Actor
· Acting
Stellan Skarsgård
Born 1951-06-13
📍 Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
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.
Filmography 179
Silent Hymns
as The Creature
2028
Dante
as Dante (voice)
2026
Sentimental Value
as Gustav Borg
2025
Being Bo Widerberg
as Self
2025
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
as Narrator
2025
Who's Who
as Narrator
2024
What Remains
as Sören Rank
2024
Dune: Part Two
as Baron Harkonnen
2024
Andor
as Luthen Rael
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Selvig
2022
Soul of a Man
as Bon-Bon
2022
Dune
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
2021
The Ape Star
as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Last Words
as Zyberski
2020
11 Colours of the Bird
as Self
2020
Hope
as Tomas
2019
The Painted Bird
as Hans
2019
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
as Self
2019
I'll Find You
as Benno Moser
2019
Chernobyl
as Boris Shcherbina
2019
Out Stealing Horses
as Trond
2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
as The Boss
2018
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Gordon & Paddy
as Gordon (voice)
2017
Borg vs McEnroe
as Lennart Bergelin
2017
Return to Montauk
as Max Zorn
2017
Our Kind of Traitor
as Dima
2016
The Hotel
as Self
2016
River
as John River
2015
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Erik Selvig
2015
Cinderella
as Grand Duke
2015
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Edward
2014
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
as Himself
2014
Rouge Brésil
as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
2014
In Order of Disappearance
as Nils
2014
The Physician
as Barber
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Seligman
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Seligman
2013
The Railway Man
as Finlay
2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Erik Selvig
2013
Romeo & Juliet
as Prince of Verona
2013
Rouge Brésil
as Villegagnon
2013
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
as (voice)
2012
Our Need for Consolation
as Narrator
2012
The Avengers
as Selvig
2012
Playhouse Presents
as The Man
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
as Self
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
as Self
2012
Room 1112
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Martin Vanger
2011
Melancholia
as Jack
2011
Thor
as Erik Selvig
2011
King of Devil's Island
as Bestyrer Håkon
2010
Frankie & Alice
as Oz
2010
Dimension
2010
As If I Am Not There
as Doctor
2010
Boogie Woogie
as Bob Maclestone
2010
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Birger Brosa
2010
A Somewhat Gentle Man
as Ulrik
2010
Metropia
as Ralph Parker (voice)
2009
Angels & Demons
as Commander Richter
2009
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
God on Trial
as Baumgarten
2008
Schrader's Exorcism
as Self
2008
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
as Birger Brosa
2008
Mamma Mia!
as Bill Anderson
2008
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Birger Brosa
2007
Guilty Hearts
as Stangl
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Bootstrap Bill
2007
WΔZ
as Eddie Argo
2007
Wrath of Gods
as Self
2007
Svenska ord i bild och tal
as Self
2006
Goya's Ghosts
as Francisco Goya
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Bootstrap Bill
2006
Kill Your Darlings
as Erik's Father
2006
Beowulf & Grendel
as Hrothgar
2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
as Father Lankester Merrin
2005
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
as Self
2004
Kulturplatz
as Self
2004
The Making of King Arthur
as Self
2004
Exorcist: The Beginning
as Father Lankester Merrin
2004
Entourage
as Verner Vollstedt
2004
King Arthur
as Cerdic
2004
Dogville Confessions
as Self
2004
Eiffel Tower
as Jakob
2004
Dogville
as Chuck
2003
Helen of Troy
as King Theseus of Athens
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
To Kill a Child
as Narrator
2003
City of Ghosts
as Joseph Kaspar
2002
No Good Deed
as Tyrone
2002
Taking Sides
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
2002
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Felix
2001
The Glass House
as Terence Glass
2001
Powder Keg
as Harvey Jacobs
2001
The Hire
as Harvey Jacobs
2001
Signs & Wonders
as Alec
2001
Aberdeen
as Tomas
2000
Dancer in the Dark
as Doctor
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000
Harlan County War
as Warren Jakopovich
2000
Timecode
as Alex Green
2000
I Remember Lena Svedberg
as Narrator (Eng)
2000
Passion of Mind
as William Granther
2000
D-Day
as Lise's Mand
2000
Deep Blue Sea
as Jim Whitlock
1999
Ronin
as Gregor
1998
The Kingdom II
as Stig Helmers advokat
1998
Savior
as Peter
1998
The Glass-Blower's Children
as Albert
1998
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
Amistad
as Tappan
1997
Good Will Hunting
as Gerald Lambeau
1997
My Son the Fanatic
as Schitz
1997
The Volcano Man
as English voice (voice)
1997
Insomnia
as Jonas Engström
1997
Hundarna i Riga
as Magnus Björk
1996
Breaking the Waves
as Jan Nyman
1996
Harry & Sonja
as Harry Olsson
1996
The Dogs of Riga
as Magnus Björk
1995
Zero Kelvin
as Randbæk
1995
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
as Herman Melvin
1995
The Kingdom
as Stig Helmers advokat
1994
Report to Heaven
as Gary
1994
The Last Dance
as Host in Norrköping
1993
Murder at the Savoy
as Security Manager
1993
The Slingshot
as Fritiof Schütt
1993
Wind
as Joe Heiser
1992
The Democratic Terrorist
as Carl Hamilton
1992
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
as Narrator (voice)
1992
The Ox
as Helge Roos
1991
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
as Raoul Wallenberg
1990
Parker Kane
as Nathan Van Adams
1990
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
1990
Smash
as Finansministerns sekreterare
1990
The Simpsons
as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
1989
The Interrogation
as Carl Hamilton
1989
The Women on the Roof
as Willy
1989
Vildanden
as Gregers Werle
1989
Code Name Coq Rouge
as Carl Hamilton
1989
S/Y Joy
as Klas Larsson
1989
The Perfect Murder
as Axel Svensson
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as The Engineer
1988
Time of the Wolf
as Peder Ulfstand
1988
Friends
as Matt
1987
Hip Hip Hurrah!
as Sören Kröyer
1987
Jim and the Pirates Blom
as Gustav, Jim's Father
1987
The Serpent's Way
as Karl Orsa Markström
1986
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
as Pelle Swanson
1985
False as Water
as Stig
1985
August Strindberg: A Life
as Verner von Heidenstam
1985
Noon Wine
as Olaf Helton
1985
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
as Hamlet
1985
Åke and His World
as Ebenholtz
1984
The School of Wives
as Horace
1983
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
P & B
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
1983
The Simple-Minded Murderer
as Sven
1982
American Playhouse
1982
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Best Actor winner
1981
Det är din boll, Jim
as Journalist
1978
Hemåt i natten
as Kurt Sjöberg
1977
Tabu
as Jan-Erik
1977
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
The Intruders
as Peter Delaney
1975
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
as Erik
1973
The Wedding
as Roffe Eriksson
1973
Five Days in August
as Christer
1973
The Office Party
as Peter
1972
Raid in the Summer
as Erik
1972
Bombi Bitt och jag
as Bombi Bitt
1968
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
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