Mikael Persbrandt Biography

Mikael Persbrandt Married to His Wife Sanna Lundell

Mikael Persbrandt is relishing a useful life with the true love of his life Sanna Lundell. The actor moved in with his lady love in 2006 and tied a knot a few months later in a lavish ceremony. 

Persbrand is now blessed with two children, Ake Lo Persbrandt and Igor Edgar Persbrandt Lundell. Mikael welcomed his first child Igor Edgar with Sanna Lundell on May 6, 2006. On August 19, 2009, the Game of Thrones cast became the father of the second child with Lundell. 

Mikael's baby mama is a Swedish television and movie actress by profession. She has appeared in several films. Some of them are The Cake General, Fangarna pa fortet, and Tillsammans med Stromstedts.

Mikael Persbrandt had a romantic affair with the Hollywood industry's big names at the height of his career. He got engaged to get married to Maria Bonnevie in 1998. Unfortunately, the pair called it quits in 2003, citing personal issues. Bonnevie has starred in shows including I am Dina, Another Round, and The 13th Warrior.

Mikael Persbrandt Net Worth, Real Estate

Mikael Persbrandt has an enormous net worth of $5 million earned throughout his acting career. The Jacobsberg native receives a payroll of 571.914 kr (SEK) per year and 274.914  (SEK) per hour. Mikael's million-dollar fortune includes his real estate, cars, motorbikes, bank balance, etc.

Persbrandt had visited the slums of Sao Paulo. Brazil with Zlatan Ibrahimovic for an organization supporting children's rights. Also, in 2004, Mikael visited the former child soldiers in Liberia for a Swedish UNICEF campaign against exploiting underprivileged children. 

Mikael Persbrandt Movies and TV shows

Mikael Persbrandt  started his acting career starring in tv series Rederiet in 1990s. Persbandt is portrayed in IFC Films Everlasting. In addition, he appeared in tv series such as Stordstad, Den vite riddare, Anna-Holt-Polis, and Medicinmannen. 

Persbrandt has performed an extended theatre background and collaborated successfully with director Thorsten Flinck on several Swedish productions. He starred in The Good Person of Szechwan, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Death of a Salesman, etc. 

In 1997, Persbandt was featured for the first time as the tough detective, Gunvald Larsson, which immediately became his breakthrough. Moreover, Persbrandt garnered Guldbagge nominations in Peter Possne's 2002 film Deathly Compulsion, and Everybody Loves Alice.

Check out the clip of Mikael Persbrandt at Polar Music Prize in 2015.

Mikael's other work includes other roles in the Swedish films "The Hypnotist," The Hamilton series, Nagon annanstans I Sverige, Day and Night, and Stockholm East. In 2005, the Swedish actor won the Chicago International Film Festival's Silver Hugo Award for best ensemble acting.

In 2006, Mikael Persbrandt received Best Actor nominations for both the Bodil and Guldbagge Awards for starring opposite Simon Staho's Bang Orangutang. 

Michael Persbrandt Disputes And Drug Use

Persbrandt notified police that the newspaper Expressen had made false accusations in late 2005 for acute alcohol poisoning and was admitted to a clinic in Uppsala.

Later, the tabloid apologized and admitted their information was a hoax; however, Persbrandt did not accept the apology. Otto Sjoberg, then editor of the newspaper, was charged 75,000 SEK ($8900) in damages to Persbrandt.

Besides, the father of two was once arrested in 2011 for consumption of cocaine and received a fine. Three years later, he was again sentenced to five months imprisonment for a cocaine offense. Nevertheless, on appeal, Mikael reduced the punishment to 75 hours of community service.

Mikael Persbrandt Wiki, Age, Height

Mikael Ake Persbrandt was born on September 25, 1963 in Jacobsberg; Stockholms Ian, Sweden. He was baptized in the Finnish Church of Gamlastan. The actor mentions that he has ancestry from Aland on his maternal side. His paternal ancestors were Walloons.

Middle-class parents Inga-Lill Persbrandt and Bo Persbrandt raised Mikael in the suburbs of Sweden. As a young boy, Persbrandt liked playing boxing and soccer. He showed an interest in acting when working as a substitute in Ingmar Bergman's staging of King Lear. 

Mikael Persbrandt Physical Appearance

Mikael Persbrandt has often been acclaimed for his good looks. He has a captivating physical appearance, with a height of 6 feet 2 inches. The 58-year-old has short brown hair and a pair of blue eyes.

The Swedish media then enlisted him under the most attractive Swedish men. He has often been on such lists. Moreover, Persbrandt does gym and daily workouts to stay fit and healthy. 

Social Media: Instagram

Presbrandt is available on the social networking site Instagram. He goes with "mikaelpersbrbdoffical" and has amassed 296k followers. The versatile Swedish actor Mikael makes $889.5 - $1,482.5 per ad post on Instagram.

Mikael, the fun-loving personage, prefers to stay in touch with his fans via social media. The Ikea cast is not active on Twitter and Facebook. As a family man, he likes posting daily life activities on Instagram.

Mikael Persbrandt Quick Facts

• Persbrandt decided to sue a Swedish tabloid in 2006 while being the subject of much gossip in the Swedish press.
• Mikael Persbrandt made his stage debut at the Kingliga Dramatiska Teatern in Stockholm in 1984.
• Mikael filmed 259 days in 1997, but he will never repeat it.
• Mikael Persbrandt's favorite Hollywood stars are Sean Penn, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Gary Oldman.
• Mikael auditioned in Los Angeles for John Woo's Windtalkers in 2002. 
• In 2002, Mikael made a guest appearance at Ola Lindholm's show Riktig Talkshow.
• Mikael Persbrandt currently resides in his house on Ingaro. 

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