61 years old (Born on September 25, 1963)
Swedish actor.
Being the subject of much gossip in the Swedish press, he decided to sue a Swedish tabloid (2006). Visited former child soldiers in Liberia for a Swedish UNICEF campaign against the exploitation of children (2004). In 2002, he was a guest at Ola Lindholm`s show called Riktig Talkshow. In his youth, he liked playing soccer and boxing. Although hanging around with his "tough" mates, he later started applied to the Academy of Ballet in 1983. Son, Igor Edgar Persbrandt Lundell, with girlfriend Sanna Lundell, was born May 6, 2006.Mikael Persbrandt's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Mikael Persbrandt
Visited the slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil, together with soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic for an organization supporting the children`s rights.
Engaged to Maria Bonnevie from March 1998 to 2003.
Went to Los Angeles for an audition of John Woo`s Windtalkers (2002), but the role later went to Peter Stormare.
Lives in his house on Ingaru00f6 (a suburd outside of Stockholm).
Made his stage debut at the Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern in Stockholm (1984).
Test filmed for a role in The 13th Warrior (1999), but didn`t get it.
Persbrandt filmed 259 days in 1997, something (for the obvious reasons) he`s nenver going to do again, he says.
His favorite Hollywood actors are Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Gary Oldman and Sean Penn. Actresses are Gena Rowlands and Jessica Lange.
Girlfriend, Sanna Lundell, gave birth to a son, u00c5ke Lo Persbrandt, on August 19, 2009. This is the couples second child together.