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Stellan Skarsgård

Actor

Stellan Skarsgård

Born June 13, 1951 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden130 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Good Will Hunting poster8.2Good Will Hunting1997Dune poster7.8Dune2021Dune: Part Two poster8.1Dune: Part Two2024Avengers: Age of Ultron poster7.3Avengers: Age of Ultron2015Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster7.4Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End poster7.3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007Thor poster6.8Thor2011The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster7.4The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011

Filmography

130 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Eighth Commandment
  2. TBAThe Kiss
  3. TBAOlsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oroden långsamme
  4. 2026PleaseWinston
  5. 2026DanteDante (voice)
  6. 2025Sentimental ValueGustav Borg
  7. 2024Who's WhoNarrator
  8. 2024What RemainsSören Rank
  9. 2024Dune: Part TwoBaron Harkonnen
  10. 2022Thor: Love and ThunderSelvig
  11. 2022Soul of a ManBon-Bon
  12. 2021DuneBaron Vladimir Harkonnen
  13. 2021The Ape StarTord Fjordmark (voice)
  14. 2020Last WordsZyberski
  15. 2019HopeTomas
  16. 2019The Painted BirdHans
  17. 2019I'll Find YouBenno Moser
  18. 2019Out Stealing HorsesTrond
  19. 2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainBill / Kurt
  20. 2018The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteThe Boss
  21. 2017Gordon & PaddyGordon (voice)
  22. 2017Borg vs McEnroeLennart Bergelin
  23. 2017Return to MontaukMax Zorn
  24. 2016Our Kind of TraitorDima
  25. 2015Avengers: Age of UltronErik Selvig
  26. 2015CinderellaGrand Duke
  27. 2014Hector and the Search for HappinessEdward
  28. 2014Rouge BrésilNicolas Durand de Villegagnon
  29. 2014In Order of DisappearanceNils
  30. 2013The PhysicianBarber
  31. 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IISeligman
  32. 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. ISeligman
  33. 2013The Railway ManFinlay
  34. 2013Thor: The Dark WorldErik Selvig
  35. 2013Romeo & JulietPrince of Verona
  36. 2012Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga(voice)
  37. 2012The AvengersSelvig
  38. 2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooMartin Vanger
  39. 2011Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
  40. 2011ThorErik Selvig
  41. 2011MelancholiaJack
  42. 2010King of Devil's IslandBestyrer Håkon
  43. 2010Frankie & AliceOz
  44. 2010Dimension
  45. 2010As If I Am Not ThereDoctor
  46. 2010Boogie WoogieBob Maclestone
  47. 2010A Somewhat Gentle ManUlrik
  48. 2009MetropiaRalph Parker (voice)
  49. 2009Angels & DemonsCommander Richter
  50. 2008God on TrialBaumgarten
  51. 2008Arn: The Kingdom at Road's EndBirger Brosa
  52. 2008Mamma Mia!Bill Anderson
  53. 2007Arn: The Knight TemplarBirger Brosa
  54. 2007Guilty HeartsStangl
  55. 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndBootstrap Bill
  56. 2007WΔZEddie Argo
  57. 2006Goya's GhostsFrancisco Goya
  58. 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestBootstrap Bill
  59. 2006Kill Your DarlingsErik's Father
  60. 2005Beowulf & GrendelHrothgar
  61. 2005Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistFather Lankester Merrin
  62. 2004Exorcist: The BeginningFather Lankester Merrin
  63. 2004King ArthurCerdic
  64. 2004Eiffel TowerJakob
  65. 2003DogvilleChuck
  66. 2003To Kill a ChildNarrator
  67. 2002City of GhostsJoseph Kaspar
  68. 2002No Good DeedTyrone
  69. 2002Taking SidesWilhelm Furtwängler
  70. 2001Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)Felix
  71. 2001The Glass HouseTerence Glass
  72. 2001Powder KegHarvey Jacobs
  73. 2001Signs & WondersAlec
  74. 2000AberdeenTomas
  75. 2000Dancer in the DarkDoctor
  76. 2000Harlan County WarWarren Jakopovich
  77. 2000TimecodeAlex Green
  78. 2000Passion of MindWilliam Granther
  79. 2000D-DayLise's Mand
  80. 1999Deep Blue SeaJim Whitlock
  81. 1998RoninGregor
  82. 1998The Kingdom IIStig Helmers advokat
  83. 1998SaviorPeter
  84. 1998The Glass-Blower's ChildrenAlbert
  85. 1997AmistadTappan
  86. 1997Good Will HuntingGerald Lambeau
  87. 1997My Son the FanaticSchitz
  88. 1997InsomniaJonas Engström
  89. 1996Breaking the WavesJan Nyman
  90. 1996Harry & SonjaHarry Olsson
  91. 1995The Dogs of RigaMagnus Björk
  92. 1995Zero KelvinRandbæk
  93. 1995The Jönsson Gang's Greatest RobberyHerman Melvin
  94. 1993The Last DanceHost in Norrköping
  95. 1993Murder at the SavoySecurity Manager
  96. 1993The SlingshotFritiof Schütt
  97. 1992WindJoe Heiser
  98. 1992The Democratic TerroristCarl Hamilton
  99. 1991The OxHelge Roos
  100. 1990Good Evening, Mr. WallenbergRaoul Wallenberg
  101. 1990Parker KaneNathan Van Adams
  102. 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberCapt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
  103. 1989The InterrogationCarl Hamilton
  104. 1989The Women on the RoofWilly
  105. 1989Code Name Coq RougeCarl Hamilton
  106. 1989S/Y JoyKlas Larsson
  107. 1988The Perfect MurderAxel Svensson
  108. 1988The Unbearable Lightness of BeingThe Engineer
  109. 1988Time of the WolfPeder Ulfstand
  110. 1987FriendsMatt
  111. 1987Hip Hip Hurrah!Sören Kröyer
  112. 1987Jim and the Pirates BlomGustav, Jim's Father
  113. 1986The Serpent's WayKarl Orsa Markström
  114. 1985Peter-No-Tail in AmericatPelle Swanson
  115. 1985False as WaterStig
  116. 1985Noon WineOlaf Helton
  117. 1985Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av DanmarkHamlet
  118. 1984Åke and His WorldEbenholtz
  119. 1983The School of WivesHorace
  120. 1983P & BKarl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson