Biography
A celebrated actor, director and playwright in his native Sweden, Peter Stormare made his American film breakthrough playing a quiet, sociopathic killer in the Coen Brothers' dark comedy, "Fargo" (1997). Prior to that, Stormare enjoyed a 15-year association with Ingmar Bergman at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden and appeared in films from such international directors as Louis Malle and Susanne Bier. In the U.S., Stormare went on to enjoy a …
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Career Milestones
| Worked with Ingmar Bergman and the Royal National Theatre of Sweden for 15 years as actor, director and playwright | ||
1983 | Feature film debut, bit role in Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander" | |
1988 | Played "Hamlet" in Sweden, directed by Bergman; production also played at Brooklyn Academy of Music | |
1992 | Had featured role in Louis Malle's "Damage," starring Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche | |
1992 | Moved to the U.S. | |
1996 | Breakthrough film role as Steve Buscemi's partner in the Coen brothers' "Fargo" | |
1996 | U.S. episodic TV debut in guest spot on the UPN series "Swift Justice" | |
1997 | Appeared in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" | |
1998 | Played the Russian Cosmonaut in "Armageddon" opposite Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck | |
1998 | Reuinited with the Coen brothers for "The Big Lebowski" | |
2000 | Cast opposite Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin in Lasse Hallström's "Chocolat" | |
2002 | Acted opposite Tom Cruise in "Minority Report," directed by Steven Spielberg | |
2002 | Landed a regular role on the NBC sitcom "Watching Ellie," starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus | |
2004 | Cast in Jonathan Glazer's "Birth," starring Niccole Kidman | |
2005 | Cast as imprisoned former mob boss John Abruzzi on the death row series "Prison Break" (Fox) | |
2005 | Cast in Terry Gilliam's "The Brothers Grimm" with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger | |
2008 | Featured in the comedy "Witless Protection" with Larry the Cable Guy | |
2009 | Cast as the President in Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" | |
2011 | Appeared opposite Abigail Breslin in "Janie Jones" | |
2012 | Cast in action thriller "Lockout," starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace | |
Awards
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in Fargo |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Chocolat |