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