Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Åke Persbrandt (born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor.

He portrayed Beorn in The Hobbit (film series). The rumour that Persbrandt would have a role in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit (film series) first appeared in Swedish magazine Aftonbladet on 3 December 2010. On 7 December 2010 it was officially announced that Persbrandt had been cast and that he would portray the character of Beorn.

Persbrandt mentioned in an interview that he was a "fantasy geek" as a child, having read all the books by Tolkien.