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Stellan Skarsgård

Acting · 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.

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Credits · 173

2026 · Winston

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Sentimental Value

2025 · Gustav Borg

Being Bo Widerberg

2024 · Sören Rank

2024 · Baron Harkonnen

2022 · Luthen Rael

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022 · Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022 · Bon-Bon

2021 · Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

2021 · Tord Fjordmark (voice)

Marvel Studios Legends

2021 · Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020 · Zyberski

11 Colours of the Bird

The Painted Bird

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

2019 · Benno Moser

2019 · Boris Shcherbina

Out Stealing Horses

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018 · Bill / Kurt

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018 · The Boss

2017 · Gordon (voice)

Borg vs McEnroe

2017 · Lennart Bergelin

Return to Montauk

2017 · Max Zorn

Our Kind of Traitor

2015 · John River

Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015 · Erik Selvig

2015 · Grand Duke

Hector and the Search for Happiness

In Order of Disappearance

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013 · Seligman

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

2013 · Seligman

The Railway Man

Thor: The Dark World

2013 · Erik Selvig

2013 · Prince of Verona

2013 · Villegagnon

Our Need for Consolation

2012 · Narrator

Playhouse Presents

2012 · The Man

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011 · Martin Vanger

2011 · Erik Selvig

King of Devil's Island

2010 · Bestyrer Håkon

Frankie & Alice

As If I Am Not There

2010 · Bob Maclestone

Arn: The Knight Templar

2010 · Birger Brosa

A Somewhat Gentle Man

2009 · Ralph Parker (voice)

Angels & Demons

2009 · Commander Richter

2009 · Self - Guest

2008 · Baumgarten

Schrader's Exorcism

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

2008 · Birger Brosa

2008 · Bill Anderson

Arn: The Knight Templar

2007 · Birger Brosa

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007 · Bootstrap Bill

2007 · Eddie Argo

Svenska ord i bild och tal

2006 · Francisco Goya

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006 · Bootstrap Bill

Kill Your Darlings

2006 · Erik's Father

Beowulf & Grendel

2005 · Hrothgar

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

2005 · Father Lankester Merrin

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

The Making of King Arthur

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 · Father Lankester Merrin

2004 · Verner Vollstedt

Dogville Confessions

2003 · King Theseus of Athens

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

To Kill a Child

2003 · Narrator

2002 · Joseph Kaspar

2002 · Wilhelm Furtwängler

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

The Glass House

2001 · Terence Glass

2001 · Harvey Jacobs

2001 · Harvey Jacobs

Signs & Wonders

Dancer in the Dark

Light Keeps Me Company

Harlan County War

2000 · Warren Jakopovich

2000 · Alex Green

I Remember Lena Svedberg

2000 · Narrator (Eng)

Passion of Mind

2000 · William Granther

2000 · Lise's Mand

1999 · Jim Whitlock

1998 · Stig Helmers advokat

The Glass-Blower's Children

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Good Will Hunting

1997 · Gerald Lambeau

My Son the Fanatic

The Volcano Man

1997 · English voice (voice)

1997 · Jonas Engström

Hundarna i Riga

1996 · Magnus Björk

Breaking the Waves

1996 · Jan Nyman

1996 · Harry Olsson

The Dogs of Riga

1995 · Magnus Björk

1995 · Randbæk

The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery

1995 · Herman Melvin

1994 · Stig Helmers advokat

Report to Heaven

1993 · Host in Norrköping

Murder at the Savoy

1993 · Security Manager

1993 · Fritiof Schütt

1992 · Joe Heiser

The Democratic Terrorist

1992 · Carl Hamilton

1991 · Helge Roos

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg

1990 · Raoul Wallenberg

1990 · Nathan Van Adams

The Hunt for Red October

1990 · Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

1990 · Finansministerns sekreterare

1989 · Stellan Skarsgård (voice)

The Interrogation

1989 · Carl Hamilton

The Women on the Roof

1989 · Gregers Werle

Code Name Coq Rouge

1989 · Carl Hamilton

1989 · Klas Larsson

The Perfect Murder

1988 · Axel Svensson

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988 · The Engineer

Time of the Wolf

1988 · Peder Ulfstand

Hip Hip Hurrah!

1987 · Sören Kröyer

Jim and the Pirates Blom

1987 · Gustav, Jim's Father

The Serpent's Way

1986 · Karl Orsa Markström

Peter-No-Tail in Americat

1985 · Pelle Swanson

August Strindberg: A Life

August Strindberg: A Life

1985 · Verner von Heidenstam

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Åke and His World

1984 · Ebenholtz

The School of Wives

1983 · Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson

The Simple-Minded Murderer

American Playhouse

1982 · Olaf Helton

The Guldbagge Awards

1981 · Self - Best Actor winner

Hemåt i natten

1977 · Kurt Sjöberg

1977 · Jan-Erik

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975 · Peter Delaney

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

1973 · Roffe Eriksson

Five Days in August

1973 · Christer

The Office Party

Raid in the Summer

Bombi Bitt och jag

1968 · Bombi Bitt

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series

Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series

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