Acting
Born: August 27, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2025
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q295148
Also known as
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Additional Music (1)Creator (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Peter Stormare.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Peter Stormare.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Peter Stormare.
7.9
Dancer in the Dark
as Jeff
2000 Movie
7.8
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
1996 Movie
7.8
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
1998 Movie
7.8
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
1982 Movie
7.8
Awakenings
as Neurochemist
1990 Movie
7.7
V.I.P.
as Paul
2017 Movie
7.7
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
as Wulfric von Rydingsvard (voice)
2012 Movie
7.3
Minority Report
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
2002 Movie
7.3
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
2017 Movie
7.2
Purgatory
as Cavin Guthrie
1999 Movie
7.2
Strange Magic
as Thang (voice)
2015 Movie
7.1
Constantine
as Lucifer
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Peter Stormare.
8.4
Animaniacs
as Nickelwise (voice) • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Lord Dregg (voice) • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.3
Fanny and Alexander
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.3
Castlevania
as Godbrand (voice) • 8 eps
2017 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Slippery Pete • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.2
1923
as Lucca • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as King Xarion / King Viktor (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as John Abruzzi • 23 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Monk
as Petya Lovak • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Psych
as Cyrus Polk • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Phineas and Ferb
as Whiplash (voice) • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Drago Zankovic • 1 eps
2010 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Peter Stormare.
7.3
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Abram Tarasov
2017 Movie
7.8
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
1998 Movie
6.5
Penguins of Madagascar
as Corporal (voice)
2014 Movie
7.1
Constantine
as Lucifer
2005 Movie
7.8
Fargo
as Gaear Grimsrud
1996 Movie
4.5
Stand Your Ground
as Bastion
2025 Movie
6.8
Armageddon
as Lev Andropov
1998 Movie
7.3
Minority Report
as Dr. Solomon Eddie
2002 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Peter Stormare.
7.6
The Blacklist
as Figure • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as George 'Binky' Babinkian • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as John Abruzzi • 23 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Arrow
as Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Slippery Pete • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Drago Zankovic • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Interpol Agent Martin Källström • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Monk
as Petya Lovak • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Phineas and Ferb
as Whiplash (voice) • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.5
Teen Titans Go!
as Fibulon (voice) • 5 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Psych
as Cyrus Polk • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Tracker
as Valts • 1 eps
2024 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Peter Stormare.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Peter Stormare.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Peter Stormare.
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
2025 Movie
6.1
Off the Grid
as Belcor
2025 Movie
4.5
Stand Your Ground
as Bastion
2025 Movie
6.3
Until Dawn
as Dr. Alan Hill
2025 Movie
Hellenius hörna hyllar TV
as Self
2025 Movie
6.7
Kill 'em All 2
as Agent Holman
2024 Movie
7.5
Guy Manley: Super Spy
as Hurricane Pete
2024 Movie
Hangman
as Bobby
2024 Movie
5.8
The Ritual Killer
as Captain Marchand
2023 Movie
6.7
Day Shift
as Troy
2022 Movie
5.1
Tuesday Club
as Henrik
2022 Movie
4.5
Horror Noire
as Erebus (segment 'Sundown')
2021 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Peter Stormare.
7.1
So Long, Marianne
as Irving Layton • 8 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Twilight of the Gods
as Ulfr (voice) • 8 eps
2024 Series
7.5
Tracker
as Valts • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.2
1923
as Lucca • 1 eps
2022 Series
BIANCA
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.5
The Journey - 15 dagar i Nepal
as Self • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Chivalry
as Garth • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Secrets of the Viking Stone
as Self • 9 eps
2022 Series
6.2
The Box
as Jedidiah Brag • 7 eps
2021 Series
8.4
Animaniacs
as Nickelwise (voice) • 1 eps
2020 Series
The American Runestone
12 eps
2020 Series
6.7
LA to Vegas
as Artem • 15 eps
2018 Series