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