Personal details
Born:
- Birthday: 1953-08-27
- Born Place: Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Also Known As:
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm, Петер Стормаре, 피터 스토메어, 彼得·斯特曼, بيتر ستورمار, پیتر استورماره, پِتِر استورماره
Peter Stormare
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm, known professionally as Peter Stormare, was born on August 27, 1953, in Kumla, Sweden. His family later moved to Arbrå. He pursued his passion for acting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. It was during his time there that he decided to change his surname to Stormare to avoid confusion with another student. Before settling on his current stage name, he briefly considered "Retep Mrots," which is "Peter Storm" spelled backward. "Stormare" itself translates to "stormer" in Swedish.Stormare's acting career began at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, where he dedicated eleven years to stage performances. In 1990, he took on the role of Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre, where he directed numerous Shakespearean plays, including "Hamlet." In 1993, he moved to New York, expanding his career to English-language productions. Since then, he has maintained an active presence in both the United States and Sweden.Peter Stormare has garnered recognition for his roles in various films and television series, including "Fargo" (1996) as Gaear Grimsrud and "Prison Break" (2005-2007) as John Abruzzi. His filmography includes notable titles such as "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997), "The Big Lebowski" (1998), "Armageddon" (1998), "Minority Report" (2002), and "Bad Boys II" (2003). In the realm of video games, he has lent his voice to projects like "Destiny" (2014) and appears in the 2025 movie "Until Dawn."Throughout his career, Stormare has showcased his versatility by portraying characters of various nationalities. He received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2001 for "Chocolat" and a Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award win in 2012 for "Small Town Murder Songs." Beyond acting, Stormare has also explored writing and directing, co-creating the TV series "Swedish Dicks." He divides his time between the United States and Sweden and is married to Toshimi Murakami, with whom he has a daughter. He holds dual citizenship in Sweden and the United States.
