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Stellan Skarsgård

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.

Born

Jun 13, 1951

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Known For

Acting

Movies

159 acting

7 crew

Popularity

3.2

movie

Known For

The Avengers

The Avengers

2012

as Selvig
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Erik Selvig
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

as Baron Harkonnen
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

as Selvig
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Erik Selvig
Dune

Dune

2021

as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Thor

Thor

2011

as Erik Selvig
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

as Gerald Lambeau
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

as Bootstrap Bill
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

as Bootstrap Bill
The Avengers
The Avengers
2012 • as Selvig
★ 8.1
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 • as Erik Selvig
★ 7.3
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
2024 • as Baron Harkonnen
★ 8.1
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 • as Selvig
★ 6.4
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
2013 • as Erik Selvig
★ 6.5
Dune
Dune
2021 • as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
★ 7.8
Thor
Thor
2011 • as Erik Selvig
★ 6.8
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
1997 • as Gerald Lambeau
★ 8.2
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 • as Bootstrap Bill
★ 7.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 • as Bootstrap Bill
★ 7.3
Cinderella
Cinderella
2015 • as Grand Duke
★ 6.8
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 • as Seligman
★ 6.7
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
★ 7.4
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 • as Gustav Borg
★ 7.5
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009 • as Commander Richter
★ 6.7
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 • as Bill Anderson
★ 7.0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 • as Martin Vanger
★ 7.4
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 • as Bill / Kurt
★ 7.1
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 • as Jim Whitlock
★ 6.0
Dogville
Dogville
2003 • as Chuck
★ 7.7
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 • as Cerdic
★ 6.3
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 • as Jack
★ 7.1
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor
2016 • as Dima
★ 6.0
Ronin
Ronin
1998 • as Gregor
★ 7.0
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 • as Doctor
★ 7.8
The Physician
The Physician
2013 • as Barber
★ 7.3
Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 • as Father Lankester Merrin
★ 5.4
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 • as Jan Nyman
★ 7.5
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 • as The Engineer
★ 6.8
The Glass House
The Glass House
2001 • as Terence Glass
★ 6.0
The Railway Man
The Railway Man
2013 • as Finlay
★ 6.8
Arn: The Knight Templar
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 • as Birger Brosa
★ 6.3
Dante
Dante
2026 • as Dante (voice)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018 • as The Boss
★ 6.7
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
2019 • as Hans
★ 7.1
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
1973 • as Erik
★ 5.2
Borg vs McEnroe
Borg vs McEnroe
2017 • as Lennart Bergelin
★ 6.9
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
2002 • as Tyrone
★ 5.4
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 • as Father Lankester Merrin
★ 5.3
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses
2019 • as Trond
★ 6.4
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014 • as Edward
★ 6.7
In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance
2014 • as Nils
★ 6.9
King of Devil's Island
King of Devil's Island
2010 • as Bestyrer Håkon
★ 7.1
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
2013 • as Prince of Verona
★ 6.7
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel
2005 • as Hrothgar
★ 5.6
Goya's Ghosts
Goya's Ghosts
2006 • as Francisco Goya
★ 6.6
I'll Find You
I'll Find You
2019 • as Benno Moser
★ 5.6
The Slingshot
The Slingshot
1993 • as Fritiof Schütt
★ 6.0
Insomnia
Insomnia
1997 • as Jonas Engström
★ 7.0
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 • as Seligman
★ 6.9
Savior
Savior
1998 • as Peter
★ 7.1
Rouge Brésil
Rouge Brésil
2014 • as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
movie
The Kiss
Return to Montauk
Return to Montauk
2017 • as Max Zorn
★ 5.6
Please
Please
2026 • as Winston
★ 6.0
Dimension
Dimension
2010
★ 5.5
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
2010 • as Bob Maclestone
★ 5.1
Wind
Wind
1992 • as Joe Heiser
★ 6.2
Metropia
Metropia
2009 • as Ralph Parker (voice)
★ 6.1
City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
2002 • as Joseph Kaspar
★ 5.8
Dogville Confessions
Dogville Confessions
2004 • as Self
★ 7.0
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008 • as Birger Brosa
★ 6.3
Hope
Hope
2019 • as Tomas
★ 6.9
The Simple-Minded Murderer
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982 • as Sven
★ 7.0
S/Y Joy
S/Y Joy
1989 • as Klas Larsson
★ 6.6
Wrath of Gods
Wrath of Gods
2007 • as Self
★ 5.0
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001 • as Felix
★ 6.0
The Volcano Man
The Volcano Man
1997 • as English voice (voice)
★ 8.5
movie
The Eighth Commandment
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004 • as Self
★ 7.0
A Somewhat Gentle Man
A Somewhat Gentle Man
2010 • as Ulrik
★ 6.5
Timecode
Timecode
2000 • as Alex Green
★ 5.6
WΔZ
WΔZ
2007 • as Eddie Argo
★ 5.6
Hemåt i natten
Hemåt i natten
1977 • as Kurt Sjöberg
★ 9.0
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019 • as Self
★ 7.3
Frankie & Alice
Frankie & Alice
2010 • as Oz
★ 5.9
The Hotel
The Hotel
2016 • as Self
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
2004 • as Jakob
★ 7.0
Tabu
Tabu
1977 • as Jan-Erik
★ 5.0
Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind
2000 • as William Granther
★ 5.8
God on Trial
God on Trial
2008 • as Baumgarten
★ 6.8
Being Bo Widerberg
Being Bo Widerberg
2025 • as Self
★ 8.0
movie
Bow Tie
• as Himself
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985 • as Pelle Swanson
★ 5.9
Five Days in August
Five Days in August
1973 • as Christer
★ 3.0
Last Words
Last Words
2020 • as Zyberski
★ 4.4
The Ape Star
The Ape Star
2021 • as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
★ 5.7
Taking Sides
Taking Sides
2002 • as Wilhelm Furtwängler
★ 6.3
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 • as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro
• as den långsamme
Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
2007 • as Stangl
★ 5.8
Parker Kane
Parker Kane
1990 • as Nathan Van Adams
★ 4.6
Jim and the Pirates Blom
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987 • as Gustav, Jim's Father
★ 5.6
Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings
2006 • as Erik's Father
★ 6.1
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 • as Self
★ 7.2
Murder at the Savoy
Murder at the Savoy
1993 • as Security Manager
★ 5.8
The Democratic Terrorist
The Democratic Terrorist
1992 • as Carl Hamilton
★ 6.8
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
2025 • as Narrator
My Son the Fanatic
My Son the Fanatic
1997 • as Schitz
★ 5.0
Åke and His World
Åke and His World
1984 • as Ebenholtz
★ 6.3
As If I Am Not There
As If I Am Not There
2010 • as Doctor
★ 6.5
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
2015 • as Self
★ 4.0
Svenska ord i bild och tal
Svenska ord i bild och tal
2006 • as Self
★ 5.0
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1998 • as Stig Helmers advokat
★ 7.6
The Ox
The Ox
1991 • as Helge Roos
★ 6.5
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
2012 • as (voice)
Code Name Coq Rouge
Code Name Coq Rouge
1989 • as Carl Hamilton
★ 6.3
Gordon & Paddy
Gordon & Paddy
2017 • as Gordon (voice)
★ 6.2
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004 • as Self
Harlan County War
Harlan County War
2000 • as Warren Jakopovich
★ 7.1
Time of the Wolf
Time of the Wolf
1988 • as Peder Ulfstand
★ 4.3
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990 • as Raoul Wallenberg
★ 6.2
Filmworker
Filmworker
2018 • as Self
★ 7.1
Zero Kelvin
Zero Kelvin
1995 • as Randbæk
★ 6.5
False as Water
False as Water
1985 • as Stig
★ 5.3
Soul of a Man
Soul of a Man
2022 • as Bon-Bon
★ 7.0
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987 • as Sören Kröyer
★ 4.7
The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
1986 • as Karl Orsa Markström
★ 5.8
The Dogs of Riga
The Dogs of Riga
1995 • as Magnus Björk
★ 6.0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
Amistad
Amistad
1997 • as Tappan
★ 7.0
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1985 • as Olaf Helton
Powder Keg
Powder Keg
2001 • as Harvey Jacobs
★ 6.9
What Remains
What Remains
2024 • as Sören Rank
★ 5.4
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
2000 • as Tomas
★ 6.4
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
★ 7.4
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985 • as Hamlet
★ 7.7
The Interrogation
The Interrogation
1989 • as Carl Hamilton
★ 7.1
The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder
1988 • as Axel Svensson
★ 6.1
The Women on the Roof
The Women on the Roof
1989 • as Willy
★ 4.4
Raid in the Summer
Raid in the Summer
1972 • as Erik
★ 3.7
Harry & Sonja
Harry & Sonja
1996 • as Harry Olsson
★ 5.7
Schrader's Exorcism
Schrader's Exorcism
2008 • as Self
★ 8.0
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
2017 • as Self
I Remember Lena Svedberg
I Remember Lena Svedberg
2000 • as Narrator (Eng)
★ 7.3
The Glass-Blower's Children
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998 • as Albert
★ 5.7
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
1993 • as Host in Norrköping
★ 5.2
The School of Wives
The School of Wives
1983 • as Horace
★ 6.1
movie
Behind the Moomins
2010 • as Self
To Kill a Child
To Kill a Child
2003 • as Narrator
★ 4.9
Our Need for Consolation
Our Need for Consolation
2012 • as Narrator
★ 10.0
P & B
P & B
1983 • as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
★ 6.2
Who's Who
Who's Who
2024 • as Narrator
The Office Party
The Office Party
1972 • as Peter
★ 5.3
Signs & Wonders
Signs & Wonders
2001 • as Alec
★ 3.9
Det är din boll, Jim
Det är din boll, Jim
1978 • as Journalist
movie
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
1995 • as Herman Melvin
★ 5.0
D-Day
D-Day
2000 • as Lise's Mand
★ 5.6
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
2012 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Making of King Arthur
The Making of King Arthur
2004 • as Self
★ 8.8
The Intruders
The Intruders
1975 • as Peter Delaney
★ 3.2
Friends
Friends
1987 • as Matt
★ 5.6
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
2014 • as Himself
Room 1112
Room 1112
2012
★ 6.9
Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company
2000 • as Self
★ 7.9
The Wedding
The Wedding
1973 • as Roffe Eriksson
★ 3.2
Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
2011