Acting
Stellan Skarsgård
Born June 13, 1951 · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
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.
Known for
8.1 TMDB
The Avengers
Selvig
7.3 TMDB
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Erik Selvig
6.8 TMDB
Thor
Erik Selvig
6.7
Thor: The Dark World
Erik Selvig
7.4 TMDB
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Bootstrap Bill
7.3 TMDB
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Bootstrap Bill
8.0
Dune
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
8.2 TMDB
Good Will Hunting
Gerald Lambeau
8.0 TMDB
The Simpsons
Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
6.1
Thor: Love and Thunder
Selvig
8.4
Dune: Part Two
Baron Harkonnen
8.7 TMDB
Chernobyl
Boris Shcherbina
7.4 TMDB
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Martin Vanger
6.7 TMDB
Angels & Demons
Commander Richter
6.8 TMDB
Cinderella
Grand Duke
7.0 TMDB
Mamma Mia!
Bill Anderson
7.1 TMDB
Melancholia
Jack
7.4 TMDB
The Hunt for Red October
Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
6.9 TMDB
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Seligman
6.6
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Bill / Kurt
Filmography
- 2025Sentimental ValueGustav Borg, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2024Dune: Part TwoBaron HarkonnenMovie
- 2022AndorLuthen RaelSeries
- 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookLuthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 2022Thor: Love and ThunderSelvigMovie
- 2021DuneBaron Vladimir HarkonnenMovie
- 2021Marvel Studios LegendsErik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)Series
- 2020Last WordsZyberskiMovie
- 2019HopeTomasMovie
- 2019The Painted BirdHansMovie
- 2019I'll Find YouBenno MoserMovie
- 2019ChernobylBoris ShcherbinaSeries
- 2019Out Stealing HorsesTrondMovie
- 2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainBill / KurtMovie
- 2018The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteThe BossMovie
- 2018FilmworkerSelfMovie
- 2017Gordon & PaddyGordon (voice)Movie
- 2017Borg vs McEnroeLennart BergelinMovie
- 2017The WifeThanksMovie
- 2017Return to MontaukMax ZornMovie
- 2016Our Kind of TraitorDimaMovie
- 2015RiverJohn RiverSeries
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
- 2015Avengers: Age of UltronErik SelvigMovie
- 2015CinderellaGrand DukeMovie
- 2014Hector and the Search for HappinessEdwardMovie
- 2014In Order of DisappearanceNils, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. ISeligmanMovie
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IISeligmanMovie
- 2013The PhysicianBarberMovie
- 2013The Railway ManFinlayMovie
- 2013Thor: The Dark WorldErik SelvigMovie
- 2013Romeo & JulietPrince of VeronaMovie
- 2012The AvengersSelvigMovie
- 2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooMartin VangerMovie
- 2011ThorErik SelvigMovie
- 2011MelancholiaJackMovie
- 2010King of Devil's IslandBestyrer Håkon, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2010Frankie & AliceOzMovie
- 2010DimensionMovie
- 2010As If I Am Not ThereDoctorMovie
- 2010Boogie WoogieBob MaclestoneMovie
- 2010Arn: The Knight TemplarBirger BrosaSeries
- 2010A Somewhat Gentle ManUlrikMovie
- 2009MetropiaRalph Parker (voice)Movie
- 2009Angels & DemonsCommander RichterMovie
- 2008God on TrialBaumgartenMovie
- 2008Arn: The Kingdom at Road's EndBirger BrosaMovie
- 2008Mamma Mia!Bill AndersonMovie
- 2007Arn: The Knight TemplarBirger BrosaMovie
- 2007Guilty HeartsStanglMovie
- 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndBootstrap BillMovie
- 2007WΔZEddie ArgoMovie
- 2006Goya's GhostsFrancisco GoyaMovie
- 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestBootstrap BillMovie
- 2005Beowulf & GrendelHrothgarMovie
- 2005ManderlayThanksMovie
- 2005Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistFather Lankester MerrinMovie
- 2004Exorcist: The BeginningFather Lankester MerrinMovie
- 2004EntourageVerner VollstedtSeries
- 2004King ArthurCerdicMovie
- 2004Dogville ConfessionsSelfMovie
- 2003DogvilleChuckMovie
- 2003Helen of TroyKing Theseus of AthensSeries
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
- 2002City of GhostsJoseph KasparMovie
- 2002No Good DeedTyroneMovie
- 2002Taking SidesWilhelm FurtwänglerMovie
- 2001Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)FelixMovie
- 2001The Glass HouseTerence GlassMovie
- 2001Powder KegHarvey JacobsMovie
- 2001The HireHarvey JacobsSeries
- 2001Signs & WondersAlecMovie
- 2000AberdeenTomas, Associate ProducerMovie
- 2000Dancer in the DarkDoctorMovie
- 2000Harlan County WarWarren JakopovichMovie
- 2000TimecodeAlex GreenMovie
- 2000Passion of MindWilliam GrantherMovie
- 2000D-DayLise's MandMovie
- 1999Deep Blue SeaJim WhitlockMovie
- 1998RoninGregorMovie
- 1998The Kingdom IIStig Helmers advokatMovie
- 1998SaviorPeterMovie
- 1998The Glass-Blower's ChildrenAlbertMovie
- 1997AmistadTappanMovie
- 1997Good Will HuntingGerald LambeauMovie
- 1997My Son the FanaticSchitzMovie
- 1997InsomniaJonas EngströmMovie
- 1996Breaking the WavesJan NymanMovie
- 1995The Dogs of RigaMagnus BjörkMovie
- 1995Zero KelvinRandbækMovie
- 1995The Jönsson Gang's Greatest RobberyHerman MelvinMovie
- 1994The KingdomStig Helmers advokatSeries
- 1994Report to HeavenGarySeries
- 1993The Last DanceHost in NorrköpingMovie
- 1993Murder at the SavoySecurity ManagerMovie
- 1993The SlingshotFritiof SchüttMovie
- 1992WindJoe HeiserMovie
- 1992The Democratic TerroristCarl HamiltonMovie
- 1991The OxHelge RoosMovie
- 1990Good Evening, Mr. WallenbergRaoul WallenbergMovie
- 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberCapt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)Movie
- 1989The SimpsonsStellan Skarsgård (voice)Series
- 1989The InterrogationCarl HamiltonMovie
- 1989The Women on the RoofWillyMovie
- 1989Code Name Coq RougeCarl HamiltonMovie
- 1988The Unbearable Lightness of BeingThe EngineerMovie
- 1987Hip Hip Hurrah!Sören KröyerMovie
- 1987Jim and the Pirates BlomGustav, Jim's Father, WriterMovie
- 1986The Serpent's WayKarl Orsa MarkströmMovie
- 1985Peter-No-Tail in AmericatPelle SwansonMovie
- 1985False as WaterStigMovie
- 1984Åke and His WorldEbenholtzMovie
- 1983The School of WivesHoraceMovie
- 1983P & BKarl-Johan "Charlie" PetterssonMovie
- 1982The Simple-Minded MurdererSvenMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)Series
- 1973Anita, Swedish NymphetErikMovie
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries