Peter Stormare

Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish and American actor. He rose to prominence in Sweden for playing Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman in his 1988 production of the play, and in America for portraying Gaear Grimsrud in the film Fargo. He has appeared in films including The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Armageddon (1998), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Minority Report (2002), Bad Boys II (2003), Birth (2004), Constantine (2005), Nacho Libre (2006), 22 Jump Street (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), and Until Dawn (2025).

On television, he portrayed John Abruzzi in Prison Break (2005–2007). He has also appeared in video games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008), Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012), The Elder Scrolls Online (2014), Destiny (2014), and Until Dawn (2015).

Early life

Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm was born in Kumla, Sweden, on 27 August 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.

Career Acting 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." 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 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.

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 2015, he voiced and motion-captured Dr. Alan J. Hill in the video game Until Dawn. He reprised his role in the film adaptation which was released in April 2025. On November 7, 2025, Stormare appeared on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Music 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.

In 2019, he appeared in the music video of the song "Graven" by the U.S. death metal band Possessed.

In 2026, He appeared in the music video of the song "One on One" by the Swedish Glam Metal band Europe.

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. They reside in Los Angeles. Stormare is a dual citizen of Sweden and the United States, having naturalized 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. The Brothers Grimm Cavaldi 2001 Maniacs Professor Ackerman Buck Rogers to the Xtreme! Constantine Lucifer

Nacho Libre Emperor Unknown Snakeskin Boots

Premonition Dr. Roth Anamorph Blair Collet Boot Camp Arthur Hail They Never Found Her Woods Switch Tommen Gone with the Woman Glenn

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber Slim Voice Witless Protection Arthur Grimsley Insanitarium Dr. Gianetti Varg Klemens

The Killing Room Dr. Phillips Horsemen David Spitz The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The President

Corridor Micke Moomins and the Comet Chase Snufkin Voice Off the Grid Belcor Stand Your Ground Bastion 2026 Kill Code Post-production

Television Year Title 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 "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 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

Video games Year Title 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 2015 Lego Jurassic World Dieter Stark Until Dawn Dr. Alan J. Hill

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"2026Europe"One on One"

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