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Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

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.

Born

Jun 13, 1951

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Known For

Acting

Movies

157 acting

7 crew

Popularity

2.7

movie

Known For

The Avengers

The Avengers

2012

as Selvig
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

as Baron Harkonnen
Dune

Dune

2021

as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

as Bootstrap Bill
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Erik Selvig
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

as Bootstrap Bill
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

as Gerald Lambeau
Thor

Thor

2011

as Erik Selvig
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

as Selvig
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013

as Seligman
The Avengers
The Avengers
2012 • as Selvig
★ 8.0
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
2024 • as Baron Harkonnen
★ 8.1
Dune
Dune
2021 • as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
★ 7.8
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 • as Bootstrap Bill
★ 7.4
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 • as Erik Selvig
★ 7.3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 • as Bootstrap Bill
★ 7.3
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
1997 • as Gerald Lambeau
★ 8.2
Thor
Thor
2011 • as Erik Selvig
★ 6.8
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 • as Selvig
★ 6.4
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 • as Seligman
★ 6.7
Cinderella
Cinderella
2015 • as Grand Duke
★ 6.8
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 • as Gustav Borg
★ 7.5
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 • as Bill Anderson
★ 7.0
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
2013 • as Erik Selvig
★ 6.5
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009 • as Commander Richter
★ 6.7
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 • as Martin Vanger
★ 7.4
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 • as Jim Whitlock
★ 6.0
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
★ 7.4
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 • as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
★ 7.1
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 • as Jack
★ 7.2
The Physician
The Physician
2013 • as Barber
★ 7.3
Dogville
Dogville
2003 • as Chuck
★ 7.8
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 • as Cerdic
★ 6.3
Ronin
Ronin
1998 • as Gregor
★ 7.0
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 • as The Engineer
★ 6.9
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 • as Doctor
★ 7.8
Borg vs McEnroe
Borg vs McEnroe
2017 • as Lennart Bergelin
★ 6.9
The Glass House
The Glass House
2001 • as Terence Glass
★ 6.0
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 • as Seligman
★ 6.8
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 • as Jan Nyman
★ 7.5
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 • as Father Lankester Merrin
★ 5.4
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
2013 • as Prince of Verona
★ 6.7
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014 • as Edward
★ 6.7
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel
2005 • as Hrothgar
★ 5.6
Goya's Ghosts
Goya's Ghosts
2006 • as Francisco Goya
★ 6.6
Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 • as Father Lankester Merrin
★ 5.4
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
1973 • as Erik
★ 5.1
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
2002 • as Tyrone
★ 5.3
WΔZ
WΔZ
2007 • as Eddie Argo
★ 5.6
Arn: The Knight Templar
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 • as Birger Brosa
★ 6.3
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
2019 • as Hans
★ 7.1
Metropia
Metropia
2009 • as Ralph Parker (voice)
★ 6.1
The Railway Man
The Railway Man
2013 • as Finlay
★ 6.8
Insomnia
Insomnia
1997 • as Jonas Engström
★ 7.0
In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance
2014 • as Nils
★ 6.9
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008 • as Birger Brosa
★ 6.3
Savior
Savior
1998 • as Peter
★ 7.2
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018 • as The Boss
★ 6.7
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor
2016 • as Dima
★ 6.1
The Slingshot
The Slingshot
1993 • as Fritiof Schütt
★ 6.0
God on Trial
God on Trial
2008 • as Baumgarten
★ 6.8
Wind
Wind
1992 • as Joe Heiser
★ 6.1
King of Devil's Island
King of Devil's Island
2010 • as Bestyrer Håkon
★ 7.1
Timecode
Timecode
2000 • as Alex Green
★ 5.5
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
2010 • as Bob Maclestone
★ 5.0
Frankie & Alice
Frankie & Alice
2010 • as Oz
★ 5.9
Tabu
Tabu
1977 • as Jan-Erik
★ 4.6
The Making of King Arthur
The Making of King Arthur
2004 • as Self
★ 8.7
Powder Keg
Powder Keg
2001 • as Harvey Jacobs
★ 6.9
A Somewhat Gentle Man
A Somewhat Gentle Man
2010 • as Ulrik
★ 6.5
Amistad
Amistad
1997 • as Tappan
★ 7.0
Taking Sides
Taking Sides
2002 • as Wilhelm Furtwängler
★ 6.2
Dogville Confessions
Dogville Confessions
2004 • as Self
★ 6.8
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses
2019 • as Trond
★ 6.4
Filmworker
Filmworker
2018 • as Self
★ 7.1
Dimension
Dimension
2010
★ 5.5
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019 • as Self
★ 7.3
Parker Kane
Parker Kane
1990 • as Nathan Van Adams
★ 4.2
City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
2002 • as Joseph Kaspar
★ 5.8
I'll Find You
I'll Find You
2019 • as Benno Moser
★ 5.5
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 • as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
The School of Wives
The School of Wives
1983 • as Horace
★ 6.0
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1998 • as Stig Helmers advokat
★ 7.8
The Simple-Minded Murderer
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982 • as Sven
★ 6.9
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
2000 • as Tomas
★ 6.4
Friends
Friends
1987 • as Matt
★ 5.2
Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
2007 • as Stangl
★ 5.5
The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
1986 • as Karl Orsa Markström
★ 5.6
Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind
2000 • as William Granther
★ 5.7
Hope
Hope
2019 • as Tomas
★ 6.9
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987 • as Sören Kröyer
★ 4.1
Return to Montauk
Return to Montauk
2017 • as Max Zorn
★ 5.6
Harlan County War
Harlan County War
2000 • as Warren Jakopovich
★ 7.1
Soul of a Man
Soul of a Man
2022 • as Bon-Bon
★ 7.0
My Son the Fanatic
My Son the Fanatic
1997 • as Schitz
★ 5.0
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001 • as Felix
★ 5.7
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1985 • as Olaf Helton
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
1995 • as Herman Melvin
★ 4.9
D-Day
D-Day
2000 • as Lise's Mand
★ 5.5
Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company
2000 • as Self
★ 7.8
What Remains
What Remains
2024 • as Sören Rank
★ 5.4
Jim and the Pirates Blom
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987 • as Gustav, Jim's Father
★ 5.5
P & B
P & B
1983 • as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
★ 6.1
Wrath of Gods
Wrath of Gods
2007 • as Self
★ 5.0
The Ox
The Ox
1991 • as Helge Roos
★ 6.5
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
1993 • as Host in Norrköping
★ 5.0
Gordon & Paddy
Gordon & Paddy
2017 • as Gordon (voice)
★ 6.2
Last Words
Last Words
2020 • as Zyberski
★ 4.4
To Kill a Child
To Kill a Child
2003 • as Narrator
★ 4.3
Dante
Dante
2026 • as Dante (voice)
Code Name Coq Rouge
Code Name Coq Rouge
1989 • as Carl Hamilton
★ 6.4
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 • as Self
★ 7.2
The Democratic Terrorist
The Democratic Terrorist
1992 • as Carl Hamilton
★ 6.6
Five Days in August
Five Days in August
1973 • as Christer
★ 1.0
Åke and His World
Åke and His World
1984 • as Ebenholtz
★ 6.0
S/Y Joy
S/Y Joy
1989 • as Klas Larsson
★ 5.8
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990 • as Raoul Wallenberg
★ 6.0
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
★ 6.8
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004 • as Self
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985 • as Hamlet
★ 7.5
As If I Am Not There
As If I Am Not There
2010 • as Doctor
★ 6.4
movie
Behind the Moomins
2010 • as Self
Zero Kelvin
Zero Kelvin
1995 • as Randbæk
★ 6.5
The Ape Star
The Ape Star
2021 • as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
★ 5.7
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
2012 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Interrogation
The Interrogation
1989 • as Carl Hamilton
★ 6.9
Signs & Wonders
Signs & Wonders
2001 • as Alec
★ 3.7
False as Water
False as Water
1985 • as Stig
★ 5.1
The Wedding
The Wedding
1973 • as Roffe Eriksson
★ 1.7
The Intruders
The Intruders
1975 • as Peter Delaney
★ 1.3
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985 • as Pelle Swanson
★ 5.8
The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder
1988 • as Axel Svensson
★ 5.9
Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings
2006 • as Erik's Father
★ 5.8
Murder at the Savoy
Murder at the Savoy
1993 • as Security Manager
★ 5.6
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
The Dogs of Riga
The Dogs of Riga
1995 • as Magnus Björk
★ 5.7
Harry & Sonja
Harry & Sonja
1996 • as Harry Olsson
★ 4.0
The Office Party
The Office Party
1972 • as Peter
★ 4.7
Room 1112
Room 1112
2012
★ 6.9
Schrader's Exorcism
Schrader's Exorcism
2008 • as Self
★ 8.0
Time of the Wolf
Time of the Wolf
1988 • as Peder Ulfstand
★ 2.5
The Glass-Blower's Children
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998 • as Albert
★ 5.5
The Hotel
The Hotel
2016 • as Self
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
2004 • as Jakob
Being Bo Widerberg
Being Bo Widerberg
2025 • as Self
★ 7.0
Det är din boll, Jim
Det är din boll, Jim
1978 • as Journalist
The Women on the Roof
The Women on the Roof
1989 • as Willy
★ 4.1
I Remember Lena Svedberg
I Remember Lena Svedberg
2000 • as Narrator (Eng)
★ 6.5
The Volcano Man
The Volcano Man
1997 • as English voice (voice)
★ 10.0
Who's Who
Who's Who
2024 • as Narrator
Hemåt i natten
Hemåt i natten
1977 • as Kurt Sjöberg
Svenska ord i bild och tal
Svenska ord i bild och tal
2006 • as Self
★ 5.0
movie
Please
movie
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
2017 • as Self
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
2015 • as Self
★ 4.0
Our Need for Consolation
Our Need for Consolation
2012 • as Narrator
★ 10.0
Raid in the Summer
Raid in the Summer
1972 • as Erik
★ 1.0
Rouge Brésil
Rouge Brésil
2014 • as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
2025 • as Narrator
movie
Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro
• as den långsamme
movie
The Kiss
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
2012 • as (voice)
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
The Eighth Commandment
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
2014 • as Himself
movie
Bow Tie
• as Himself