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Fargo and Lebowski Villain Unrecognizable with Beard

An iconic movie villain from films Fargo and The Big Lebowski looked unrecognizable on a rare outing in Beverly Hills this week. The Swedish-born star, 72, has ...

Fargo and Lebowski Villain Unrecognizable with Beard
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Bintano News

March 25, 2026

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An iconic movie villain from films Fargo and The Big Lebowski looked unrecognizable on a rare outing in Beverly Hills this week. 

The Swedish-born star, 72, has worked with a number of celebrities over the years such as , , , and . 

He made his professional acting debut in the late 70s while appearing in the Swedish film The Score. 

The actor gained further recognition when he took on the role of a criminal in a 90s movie directed by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. 

He has additionally taken on voice acting gigs in a variety of video games such as the Call of Duty franchise, Destiny, Until Dawn and Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.  

Can you guess who it is? 

An iconic movie villain from films Fargo and The Big Lebowski looked unrecognizable on a rare outing in Beverly Hills this week

He made his professional acting debut in the late 70s while appearing in the Swedish crime film The Score

It is Peter Stormare - who is known for portraying Gaear Grimsrud in the 1996 black comedy crime film Fargo with Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi and William H. Macy. 

He also took on the villainous role of Uli Kunkel in The Big Lebowski - the leader of a trio of German nihilists.

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Stormare previously opened up about his role in the film and explained that the character was based off of two people that the Coen brothers knew

In 2005, the actor portrayed the role of Lucifer in Constantine - which also starred Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz; Reeves seen above in the 2005 movie 

Stormare later added that Reeves 'wants to do a sequel that is very close to the first one.  

'And I think Keanu says, "I've done John Wick. This movie is spiritual. It's about demons and regular people. And I wanted to keep it that way."' 

The 2005 film became a cult classic over the years after raking in around $230 million in the box office on a budget of $70-$100 million. 

'You don't have to add a lot of action and shootouts,' Stormare continued. 'You have other movies.

'Don't turn it into big Marvel... [Don't turn it] into us flying around in harnesses all the time and shooting each other up. Don't bring in the big guns. Let it be.' 

According to his official IMDB page, Stormare is reprising his role as Lucifer in the sequel - although cast details have yet to be confirmed.  

'Don't turn it into big Marvel... [Don't turn it] into us flying around in harnesses all the time and shooting each other up. Don't bring in the big guns. Let it be,' Stormare said of the Constantine sequel; seen in 2019 

He is additionally known for playing John Abruzzi in the Fox series Prison Break from 2005 through 2007 (seen above)

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Stormare has since starred in other movies such as 22 Jump Street (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and Until Dawn (2025). 

The Swedish actor also stepped away from the big screen to take on roles in television projects over the years. 

He is additionally known for playing John Abruzzi in the Fox series Prison Break from 2005 through 2007. 

Stormare also starred in episodes of other shows such as NCIS: Los Angeles, Graceland, 1923, Tracker and General Hospital.  

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