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Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 13, 1951 (74)
Birthplace Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

What Remains

What Remains

2024

as Sören Rank

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

as Baron Harkonnen

Soul of a Man

Soul of a Man

2022

as Bon-Bon

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

as Selvig

Dune

Dune

2021

as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

Last Words

Last Words

2020

as Zyberski

I'll Find You

I'll Find You

2019

as Benno Moser

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018

as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson

Our Kind of Traitor

Our Kind of Traitor

2016

as Dima

Cinderella

Cinderella

2015

as Grand Duke

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Erik Selvig

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013

as Seligman

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

2013

as Seligman

The Physician

The Physician

2013

as Barber

The Railway Man

The Railway Man

2013

as Finlay

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

2013

as Prince of Verona

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Erik Selvig

Our Need for Consolation

Our Need for Consolation

2012

as Narrator

The Avengers

The Avengers

2012

as Selvig

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

as Martin Vanger

Thor

Thor

2011

as Erik Selvig

Melancholia

Melancholia

2011

as Jack

Frankie & Alice

Frankie & Alice

2010

as Oz

As If I Am Not There

As If I Am Not There

2010

as Docteur

Metropia

Metropia

2009

as Ralph Parker (voice)

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

2009

as Commander Richter

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

2009

as Bob Maclestone

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

2008

as Bill Anderson

God on Trial

God on Trial

2008

as Baumgarten

WΔZ

WΔZ

2007

as Eddie Argo

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

2006

as Francisco Goya

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner

Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts

2006

as Stangl

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

2006

as Erik's Father

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

2005

as Father Lankester Merrin

Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel

2005

as Hrothgar

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004

as Father Lankester Merrin

King Arthur

King Arthur

2004

as Cerdic

Dogville

Dogville

2003

as Chuck

Taking Sides

Taking Sides

2002

as Wilhelm Furtwängler

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2002

as Tyrone

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2002

as Joseph Kaspar

Signs & Wonders

Signs & Wonders

2001

as Alec

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

2001

as Felix

Powder Keg

Powder Keg

2001

as Harvey Jacobs

The Glass House

The Glass House

2001

as Terence Glass

Aberdeen

Aberdeen

2000

as Tomas

Harlan County War

Harlan County War

2000

as Warren Jakopovich

Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind

2000

as William Granther

Timecode

Timecode

2000

as Alex Green

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

2000

as Doctor

Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea

1999

as Jim Whitlock

Ronin

Ronin

1998

as Gregor

My Son the Fanatic

My Son the Fanatic

1997

as Schitz

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

as Gerald Lambeau

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Tappan

Harry & Sonja

Harry & Sonja

1996

as Harry Olsson

Wind

Wind

1992

as Joe Heiser

Parker Kane

Parker Kane

1990

as Nathan Van Adams

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

The Perfect Murder

The Perfect Murder

1988

as Axel Svensson

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

as The Engineer

Friends

Friends

1987

as Matt

The Wife

The Wife

2018

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen

2000

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Organization Category Movie
Venice Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Dogville: The Pilot Nominated
Television Credits

Star Wars: Andor

as Luthen Rael

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 21, 2022

August Strindberg: Ett liv

as Verner von Heidenstam

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 18, 1985

River

as John River

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 13, 2015

Arn: The Knight Templar

as Birger Brosa

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 28, 2010

Bombi Bitt och jag

as Bombi Bitt

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 27, 1968

Chernobyl

as Boris Shcherbina

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 06, 2019

Report to Heaven

as Gary

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1994

Vildanden

as Gregers Werle

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 03, 1989

Hundarna i Riga

as Magnus Björk

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 06, 1996

Rouge Brésil

as Villegagnon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 2013

Helen of Troy

as King Theseus of Athens

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 20, 2003

Smash

as Finansministerns sekreterare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1990

Marvel Studios Legends

as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 2021

The Hire

as Harvey Jacobs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 2001

Honest Trailers

as Erik Selvig (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 2012

The Kingdom

as Stig Helmers advokat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1994

The Simpsons

as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Entourage

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 18, 2004

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 2009

The Guldbagge Awards

as Self - Best Actor winner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 30, 1981

American Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1982

Playhouse Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 2012

Kulturplatz

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2004

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2024 6 29 46 19
2024 7 41 59 18
2024 8 30 62 15
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2024 12 27 55 16
2025 1 36 58 21
2025 2 20 39 3
2025 3 9 31 1
2025 4 2 3 1
2025 5 6 8 3
2025 6 3 6 2
2025 7 3 4 2
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