During a fight scene in Hamilton (1998), he was accidentally hit by Mark Hamill. He broke his nose four times, the last time during the shooting of "Unknown". In 2008, nose surgery was performed so that his right eye would not go blind.
A German (The Big Lebowski (1998)), a Frenchman (Chocolat (2000)), three Russians (Bad Boys II (2003), Armageddon (1998) and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008)), an Italian (Prison Break (2005)), a Dane (Echo (2007)), a Norwegian (Switch (2007)) and a Swede (Minority Report (2002)) (The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)).
In addition to being a stage and screen actor, he was also highly prolific as a playwright and theatre director.
He was discovered by Ingmar Bergman.
He is the best friend of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard and is the godfather of Stellan's son Gustaf.
He was a friend of Ethan Coen and Joel Coen long before he was cast in the role in Fargo (1996).
He became an American citizen in the late 1990s.
He plays in a band called Blonde From Fargo.
He is an actor, writer, director and musician.
Peter owns a record label: StormVox.
His favourite actor is Gary Oldman.
He began using the name Stormare because there were two Peter Storms at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden.
He avoids watching himself in series or films whenever possible.
He has a daughter named Kelly (born March 1989) from a former Swedish girlfriend. He also has a daughter named Kaiya Bella Luna, born 9 May 2009, with his current wife.
He has appeared in three films nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture: Awakenings (1990), Fargo (1996) and Chocolat (2000).
His surname is pronounced Stor-mar-e.
He has appeared in two films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Fargo (1996) and The Big Lebowski (1998).
He moved to New York in 1993. He currently lives in Los Angeles (2007).
Peter began his career at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden.
He released his first album in 2002: "Dallerpölsa och småfåglar".
He and his wife Toshimi welcomed a daughter named Kaiya Bella Luna on 9 May 2009.
He is the son of Karl Ingvar Storm and Gunhild Storm.
He was offered the role of Dane Eddie (originally called Swedish Eddie) in Miller's Crossing (1990), but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
When he moved to Los Angeles, he became friends with the actress Signe Hasso. Along with other friends and relatives, he spent time with Hasso in her final days and, when she passed away, sat beside her and held her hand.
He is one of two Swedish actors to play a Russian character (Bad Boys II (2003) and Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece (2008)(#6.14)). The other is Dolph Lundgren; Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985).