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