Mikael Åke Persbrandt (born September 25, 1963 in Jakobsberg, Stockholm, Sweden) is set to portrait Beorn in the upcoming three-part film, The Hobbit. Mikael is well known as Gunvald Larsson in the Martin Beck movies and also as Anton in Hämnden, In a Better World.
Mikael Persbrandt is frequently the subject of much press gossip in evening newspapers such as Aftonbladet. He has also been involved in numerous scandals.