Peter Stormare

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Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm (born August 27, 1953), known professionally as Peter Stormare, is a Swedish actor, voice actor, musician, playwright, and theatre director. He began his career with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, to which he belonged for 11 years. During this period, he was a favorite of famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who had stopped making movies, but still directed plays for the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Stormare played, for example, the title role in Hamlet and Jean in Miss Julie, both directed by Bergman.

Stormare is known for his work in Joel & Ethan Coen‘s Fargo (1996), with Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, and Harve Presnell; Steven Spielberg‘s The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), with Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, and Vince Vaughn; Playing God (1997), with David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie; Coen’s The Big Lebowski (1998), with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Buscemi, Moore, John Turturro, and Philip Seymour Hoffman; and Michael Bay’s Armageddon (1998), with Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Billy Bob Thornton, and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Other notable roles include Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark (2000), with Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Cara Seymour and Joel Grey; Wim Wenders’ The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), with Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, and Amanda Plummer; John Woo‘s Windtalkers (2002), with Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, and Christian Slater; Spielberg’s Minority Report (2002), with Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Kathryn Morris, and Tim Blake Nelson; Bay’s Bad Boys II (2003), With Will Smith and Martin Lawrence; Terry Gilliam‘s The Brothers Grimm with Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Jonathan Pryce, and Monica Bellucci; Constantine (2005), with Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, and Tilda Swinton; The Zero The Zero Theorem (2013), with Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, and Lucas Hedges; and 22 Jump Street (2014), with Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube.

Stormare has also appeared in various TV movies, miniseries, and shows such as Purgatory (1999), with Sam Shepard and Eric Roberts; Hamilton (2001), with Lena Olin and Mark Hamill; Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), with Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Peter O’Toole, Thomas Sangster, and Liev Schreiber; and American Gods (2017-2021), with Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, and Cloris Leachman.

Each review will be linked to the title below.

(*seen originally in theaters)

(**seen rereleased in theaters)

  • Lyftet (1978) – directed by Christer Dahl – aka The Score – Sweden
  • Fanny and Alexander (1982) – directed by Ingmar Bergman – aka Fanny och Alexander – Sweden
  • Den frusna leoparden (1986) – directed by Lárus Ymir Óskarson – Sweden
  • Pirates of the Lake (1987) – directed by Allan Edwall – aka Mälarpirater – Sweden
  • Awakenings (1990) – directed by Penny Marshall
  • Freud flyttar hemifrån… (1991) -directed by Susanne Bier – aka Freud’s Leaving Home – Sweden/Denmark
  • Reflections in a Dark Sky (1991) – directed by Salvatore Maira – aka Riflessi in un cielo scuro – Italy
  • 1992
  • Damage (1992) – directed by Louis Malle – UK/France
  • Fargo (1996)** – directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)* – directed by Steven Spielberg
  • Playing God (1997) – directed by Andy Wilson
  • In the Presence of a Clown – directed by Ingmar Bergman – aka Larmar och gör sig till – TV movie Sweden
  • Armageddon (1998) – directed by Michael Bay
  • Mercury Rising (1998) – directed by Harold Becker
  • The Big Lebowski (1998)** – directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
  • Commander Hamilton (1998) – directed by Harald Zwart – Sweden
  • Somewhere in the City (1998) – directed by Ramin Niami
  • Purgatory (1999) – directed by Uli Edel – aka Purgatory West of the Pecos – TV movie
  • 8mm (1999) – directed by Joel Schumacher
  • Bruiser (2000) – directed by George A. Romero – France
  • Chocolat (2000) – directed by Lasse Hallström – UK/US
  • Dancer in the Dark (2000) – directed by Lars von Trier – Denmark
  • The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) – directed by Wim Wenders – US/Germany/UK
  • Circus (2000) – directed by Rob Walker – UK/US
  • Happy Campers (2001) – directed by Daniel Waters
  • 13 Moons (2002) – directed by Alexandre Rockwell
  • The Beatle Fan (2002) – directed by Peter McArdle – short
  • Spun (2002) – directed by Jonas Åkerlund
  • Minority Report (2002)* – directed by Steven Spielberg
  • Windtalkers (2002) – directed by John Woo
  • The Tuxedo (2002) – directed by Kevin Donovan
  • Bad Company (2002) – directed by Joel Schumacher
  • Bad Boys II (2003) – directed by Michael Bay
  • The Movie Hero (2003) – directed by Brad T. Gottfred
  • Birth (2004) – directed by Jonathan Glazer
  • The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) – directed by Michael Goguen – direct-to-video
  • The Brothers Grimm (2005)* – directed by Terry Gilliam
  • 2001 Maniacs (2005) – directed by Tim Sullivan
  • Constantine (2005) – directed by Francis Lawrence
  • Nacho Libre (2006) – directed by Jared Hess
  • Unknown (2006) – directed by Simon Brand
  • Premonition (2007) – directed by Mennan Yapo
  • Anamorph (2007) – directed by Henry S. Miller
  • Boot Camp (2007) – directed by Christian Duguay
  • They Never Found Her (2007) – directed by Claude Kerven – short
  • Switch (2007) – directed by Ole Martin Hafsmo – Norway
  • Gone with the Woman (2007) – directed by Petter Naess – aka Tatt av Kvinnen – Norway
  • Witless Protection (2008) – directed by Charles Robert Carner
  • Insanitarium (2008) – directed by Jeff Buhler – direct-to-video
  • Varg (2008) – directed by Daniel Alfredson – aka Wolf – Sweden
  • Orgies and the Meaning of Life (2008) – directed by Brad T. Gottfred
  • The Killing Room (2009) – directed by Jonathan Liebesman
  • Horsemen (2009) – directed by Jonas Åkerlund
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) – directed by Terry Gilliam
  • Corridor (2010) – directed by Johan Lundborg & Johan Storm – Sweden
  • Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010) – directed by Maria Lindberg
  • Undocumented (2010) – directed by Chris Peckover
  • Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)* – directed by Kevin Munroe
  • Small Town Murder Songs (2010) – directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly
  • Henry’s Crime (2010) – directed by Malcolm Venville
  • Marianne (2011) – directed by Filip Tegstedt – Sweden
  • Inseparable (2011) – directed by Dayyan Eng – aka 形影不离 – China
  • The Hunters 2 (2011) – directed by Kjell Sundvall – aka Jägarna 2 or False Trail – Sweden
  • Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen (2011) – directed by Nini Bull Robsahm & Patrik Syversen
  • Lockout (2012) – directed by James Mather – aka MS One: Maximum Security – France
  • Get the Gringo (2012) – directed by Adrian Grunberg – aka How I Spent My Summer Vacation
  • Small Apartments (2012) – directed by Jonas Åkerlund
  • Tai Chi Hero (2012) – directed by Stephen Fung – aka 太極２ 英雄崛起 – Hong Kong/China
  • Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) – directed by Tommy Wirkola – US/Germany
  • The Last Stand (2013)* – directed by Kim Jee-woon
  • Siberian Education (2013) – directed by Gabriele Salvatores – aka Deadly Code – Italy
  • Autumn Blood (2013) – directed by Markus Blunder – Austria
  • Bad Milo! (2013) – directed by Jacob Vaughan
  • The Zero Theorem (2013) – directed by Terry Gilliam
  • Pain & Gain (2013) – directed by Michael Bay
  • Autumn Blood (2013) – directed by Markus Blunder
  • Heatstroke (2013) – directed by Evelyn Purcell – US/South Africa/Germany
  • Sperm Boat (2013) – directed by Peter Lauer
  • 22 Jump Street (2014) – directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
  • Rage (2014) – directed by Paco Cabezas – aka Tokarev – US/France
  • Mall (2014) – directed by Joe Hahn
  • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) – directed by Simon J. Smith & Eric Darnell
  • Bang Bang Baby (2014) – directed by Jeffrey St. Jules
  • The 11th Hour (2014) – directed by Anders Morgenthaler – Germany/Denmark
  • Clown (2014) – directed by Jon Watts
  • Dark Summer (2015) – directed by Paul Solet
  • Strange Magic (2015) – directed by Gary Rydstrom
  • Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015) – directed by Wim Wenders – Germany
  • Rupture (2016) – directed by Steven Shainberg
  • King of the Dancehall (2016) – directed by Nick Cannon
  • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)* – directed by Chad Stahelski
  • The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017) – directed by Cal Brunker – US/Canada/South Korea
  • VIP (2017) – directed by Park Hoon-jung – aka 브이아이피; Beu-i-a-i-pi – South Korea
  • Kill ‘Em All (2017) – directed by Peter Malota – straight-to-video
  • Beyond the Sky (2018) – directed by Fulvio Sestito
  • Age of Summer (2018) – directed by Bill Kielly
  • The Assassin’s Code (2018) – directed by David A. Armstrong – US/Canada
  • The Poison Rose (2019) – directed by George Gallo & Francesco Cinquemani
  • Songbird (2020) – directed by Adam Mason
  • Cryptozoo (2021) – directed by Dash Shaw