Stellan Skarsgård
Known for Acting · 189 credits
- Born
- 1951-06-13 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Stellan John Skarsgård
Biography
Stellan Skarsgård (born June 13, 1951) is a Swedish actor, known internationally for The Hunt for Red October and Good Will Hunting, as well as his supporting roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Mamma Mia!, and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchises.
Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Entourage
2004
as Verner Vollstedt
Andor
2022
as Luthen Rael
Chernobyl
2019
as Boris Shcherbina
American Playhouse
1982
as Olaf Helton
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Playhouse Presents
2012
as The Man
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
River
2015
as John River
The Kingdom
1994
as Stig Helmers advokat
Der Medicus
2014
as Bader
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
Helen of Troy
2003
as King Theseus of Athens
The Hire
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
The Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner
Arn: The Knight Templar
2010
as Birger Brosa
Smash
1990
as Finansministerns sekreterare
Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series
as Brant
August Strindberg: A Life
1985
as Verner von Heidenstam
Report to Heaven
1994
as Gary
Vildanden
1989
as Gregers Werle
Bombi Bitt och jag
1968
as Bombi Bitt
Hundarna i Riga
1996
as Magnus Björk
Rouge Brésil
2013
as Villegagnon
Movies (159)
Dune
2021
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
The Avengers
2012
as Selvig
Dune: Part Two
2024
as Baron Harkonnen
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Erik Selvig
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as Seligman
Cinderella
2015
as Grand Duke
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Bootstrap Bill
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Erik Selvig
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Bootstrap Bill
Good Will Hunting
1997
as Gerald Lambeau
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
Thor
2011
as Erik Selvig
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Selvig
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Martin Vanger
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
as Bill / Kurt
Mamma Mia!
2008
as Bill Anderson
Angels & Demons
2009
as Commander Richter
Melancholia
2011
as Jack
The Physician
2013
as Barber
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
as Seligman
Sentimental Value
2025
as Gustav Borg
The Eighth Commandment
Deep Blue Sea
1999
as Jim Whitlock
The Kiss
King Arthur
2004
as Cerdic
The Painted Bird
2019
as Hans
Dogville
2003
as Chuck
Dante
2026
as Dante (voice)
Borg vs McEnroe
2017
as Lennart Bergelin
Ronin
1998
as Gregor
Please
2026
as Winston
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
The Railway Man
2013
as Finlay
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Doctor
Our Kind of Traitor
2016
as Dima
In Order of Disappearance
2014
as Nils
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as Prince of Verona
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014
as Edward
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987
as Gustav, Jim's Father
King of Devil's Island
2010
as Bestyrer Håkon
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as The Engineer
Bow Tie
as Himself
Return to Montauk
2017
as Max Zorn
Tabu
1977
as Jan-Erik
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985
as Pelle Swanson
Dimension
2010
Svenska ord i bild och tal
2006
as Self
The Volcano Man
1997
as English voice (voice)
Breaking the Waves
1996
as Jan Nyman
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
1973
as Erik
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
2015
as Self
The Glass House
2001
as Terence Glass
Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro
as den långsamme
The Hotel
2016
as Self
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
2017
as Self
Rouge Brésil
2014
as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Hrothgar
Goya's Ghosts
2006
as Francisco Goya
I Remember Lena Svedberg
2000
as Narrator (Eng)
Frankie & Alice
2010
as Oz
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
as The Boss
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
1992
as Narrator (voice)
As If I Am Not There
2010
as Doctor
Insomnia
1997
as Jonas Engström
I'll Find You
2019
as Benno Moser
Metropia
2009
as Ralph Parker (voice)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Felix
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
as Self
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Birger Brosa
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Father Lankester Merrin
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019
as Self
No Good Deed
2002
as Tyrone
WΔZ
2007
as Eddie Argo
Our Need for Consolation
2012
as Narrator
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
2012
as (voice)
The Slingshot
1993
as Fritiof Schütt
Eiffel Tower
2004
as Jakob
Zero Kelvin
1995
as Randbæk
Time of the Wolf
1988
as Peder Ulfstand
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
2025
as Narrator
S/Y Joy
1989
as Klas Larsson
Harlan County War
2000
as Warren Jakopovich
Five Days in August
1973
as Christer
Åke and His World
1984
as Ebenholtz
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
as Father Lankester Merrin
The Women on the Roof
1989
as Willy
Schrader's Exorcism
2008
as Self
Passion of Mind
2000
as William Granther
Savior
1998
as Peter
The Last Dance
1993
as Host in Norrköping
Gordon & Paddy
2017
as Gordon (voice)
Guilty Hearts
2007
as Stangl
11 Colours of the Bird
2020
as Self
Hemåt i natten
1977
as Kurt Sjöberg
The Serpent's Way
1986
as Karl Orsa Markström
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998
as Albert
The Making of King Arthur
2004
as Self
P & B
1983
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
My Son the Fanatic
1997
as Schitz
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990
as Raoul Wallenberg
The Democratic Terrorist
1992
as Carl Hamilton
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
as Sven
To Kill a Child
2003
as Narrator
Last Words
2020
as Zyberski
The Dogs of Riga
1995
as Magnus Björk
Timecode
2000
as Alex Green
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008
as Birger Brosa
False as Water
1985
as Stig
The Ox
1991
as Helge Roos
Boogie Woogie
2010
as Bob Maclestone
Filmworker
2018
as Self
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987
as Sören Kröyer
Out Stealing Horses
2019
as Trond
The Intruders
1975
as Peter Delaney
The Perfect Murder
1988
as Axel Svensson
City of Ghosts
2002
as Joseph Kaspar
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self
About Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård (born June 13, 1951) is a Swedish actor, known internationally for The Hunt for Red October and Good Will Hunting, as well as his supporting roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Mamma Mia!, and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchises. Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac. With 189 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Stellan Skarsgård has appeared in 159 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stellan Skarsgård Movies
- Dune (2021) — as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
- The Avengers (2012) — as Selvig
- Dune: Part Two (2024) — as Baron Harkonnen
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — as Erik Selvig
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) — as Seligman
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