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Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Acting

Born: June 13, 1951Gothenburg, 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.

Known For
Filmography
Dante

Dante

Dante (voice)

2026
Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

Gustav Borg

2025
Being Bo Widerberg

Being Bo Widerberg

Self

2025
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor

Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor

Narrator

2025
Who's Who

Who's Who

Narrator

2024
What Remains

What Remains

Sören Rank

2024
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

Baron Harkonnen

2024
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

Selvig

2022
Soul of a Man

Soul of a Man

Bon-Bon

2022
Dune

Dune

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

2021
The Ape Star

The Ape Star

Tord Fjordmark (voice)

2021
Last Words

Last Words

Zyberski

2020
11 Colours of the Bird

11 Colours of the Bird

Self

2020
Hope

Hope

Tomas

2019
The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

Hans

2019
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

Self

2019
I'll Find You

I'll Find You

Benno Moser

2019
Out Stealing Horses

Out Stealing Horses

Trond

2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson

2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Boss

2018
Filmworker

Filmworker

Self

2018
Gordon & Paddy

Gordon & Paddy

Gordon (voice)

2017

Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt

Self

2017
Borg vs McEnroe

Borg vs McEnroe

Lennart Bergelin

2017
Return to Montauk

Return to Montauk

Max Zorn

2017
Our Kind of Traitor

Our Kind of Traitor

Dima

2016
The Hotel

The Hotel

Self

2016
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

Self

2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Erik Selvig

2015
Cinderella

Cinderella

Grand Duke

2015
Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Edward

2014
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'

Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'

Himself

2014
Rouge Brésil

Rouge Brésil

Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon

2014
In Order of Disappearance

In Order of Disappearance

Nils

2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Seligman

2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Seligman

2013
The Physician

The Physician

Barber

2013
The Railway Man

The Railway Man

Finlay

2013
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

Erik Selvig

2013
Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

Prince of Verona

2013
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga

Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga

(voice)

2012
Our Need for Consolation

Our Need for Consolation

Narrator

2012
The Avengers

The Avengers

Selvig

2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

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

Self

2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

Self

2012
Room 1112

Room 1112

2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Martin Vanger

2011
Melancholia

Melancholia

Jack

2011
Thor

Thor

Erik Selvig

2011
King of Devil's Island

King of Devil's Island

Bestyrer Håkon

2010
Frankie & Alice

Frankie & Alice

Oz

2010
Dimension

Dimension

2010
Behind the Moomins

Behind the Moomins

Self

2010
As If I Am Not There

As If I Am Not There

Doctor

2010
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Bob Maclestone

2010
A Somewhat Gentle Man

A Somewhat Gentle Man

Ulrik

2010
Metropia

Metropia

Ralph Parker (voice)

2009
Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

Commander Richter

2009
God on Trial

God on Trial

Baumgarten

2008
Schrader's Exorcism

Schrader's Exorcism

Self

2008
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

Birger Brosa

2008
Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

Bill Anderson

2008
Arn: The Knight Templar

Arn: The Knight Templar

Birger Brosa

2007
Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts

Stangl

2007
WΔZ

WΔZ

Eddie Argo

2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Bootstrap Bill

2007
Wrath of Gods

Wrath of Gods

Self

2007
Svenska ord i bild och tal

Svenska ord i bild och tal

Self

2006
Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

Francisco Goya

2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Bootstrap Bill

2006
Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Erik's Father

2006
Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel

Hrothgar

2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Father Lankester Merrin

2005
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Self

2004
The Making of King Arthur

The Making of King Arthur

Self

2004
Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

Father Lankester Merrin

2004
King Arthur

King Arthur

Cerdic

2004
Dogville Confessions

Dogville Confessions

Self

2004
Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

Jakob

2004
Dogville

Dogville

Chuck

2003
To Kill a Child

To Kill a Child

Narrator

2003
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

Joseph Kaspar

2002
No Good Deed

No Good Deed

Tyrone

2002
Taking Sides

Taking Sides

Wilhelm Furtwängler

2002
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Felix

2001
The Glass House

The Glass House

Terence Glass

2001
Powder Keg

Powder Keg

Harvey Jacobs

2001
Signs & Wonders

Signs & Wonders

Alec

2001
Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Tomas

2000
Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

Doctor

2000
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

Self

2000
Harlan County War

Harlan County War

Warren Jakopovich

2000
Timecode

Timecode

Alex Green

2000
I Remember Lena Svedberg

I Remember Lena Svedberg

Narrator (Eng)

2000
Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind

William Granther

2000
D-Day

D-Day

Lise's Mand

2000
Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea

Jim Whitlock

1999
Ronin

Ronin

Gregor

1998
The Kingdom II

The Kingdom II

Stig Helmers advokat

1998
Savior

Savior

Peter

1998
The Glass-Blower's Children

The Glass-Blower's Children

Albert

1998
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

1997
Amistad

Amistad

Tappan

1997
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

Gerald Lambeau

1997
My Son the Fanatic

My Son the Fanatic

Schitz

1997
The Volcano Man

The Volcano Man

English voice (voice)

1997
Insomnia

Insomnia

Jonas Engström

1997
Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

Jan Nyman

1996
Harry & Sonja

Harry & Sonja

Harry Olsson

1996
The Dogs of Riga

The Dogs of Riga

Magnus Björk

1995
Zero Kelvin

Zero Kelvin

Randbæk

1995
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery

The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery

Herman Melvin

1995
The Last Dance

The Last Dance

Host in Norrköping

1993
Murder at the Savoy

Murder at the Savoy

Security Manager

1993
The Slingshot

The Slingshot

Fritiof Schütt

1993
Wind

Wind

Joe Heiser

1992
The Democratic Terrorist

The Democratic Terrorist

Carl Hamilton

1992
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten

Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten

Narrator (voice)

1992
The Ox

The Ox

Helge Roos

1991
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg

Raoul Wallenberg

1990
Parker Kane

Parker Kane

Nathan Van Adams

1990
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

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

1990
The Interrogation

The Interrogation

Carl Hamilton

1989
The Women on the Roof

The Women on the Roof

Willy

1989
Code Name Coq Rouge

Code Name Coq Rouge

Carl Hamilton

1989
S/Y Joy

S/Y Joy

Klas Larsson

1989
The Perfect Murder

The Perfect Murder

Axel Svensson

1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Engineer

1988
Time of the Wolf

Time of the Wolf

Peder Ulfstand

1988
Friends

Friends

Matt

1987
Hip Hip Hurrah!

Hip Hip Hurrah!

Sören Kröyer

1987
Jim and the Pirates Blom

Jim and the Pirates Blom

Gustav, Jim's Father

1987
The Serpent's Way

The Serpent's Way

Karl Orsa Markström

1986
Peter-No-Tail in Americat

Peter-No-Tail in Americat

Pelle Swanson

1985
False as Water

False as Water

Stig

1985
Noon Wine

Noon Wine

Olaf Helton

1985
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

Hamlet

1985
Åke and His World

Åke and His World

Ebenholtz

1984
The School of Wives

The School of Wives

Horace

1983
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983
P & B

P & B

Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson

1983
The Simple-Minded Murderer

The Simple-Minded Murderer

Sven

1982
Det är din boll, Jim

Det är din boll, Jim

Journalist

1978
Hemåt i natten

Hemåt i natten

Kurt Sjöberg

1977
Tabu

Tabu

Jan-Erik

1977
The Intruders

The Intruders

Peter Delaney

1975
Anita, Swedish Nymphet

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

Erik

1973
The Wedding

The Wedding

Roffe Eriksson

1973
Five Days in August

Five Days in August

Christer

1973
The Office Party

The Office Party

Peter

1972
Raid in the Summer

Raid in the Summer

Erik

1972
Den byxlöse äventyraren

Den byxlöse äventyraren

1971