Mikael Persbrandt
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| Mikael Åke Persbrandt | |
| Lifetime | 25 September 1963 |
| Portrayed | Beorn in: |
| The Hobbit (film series) | |
| IMDb | Profile |
Mikael Åke Persbrandt (born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor.
He portrayed Beorn in The Hobbit (film series). The rumour that Persbrandt would have a role in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit (film series) first appeared in Swedish magazine Aftonbladet on 3 December 2010.[1][2] On 7 December 2010 it was officially announced that Persbrandt had been cast and that he would portray the character of Beorn.[3]
Persbrandt mentioned in an interview that he was a "fantasy geek" as a child, having read all the books by Tolkien.[4]
Filmography, selected
- 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Beorn
- 2014: Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game: Beorn (archive footage)
- 2014: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - The Peoples and Denizens of Middle-earth: Himself
- 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Beorn
References
- ↑ "Han är klar - för the Hobbit" at Aftonbladet.se (accessed 8 December 2010)
- ↑ UPDATE: Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt cast in ‘The Hobbit’? at TheOneRing.net (accessed 8 December 2010)
- ↑ TORN EXCLUSIVE: CATE BLANCHETT, KEN STOTT, SYLVESTER MCCOY, MIKAEL PERSBRANDT JOIN CAST OF PETER JACKSON’S “THE HOBBIT” at TheOneRing.net (accessed 8 December 2010)
- ↑ "Persbrandt i Guillous hemliga tjänst" (24 February 2011) at Svenska Dagbladet (accessed 26 February 2011)
