Acting · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden · Born June 13, 1951
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.
MoviePlease
2026
as Winston
MovieDante
2026
as Dante (voice)
TVVariety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
MovieSentimental Value
2025
as Gustav Borg
MovieBeing Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self
MovieBjörn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
2025
as Narrator
MovieWho's Who
2024
as Narrator
MovieWhat Remains
2024
as Sören Rank
MovieDune: Part Two
2024
as Baron Harkonnen
TVAndor
2022
as Luthen Rael
MovieAndor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Selvig
MovieSoul of a Man
2022
as Bon-Bon
MovieDune
2021
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
MovieThe Ape Star
2021
as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
TVMarvel Studios Legends
2021
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLast Words
2020
as Zyberski
Movie11 Colours of the Bird
2020
as Self
MovieHope
2019
as Tomas
MovieThe Painted Bird
2019
as Hans
MovieHasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019
as Self
MovieI'll Find You
2019
as Benno Moser
TVChernobyl
2019
as Boris Shcherbina
MovieOut Stealing Horses
2019
as Trond
MovieMamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
as Bill / Kurt
MovieThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
as The Boss
MovieFilmworker
2018
as Self
MovieGordon & Paddy
2017
as Gordon (voice)
MovieHasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
2017
as Self
MovieBorg vs McEnroe
2017
as Lennart Bergelin
MovieReturn to Montauk
2017
as Max Zorn
MovieOur Kind of Traitor
2016
as Dima
MovieThe Hotel
2016
as Self
TVRiver
2015
as John River
MovieChristina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieAvengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Erik Selvig
MovieCinderella
2015
as Grand Duke
TVDer Medicus
2014
as Bader
MovieHector and the Search for Happiness
2014
as Edward
MovieErik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
2014
as Himself
MovieRouge Brésil
2014
as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
MovieIn Order of Disappearance
2014
as Nils
MovieThe Physician
2013
as Barber
MovieNymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as Seligman
MovieNymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
as Seligman
MovieThe Railway Man
2013
as Finlay
MovieThor: The Dark World
2013
as Erik Selvig
MovieRomeo & Juliet
2013
as Prince of Verona
TVRouge Brésil
2013
as Villegagnon
MovieLiten Skär och alla små Brokiga
2012
as (voice)
MovieOur Need for Consolation
2012
as Narrator
MovieThe Avengers
2012
as Selvig
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as The Man
MovieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
as Self
MovieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
2012
as Self
MovieRoom 1112
2012
MovieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Martin Vanger
MovieMelancholia
2011
as Jack
MovieLykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
2011
MovieThor
2011
as Erik Selvig
MovieKing of Devil's Island
2010
as Bestyrer Håkon
MovieFrankie & Alice
2010
as Oz
MovieDimension
2010
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
MovieAs If I Am Not There
2010
as Doctor
MovieBoogie Woogie
2010
as Bob Maclestone
TVArn: The Knight Templar
2010
as Birger Brosa
MovieA Somewhat Gentle Man
2010
as Ulrik
MovieMetropia
2009
as Ralph Parker (voice)
MovieAngels & Demons
2009
as Commander Richter
TVSkavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieGod on Trial
2008
as Baumgarten
MovieSchrader's Exorcism
2008
as Self
MovieArn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008
as Birger Brosa
MovieMamma Mia!
2008
as Bill Anderson
MovieArn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Birger Brosa
MovieGuilty Hearts
2007
as Stangl
MoviePirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Bootstrap Bill
MovieWΔZ
2007
as Eddie Argo
MovieWrath of Gods
2007
as Self
MovieSvenska ord i bild och tal
2006
as Self
MovieGoya's Ghosts
2006
as Francisco Goya
MoviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Bootstrap Bill
MovieKill Your Darlings
2006
as Erik's Father
MovieBeowulf & Grendel
2005
as Hrothgar
MovieDominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
as Father Lankester Merrin
MovieBlood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
as Self
MovieRonin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
as Self
TVKulturplatz
2004
as Self
MovieThe Making of King Arthur
2004
as Self
MovieExorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Father Lankester Merrin
TVEntourage
2004
as Verner Vollstedt
MovieKing Arthur
2004
as Cerdic
MovieDogville Confessions
2004
as Self
MovieEiffel Tower
2004
as Jakob
MovieDogville
2003
as Chuck
TVHelen of Troy
2003
as King Theseus of Athens
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieTo Kill a Child
2003
as Narrator
MovieCity of Ghosts
2002
as Joseph Kaspar
MovieNo Good Deed
2002
as Tyrone
MovieTaking Sides
2002
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
MovieKiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Felix
MovieThe Glass House
2001
as Terence Glass
MoviePowder Keg
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
TVThe Hire
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
MovieSigns & Wonders
2001
as Alec
MovieAberdeen
2000
as Tomas
MovieDancer in the Dark
2000
as Doctor
MovieLight Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
MovieHarlan County War
2000
as Warren Jakopovich
MovieTimecode
2000
as Alex Green
MovieI Remember Lena Svedberg
2000
as Narrator (Eng)
MoviePassion of Mind
2000
as William Granther
MovieD-Day
2000
as Lise's Mand
MovieDeep Blue Sea
1999
as Jim Whitlock
MovieRonin
1998
as Gregor
MovieThe Kingdom II
1998
as Stig Helmers advokat
MovieSavior
1998
as Peter
MovieThe Glass-Blower's Children
1998
as Albert
MovieTranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
MovieAmistad
1997
as Tappan
MovieGood Will Hunting
1997
as Gerald Lambeau
MovieMy Son the Fanatic
1997
as Schitz
MovieThe Volcano Man
1997
as English voice (voice)
MovieInsomnia
1997
as Jonas Engström
TVHundarna i Riga
1996
as Magnus Björk
MovieBreaking the Waves
1996
as Jan Nyman
MovieHarry & Sonja
1996
as Harry Olsson
MovieThe Dogs of Riga
1995
as Magnus Björk
MovieZero Kelvin
1995
as Randbæk
MovieThe Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
1995
as Herman Melvin
TVThe Kingdom
1994
as Stig Helmers advokat
TVReport to Heaven
1994
as Gary
MovieThe Last Dance
1993
as Host in Norrköping
MovieMurder at the Savoy
1993
as Security Manager
MovieThe Slingshot
1993
as Fritiof Schütt
MovieWind
1992
as Joe Heiser
MovieThe Democratic Terrorist
1992
as Carl Hamilton
MovieDen sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
1992
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Ox
1991
as Helge Roos
MovieGood Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990
as Raoul Wallenberg
MovieParker Kane
1990
as Nathan Van Adams
MovieThe Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
TVSmash
1990
as Finansministerns sekreterare
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
MovieThe Interrogation
1989
as Carl Hamilton
MovieThe Women on the Roof
1989
as Willy
TVVildanden
1989
as Gregers Werle
MovieCode Name Coq Rouge
1989
as Carl Hamilton
MovieS/Y Joy
1989
as Klas Larsson
MovieThe Perfect Murder
1988
as Axel Svensson
MovieThe Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as The Engineer
MovieTime of the Wolf
1988
as Peder Ulfstand
MovieFriends
1987
as Matt
MovieHip Hip Hurrah!
1987
as Sören Kröyer
MovieJim and the Pirates Blom
1987
as Gustav, Jim's Father
MovieThe Serpent's Way
1986
as Karl Orsa Markström
MoviePeter-No-Tail in Americat
1985
as Pelle Swanson
MovieFalse as Water
1985
as Stig
August Strindberg: A Life
1985
as Verner von Heidenstam
MovieNoon Wine
1985
as Olaf Helton
MovieDen tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985
as Hamlet
MovieÅke and His World
1984
as Ebenholtz
MovieThe School of Wives
1983
as Horace
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
MovieP & B
1983
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
MovieThe Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
as Sven
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Olaf Helton
TVThe Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner
MovieDet är din boll, Jim
1978
as Journalist
MovieHemåt i natten
1977
as Kurt Sjöberg
MovieTabu
1977
as Jan-Erik
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
MovieThe Intruders
1975
as Peter Delaney
MovieAnita, Swedish Nymphet
1973
as Erik
MovieThe Wedding
1973
as Roffe Eriksson
MovieFive Days in August
1973
as Christer
MovieThe Office Party
1972
as Peter
MovieRaid in the Summer
1972
as Erik
TVBombi Bitt och jag
1968
as Bombi Bitt
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The Eighth Commandment
The Kiss
Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro
as den långsamme
Bow Tie
as Himself
Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series
as Brant
