Peter Stormare

There's always a little something off about the characters Peter Stomare plays. You can't quite put...your...finger...on...it, then, bam!

"Does he have some weird accent?"

Yes, yes he does. In fact, it's Swedish!

For example, Peter played mod boss John Abruzzi on season one and two of Prison Break. They made it very clear that this "mob" was of the Italian persuasion, yet, it's boss had a Swedish accent. It was very, very distracting. My husband Jim even tried to explain it away, "Maybe it's the Russian mob?" No...and he still wouldn't be Swedish... Peter's character only made it a few episodes into season two before being killed my Alex Mahone, but, to be killed by William Fichtner, well, that's an honor.

And, in the craptacular film "Constantine" Pete played Satan. With a Swedish accent. And a sharp white suit I may add. But aside from all that (he was also that gross "doctor" Tom Cruise went to go see for an eyeball transplant in "Minority Report"...all I remember about his character is that he sneezed or blew his nose or something, and snot went everywhere. So gross) Peter is best known as the silent but deadly partner to the character actor Messiah, Steve Buscemi in "Fargo". He's all long underwear and hats with earflaps in that movie, but he also has no qualms about shooting two people "up Brainerd" without giving it a second thought, along with the kidnapping victim, and Steve himself!

But, Peter Stormare has a rare, rare honor. He appeared in the Most Depressing Movie Ever Made, "Dancer in the Dark." This movie makes me want to rip my heart out every time I see it, and inexplicably, whenever it is on IFC, I sit there and freakin' watch it. What the hell is wrong with me? Pete plays our heroine's love interest, before she is thrown into prison and executed for a crime she did commit, but had to commit, for various reasons. And it's a musical!

I get excited whenever I see Peter Stormare in something because even if it is something bad, you at least know the time he spends on the screen will be entertaining. Despite his Swedish accent that he just can't seem to hide, he is a really great actor.

It's also nice to know that someone of Peter Stomare's caliber isn't above doing television. Aside from being a regular cast member on Prison Break, he has done an episode of this and that every now and then. Even recently appearing on Entourage.

And, he's not half bad looking when he cleans himself up, either.