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 (1996). 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.Mrots Retep är i studion! (in Swedish), Sveriges Radio 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."
Known for playing different nationalities: an American in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), a German in The Big Lebowski (1998), an Italian in The Brothers Grimm (2005) and Prison Break (2005), a Frenchman in Chocolat (2000), and a Russian in Armageddon (1998), Bad Boys II (2003) and Siberian Education (2013).
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. 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.StormVox Studios homepage
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. Their daughter was born in 2009. 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.
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 Reflections in a Dark Sky Carlo 1992 Damage Peter Wetzler 1996 Fargo Gaear Grimsrud 1997 Playing God Vladimir The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dieter Stark 1998 Armageddon Lev Andropov Mercury Rising Shayes The Big Lebowski Uli Kunkel / Karl Hungus Hamilton Carl Hamilton Somewhere in the City Graham 1999 Purgatory Cavin Guthrie 8mm Dino Velvet 2000 Bruiser Milo Styles Chocolat Serge Muscat Dancer in the Dark Jeff The Million Dollar Hotel Dixie Circus Julius 2001 Happy Campers Oberon 2002 13 Moons Slovo The Beatle Fan Albert Spun Mullet Cop Minority Report Dr. Solomon P. Eddie Windtalkers Gunnery Sergeant Hjelmstad The Tuxedo Dr. Simms Bad Company Adrik Vas 2003 Bad Boys II Alexei The Movie Hero The Suspicious Character 2004 Birth Clifford 2005 The Batman vs. Dracula Count Dracula Voice, direct-to-video A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. The Brothers Grimm Cavaldi 2001 Maniacs Professor Ackerman Buck Rogers to the Xtreme! Constantine Lucifer 2006 Nacho Libre Emperor Cameo Unknown Snakeskin Boots 2007 Premonition Dr. Roth Anamorph Blair Collet Boot Camp Arthur Hail They Never Found Her Woods Switch Tommen Gone with the Woman Glenn 2008 Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber Slim Voice Witless Protection Arthur Grimsley Insanitarium Dr. Gianetti Varg Klemens 2009 The Killing Room Dr. Phillips Horsemen David Spitz The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The President 2010 Corridor Micke Moomins and the Comet Chase Snufkin Voice Undocumented Z Small Town Murder Songs Walter Henry's Crime Darek Millodragovic Janie Jones Sloan 2011 Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Gabriel Marianne Sven Inseparable Richard The Hunters 2 Torsten Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen Peter Stormare 2012 Big Top Scooby-Doo! Wulfric Von Rydingsvard Voice Lockout Scott Langral Get the Gringo Frank Fowler Small Apartments Mr. Olivetti Tai Chi Hero Duke Fleming 2013 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Sheriff Berringer The Last Stand Thomas Burrell Siberian Education "Ink" Autumn Blood The Mayor Bad Milo! Highsmith Trial of Arms Karkov Sleight of Hand Terry "Terrible Terry" The Pendant White The Zero Theorem Doctor Pain & Gain Dr. Bjornson 2014 22 Jump Street "The Ghost" Rage O'Connell Mall Barry Penguins of Madagascar Corporal Voice Bang Bang Baby George The 11th Hour The Russian Clown Herbert Karlsson 2015 Dark Summer Stokes Strange Magic Thang Voice Every Thing Will Be Fine Editor 2016 Rupture Terrance King of the Dancehall Pierce Davidson 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 Abram Tarasov The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Gunther Voice VIP Paul Gray Kill 'Em All Holman 2018 Beyond the Sky Peter Norton Age of Summer The Rock God The Assassin's Code Kurt Schlychter 2019The Poison Rose Slide Olsen 2020 Songbird Emmett Harland 2021 Gift of Fire Voice Cryptozoo Gustav the Faun VoiceHorror Noire Erebus 2022 Day Shift Troy Cameo Food and Romance Henrik 2023 The Ritual Killer Captain Marchand 2024 Kill 'Em All 2 Holman 2025 Until Dawn Dr. Alan J. Hill 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 Monk Petya Lovak Episode: "Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece" 2009 Entourage Aaron Cohen 2 episodes Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Gorb Episode: "Road Trip" 2010 Weeds Chef 2 episodes Hawaii Five-0 Drago Zankovic Episode: "Ohana" Adventure Time Sir Slicer Voice, episode: "Blood Under the Skin" 2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien King Xarion Voice, episode: "Viktor: The Spoils" Covert Affairs Max Kupala Episode: "The Outsiders" Wilfred Trashface Episode: "Isolation" Leverage Gunter Hanzig Episode: "The Office Job" 2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Interpol Agent Martin Källström Episode: "Crimeleon" 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" Rake Jack Tarrant Episode: "Serial Killer" The Blacklist Milos Kirchoff / Berlin 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 Jeff & Some Aliens Retirement Specialist, Cabbie Voice, episode: "Jeff & Some Childlike Joy & Whimsy" Get Shorty Hafdis Snaejornsson 6 episodes 2017–2018 Milo Murphy's Law Tobias Trollhammer, Additional voices Voices3 episodes 2017–2021 American Gods Czernobog 5 episodes 2018 LA to Vegas Artem 15 episodes Castlevania Godbrand Voice, 8 episodes 2020 Briarpatch Gunther Episode: "Behind God's Back" Teen Titans Go! Fibulon Voice, episode: "The Night Begins to Shine: Chapter Three: The Guitar" Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kristoff Van Bradford Voice, episode: "Fists of Furry" Animaniacs Nickelwise Voice, episode: "Fear and Laughter in Burbank" 2020–2021 Secrets of the Viking Stone Himself 12 episodes 2021 The Box Jedidiah Brag 7 episodes 2022 Fångarna på fortet Kapten Kaboom 12 episodes The Journey – 15 dagar i Nepal Host / Traveler 8 episodes 2023 1923 Lucca Episode: "Ghost of Zebrina" 2024 Tracker Valtz Episode: "Into The Wild" Twilight of the Gods Ulfr Voice, 7 episodes So Long, Marianne Irving Layton 8 episodes 2025 General Hospital Mystery man Episode #1.15832 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tokka Voice, 3 episodes 2026 Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole Odin 2 episodes
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