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