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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

160 acting

7 crew

Popularity

4.1

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: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Erik Selvig
Dune

Dune

2021

as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

as Gerald Lambeau
Thor

Thor

2011

as Erik Selvig
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

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