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
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
- Out Stealing Horses as Trond
- Hope as Tomas
- Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria as Self
2018
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as Bill / Kurt
- 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
- Der Medicus as Bader
- In Order of Disappearance as Nils
- Hector and the Search for Happiness as Edward
- Rouge Brésil as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
- Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia' as Himself
2013
- Thor: The Dark World as Erik Selvig
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as Seligman
- The Physician as Barber
- The Railway Man as Finlay
- Romeo & Juliet as Prince of Verona
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I as Seligman
- Rouge Brésil as Villegagnon
2012
- The Avengers as Selvig
- Playhouse Presents as The Man
- Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga as (voice)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger as Self
- Our Need for Consolation as Narrator
- Room 1112
2011
- Thor as Erik Selvig
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Martin Vanger
- Melancholia as Jack
- Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
2010
- Arn: The Knight Templar as Birger Brosa
- King of Devil's Island as Bestyrer Håkon
- Frankie & Alice as Oz
- Boogie Woogie as Bob Maclestone
- Dimension
- A Somewhat Gentle Man as Ulrik
- As If I Am Not There as Doctor
- 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
- Beowulf & Grendel as Hrothgar
- Manderlay ... (Thanks)
2004
- Entourage as Verner Vollstedt
- Kulturplatz as Self
- King Arthur as Cerdic
- Exorcist: The Beginning as Father Lankester Merrin
- Blood on the Land: The Making of a King as Self
- Dogville Confessions as Self
- Eiffel Tower as Jakob
- Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
- The Making of King Arthur as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Dogville as Chuck
- Helen of Troy as King Theseus of Athens
- Helen of Troy as Theseus
- 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 Glass House as Terence Glass
- The Hire as Harvey Jacobs
- Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) as Felix
- Powder Keg as Harvey Jacobs
- Signs & Wonders as Alec
2000
- Dancer in the Dark as Doctor
- Passion of Mind as William Granther
- Timecode as Alex Green
- Harlan County War as Warren Jakopovich
- Light Keeps Me Company as Self
- I Remember Lena Svedberg as Narrator (Eng)
- Aberdeen as Tomas
- D-Day as Lise's Mand
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
- The Volcano Man as English voice (voice)
- Amistad as Tappan
- Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
- My Son the Fanatic as Schitz
1996
- Breaking the Waves as Jan Nyman
- Hundarna i Riga as Magnus Björk
- Harry & Sonja as Harry Olsson
1995
- Zero Kelvin as Randbæk
- The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery as Herman Melvin
- The Dogs of Riga as Magnus Björk
1994
- The Kingdom as Stig Helmers advokat
- Report to Heaven as Gary
1993
- The Slingshot as Fritiof Schütt
- Murder at the Savoy as Security Manager
- The Last Dance as Host in Norrköping
1992
- Wind as Joe Heiser
- Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten as Narrator (voice)
- The Democratic Terrorist as Carl Hamilton
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)
- S/Y Joy as Klas Larsson
- Vildanden as Gregers Werle
- Code Name Coq Rouge as Carl Hamilton
- The Interrogation as Carl Hamilton
- 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
- Hip Hip Hurrah! as Sören Kröyer
- Jim and the Pirates Blom as Gustav, Jim's Father
- Friends as Matt
1986
- The Serpent's Way as Karl Orsa Markström
1985
- Peter-No-Tail in Americat as Pelle Swanson
- False as Water as Stig
- August Strindberg: A Life as Verner von Heidenstam
- Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark as Hamlet
- Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark as Hamlet
- Noon Wine as Olaf Helton
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
- American Playhouse as Olaf Helton
- The Simple-Minded Murderer as Sven
1981
- The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Actor winner
1978
- Det är din boll, Jim as Journalist
1977
- Hemåt i natten as Kurt Sjöberg
- Tabu as Jan-Erik
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Intruders as Peter Delaney
1973
- Anita, Swedish Nymphet as Erik
- Five Days in August as Christer
- The Wedding as Roffe Eriksson
1972
- Raid in the Summer as Erik
- The Office Party as Peter
1968
- Bombi Bitt och jag as Bombi Bitt
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee