Mikael Persbrandt

Birth Name: Mikael Åke Persbrandt

Place of Birth: Järfälla, Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: 25 September, 1963

Ethnicity: Swedish, Finland-Swedish, possibly distant Belgian Walloon

Mikael Persbrandt is a Swedish actor. He starred in the Beck films.

He is the son of Inga-lill and Bo Inge Persbrandt. Mikael has three children with his partner, freelance journalist and television presenter Sanna Lundell.

When Mikael hosted the Swedish radio show Sommar, on July 17, 2004, he stated (in Swedish):

(I was) baptized in the Finnish parish in Gamla Stan (The Old Town) in 1963. Ancestry from Åland on my mother’s side, and on my father’s from… well, I think they were Walloons.

Åland is an archipelago in the Baltic Sea, and an autonomous region in Finland. It is inhabited by Finland-Swedes, a Swedish-speaking ethnic minority in Finland. Mikael has also stated that his mother’s ancestors were “fishing farmers.”

Mikael’s paternal grandfather was surnamed Pettersson (the son of Gustaf Pettersson and Ida Maria Olausson/Olsson). Gustaf was the son of Petter Persson and Maria Catharina Persdotter. Ida was the daughter of Anna Greta Olausdotter.

Mikael’s paternal grandmother was surnamed Jansson (the daughter of Ernst Fabian Jansson and Elsa Marianne Hellström). Ernst was the son of Jan Peter Jansson and Margareta Sofia Wahlström. Elsa was born in Bjärnå, Finland, the daughter of Robert Hellström and Maria Justina Karlsdotter, who were from Godegård, Östergötland.

Mikael’s maternal grandfather was Karl Jonas Rafael Söderlund (the son of Karl Ferdinand Söderlund/Karlsson/Eklund and Jenny Rosalia Jonasson). Mikael’s grandfather Karl was born in Brändö, Åland, Finland. Mikael’s great-grandfather Karl was the son of Karl August Karlsson Eklund and Ida Kristina Henriksdotter. Jenny was the daughter of Jonas August Jonasson and Johanna Lovisa Uhlenius.

Mikael’s maternal grandmother was surnamed Sandin (the daughter of Lars Petter Sandin and Karolina Josefina Karlsson). Lars was the son of Tomas Isak Sandin and Cajsa Lisa Persdotter. Karolina was the daughter of Lars Petter Karlsson and Matilda Charlotta Fredriksson.

Sources: Mikael talks about his ancestry (on 01:21) – http://sverigesradio.se

Genealogy of Mikael Persbrandt – http://www.geni.com