Peter Stormare
| Peter Stormare | |
|---|---|
 Peter Stormare at Gröna Lund in 2008 | |
| Born |
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm 27 August 1953 Kumla, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, theatre director, playwright, musician |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Karen Sillas (1989–2006; divorced) Toshimi Stormare (2008–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www.stormare.se |
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm (born 27 August 1953), known professionally as Peter Stormare (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɛr ²stɔrːmarɛ]), is a Swedish actor, voice actor, theatre director, playwright, and musician. He is probably best known for playing Gaear Grimsrud in the 1996 film Fargo. He is also well known for his role as John Abruzzi in the Fox series Prison Break and Ingmar in Swedish Dicks.
Early life
Stormare was born in Kumla,[1] Sweden and grew up in Arbrå. He changed his surname when he discovered that he shared it with a senior student at an acting academy. Like "storm" (a word which has the same meaning in Swedish and English), "stormare" is a Swedish word, meaning "stormer". Before settling on "Stormare", he briefly contemplated changing his name to "Mrots Retep", which is simply "Peter Storm" backwards.
Acting career
Stormare began his career with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, to which he belonged for 11 years. In 1990, he took a leading position as Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and made a name for himself through various Shakespeare performances, including Hamlet. Three years later, he moved to New York City and mainly took part there in English language productions. He played Carl Hamilton, a fictional Swedish secret agent. He was discovered by international audiences for his critically acclaimed role as one of the kidnappers in Fargo (1996). He portrayed Dieter Stark in the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park and later played sleazy, unlicensed "eye-doctor" Solomon Eddie in Minority Report.
In 1998, he appeared in "The Frogger", a Seinfeld episode where he played a rogue electrician known as Slippery Pete. He portrayed Uli Kunkel in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, as well as playing Lev Andropov, a Russian cosmonaut in the 1998 film Armageddon. In 1999, he appeared as a villainous producer and director of hardcore porn in the film 8mm. He also portrayed Gunny in the 2002 film Windtalkers and Alexei in the 2003 film Bad Boys II. In 2003, he played Ernst Röhm in Hitler: The Rise of Evil. In the 2005 film Constantine, he played Lucifer. He played the torturer Cavaldi in the 2005 film The Brothers Grimm. His first major character in television was on the Fox series Prison Break in 2005 for the first two seasons, where he played the inmate mob boss John Abruzzi. He was originally cast in Fido, but opted out of the film upon being cast in Prison Break.
Stormare voiced Mattias Nilsson in the video games Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Isair in the computer 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.[2] He was offered a role in the ABC television series Lost for a period of one year,[3] which he declined.[4] In the 2007 film Premonition, he played Dr. Roth. In April 2007, he appeared in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Ending Happy".
In December 2007, Stormare participated in the Swedish reality show Stjärnorna på slottet. He appears in the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 as Dr. Zelinsky, a Russian scientist who builds a time machine. He starred as Walter in the Canadian independent crime thriller Small Town Murder Songs (2010). He appeared in the music video of the song "Uprising" by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton.[5] He plays himself in the 2011 Norwegian comedy Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen and appeared as a psychiatrist in the Swedish horror film Marianne (2011). He appeared in a trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, made for the "Revolution" DLC pack. He has since reappeared in most trailers for the game.
In 2014 Stormare appeared in episodes of Longmire, Arrow and The Blacklist. In the same year he also starred in the Eli Roth produced film Clown,[6] in which he portrayed Karlsson.
In 2015 Stormare voiced and motion captured the character Dr. Alan Hill, in the video game Until Dawn.
In 2016 he played Rutger Burlin in the Swedish television series Midnattssol.
In 2016 he co-created, and starred as Ingmar in, the web television series Swedish Dicks which was renewed for a second season in October 2016.
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.[7]
Personal life
Stormare divides his time between the United States and Sweden.[8] He married actress Karen Sillas in 1989; they divorced in 2006. He married Toshimi, a native of Japan, in 2008.[8] Their daughter Kaiya Bella Luna Stormare was born on May 9, 2009.
Stormare is the godfather of Gustaf Skarsgård, the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård. While working on a Disney film in Prague, he was introduced to Bob Dylan after Dylan's concert by bassist Tony Garnier. His nephew is The Sound of Arrows singer-songwriter Stefan Storm.
Stormare is a Christian and claims that he has had contact with God.[8][9] When he was young, he participated in Baptist meetings in Arbrå.[9][10] He has a strong spiritual side, inherited from his mother, who claimed to be a medium, and who inherited this from her own father.[9][10]
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 | 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 | Dracula | Voice |
| 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 | 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 | Undocumented | Z | |
| 2010 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Gabriel | |
| 2010 | Small Town Murder Songs | Walter | |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Darek Millodragovic | |
| 2011 | Marianne | Sven | |
| 2011 | Inseparable | Richard | |
| 2011 | The Hunters 2 | Torsten | |
| 2011 | Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen | Peter Stormare | |
| 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 | Terrible Terry | |
| 2013 | The Pendant | White | |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Doctor | |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | Dr. Bjornson | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | 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 | |
| 2017 | Dark Ascension | Lucius | Post-production |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter Two | Filming | |
| 2017 | The Nut Job 2 | Gunther | Voice Filming |
| 2017 | VIP | Korean movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Seppan | Sara's Father | Television film |
| 1993 | Morsarvet | Kapten Bergkvist | Miniseries |
| 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 | Meltdown/Prometheus Black | 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/King Viktor | 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[11][12] | 6 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Arrow | Werner Zytle / Count Vertigo[13] | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Manhattan | Lazar[14][15] | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Longmire | Chance Gilbert | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Rufus[16] | Voice Episode: "Fish and Chips" |
| 2015 | Graceland | Martun Sarkissian[17] | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Lord Dregg (Voice)[18] | Voice 6 Episodes |
| 2016 | Swedish Dicks | Ingmar[19] | Main cast |
| 2017 | American Gods | Czernobog | Upcoming |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Icewind Dale II | Isair |
| 2004 | The Bard's Tale | Crazy Thorvald |
| 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 |
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | The Replacer |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Jorunn the Skald King |
| 2014 | Destiny | Arach Jalaal[20] |
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Dieter Stark/Various |
| 2015 | Until Dawn | Dr. AJ Hill |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | The Replacer |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Poodles | "Seven Seas" |
| 2010 | Sabaton | "Uprising" |
Discography
- Dallerpölsa och småfåglar (2002)
- Swänska hwisor vol 1 (2004)
- Lebowski-Fest 2005 (2005)
References
- ↑ "Peter Stormare Biography (1953-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Boldemann, Marcus. "Peter Stormare vänder hem" [Peter Stormare return home]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ↑ Bergfeldt, Carina (2007-08-03). "Stormare erbjuds roll i "Lost"" [Stormare offered role in "Lost"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nyheter - DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Metal-Rules.com News, Interviews, Concert Reviews » SABATON – Official Release of the New "Uprising" Video!". Metal-Rules.com News, Interviews, Concert Reviews. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Eli Roth-Produced Clown Heads to UK DVD". Dread Central. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ StormVox Studios homepage
- 1 2 3 "Peter Stormare". kurt-ulander.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Martikainen, Rebecka (18 February 2008). "Jag har kontakt med gud" ['I Have Contact with God']. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- 1 2 Sveriges Radio (8 July 2010). "Peter Stormares andliga sida" [Peter Stormare's spiritual side] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Barker, Cory (12 May 2014). "The Blacklist Season Finale Review: The Burning Truth". TV.com.
- ↑ "The Man Who Is Berlin: Meet Peter Stormare". NBC.
- ↑ Abrams, Natalie (July 3, 2014). "Exclusive: Arrow Taps Peter Stormare as New Count Vertigo". TV Guide. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ↑ Roz (September 19, 2014). "Manhattan: 'Spooky Action At A Distance' Photos And Synopsis". NiceGirlsTV.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Manhattan: Season 1, Episode 9: Spooky Action at a Distance". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Peter Stormare on Twitter". Twitter. May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Peter Stormare on Twitter". IMDb. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ↑ Justin W. (13 July 2015). "Six Celebrity Voice Actors Confirmed for TMNT Season 4". Teenagemutantninjaturtles. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Viaplay recruits Stormare for Swedish Dicks". ScreenDaily. November 16, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ Destiny - End Credits - IGN Video. IGN Video. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
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