Stellan Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. He also portrays Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has appeared as the character in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). 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
| Birth Location | Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951-06-13 |
Movies
Dune: Part Two
as Baron Harkonnen
2024
What Remains
as Sören Rank
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Erik Selvig
2022
Soul of a Man
as Bon-Bon
2022
I'll Find You
as Benno Moser
2022
Dune
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
2021
The Ape Star
as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
2021
Last Words
as Zyberski
2020
11 Colours of the Bird
as Self
2020
Hope
as Tomas
2019
The Painted Bird
as Hans
2019
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
as Himself
2019
Out Stealing Horses
as Trond
2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
as The Boss
2018
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Gordon & Paddy
as Gordon (voice)
2017
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
as Moomin Pappa (voice)
2017
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
as Self
2017
Borg vs McEnroe
as Lennart Bergelin
2017
Return to Montauk
as Max Zorn
2017
Our Kind of Traitor
as Dima
2016
The Hotel
as Self
2016
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Erik Selvig
2015
Cinderella
as Grand Duke
2015
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Edward
2014
2014
In Order of Disappearance
as Nils
2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Seligman
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Seligman
2013
The Physician
as Barber
2013
The Railway Man
as Finlay
2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Erik Selvig
2013
Romeo & Juliet
as Prince of Verona
2013
Our Need for Consolation
as Narrator
2012
The Avengers
as Erik Selvig
2012
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Martin Vanger
2011
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
as Himself
2011
Melancholia
as Jack
2011
Thor
as Erik Selvig
2011
King of Devil's Island
as Bestyrer Håkon
2010
Frankie & Alice
as Oz
2010
2010
As If I Am Not There
as Docteur
2010
A Somewhat Gentle Man
as Ulrik
2010
Behind the Moomins
as Self
2010
Metropia
as Ralph Parker (voice)
2009
Boogie Woogie
as Bob Maclestone
2009
Angels & Demons
as Commander Richter
2009
Birthing Mamma Mia!
as Self
2008
God on Trial
as Baumgarten
2008
Schrader's Exorcism
as Himself
2008
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
as Birger Brosa
2008
Mamma Mia!
as Bill Anderson
2008
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Birger Brosa
2007
WΔZ
as Eddie Argo
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
2007
Wrath of Gods
as Self
2007
Svenska ord i bild och tal
as Self
2006
Goya's Ghosts
as Francisco Goya
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
2006
Kill Your Darlings
as Erik's Father
2006
Guilty Hearts
as Stangl
2006
Beowulf & Grendel
as Hrothgar
2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
as Father Lankester Merrin
2005
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
as Self
2004
The Making of King Arthur
as Self
2004
Exorcist: The Beginning
as Father Lankester Merrin
2004
King Arthur
as Cerdic
2004
Dogville Confessions
as Himself
2004
Eiffel Tower
as Jakob
2004
Dogville
as Chuck
2003
Helen of Troy
as Theseus
2003
To Kill a Child
as Narrator
2003
City of Ghosts
as Joseph Kaspar
2002
No Good Deed
as Tyrone
2002
Taking Sides
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
2002
D-Day
as Lise's Mand
2001
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Felix
2001
The Glass House
as Terence Glass
2001
Powder Keg
as Harvey Jacobs
2001
Signs & Wonders
as Alec
2001
Aberdeen
as Tomas
2000
Dancer in the Dark
as Doctor
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000
Harlan County War
as Warren Jakopovich
2000
Timecode
as Alex Green
2000
I Remember Lena Svedberg
as Narrator (Eng)
2000
Passion of Mind
as William Granther
2000
Deep Blue Sea
as Jim Whitlock
1999
Ronin
as Gregor
1998
Savior
as Peter
1998
The Glass-Blower's Children
as Albert
1998
Amistad
as Tappan
1997
Good Will Hunting
as Gerald Lambeau
1997
The Kingdom II
as Stig Helmers advokat
1997
My Son the Fanatic
as Schitz
1997
The Volcano Man
as English voice (voice)
1997
Insomnia
as Jonas Engström
1997
Breaking the Waves
as Jan Nyman
1996
Harry & Sonja
as Harry Olsson
1996
The Dogs of Riga
as Magnus Björk
1995
Zero Kelvin
as Randbæk
1995
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
as Herman Melvin
1995
The Last Dance
as Host in Norrköping
1993
Polis polis potatismos
as Security Manager
1993
The Slingshot
as Fritiof Schütt
1993
Wind
as Joe Heiser
1992
The Democratic Terrorist
as Carl Hamilton
1992
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
as Narrator (voice)
1992
The Ox
as Helge Roos
1991
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
as Raoul Wallenberg
1990
Parker Kane
as Nathan Van Adams
1990
The Hunt for Red October
as Captain Viktor Tupolev
1990
Förhöret
as Carl Hamilton
1989
The Women on the Roof
as Willy
1989
Code Name Coq Rouge
as Carl Hamilton
1989
S/Y Joy
as Klas Larsson
1989
The Perfect Murder
as Axel Svensson
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as The Engineer
1988
Time of the Wolf
as Peder Ulfstand
1988
Friends
as Matt
1987
Hip Hip Hurrah!
as Sören Kröyer
1987
Jim and the Pirates Blom
as Gustav
1987
The Serpent's Way
as Karl Orsa Markström
1986
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
as Pelle Swanson
1985
False as Water
as Stig
1985
1985
1985
Åke and His World
as Ebenholtz
1984
The School of Wives
as Horace
1983
P & B
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
1983
The Simple-Minded Murderer
as Sven
1982
Det är din boll, Jim
as Journalist
1978
Hemåt i natten
as Kurt Sjöberg
1977
Tabu
as Jan-Erik
1977
The Intruders
as Peter Delaney
1975
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
as Erik
1973
The Wedding
as Roffe Eriksson
1973
Five Days in August
as Christer
1973
The Office Party
as Peter
1972
Raid in the Summer
as Erik
1972
Movies
The Wife
Thanks
2018
In Order of Disappearance
Executive Producer
2014
King of Devil's Island
Executive Producer
2010
Manderlay
Thanks
2005
Aberdeen
Associate Producer
2000
Jim and the Pirates Blom
Writer
1987
