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