Stellan Skarsgård
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
2026
as Dante (voice)
Please
2026
as Winston
Sentimental Value
2025
as Gustav Borg
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
2025
as Narrator
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
What Remains
2024
as Sören Rank
Who's Who
2024
as Narrator
Dune: Part Two
2024
as Baron Harkonnen
Soul of a Man
2022
as Bon-Bon
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Selvig
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andor
2022
as Luthen Rael
Dune
2021
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
The Ape Star
2021
as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
Last Words
2020
as Zyberski
11 Colours of the Bird
2020
as Self
The Painted Bird
2019
as Hans
Out Stealing Horses
2019
as Trond
I'll Find You
2019
as Benno Moser
Hope
2019
as Tomas
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019
as Self
Chernobyl
2019
as Boris Shcherbina
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
as The Boss
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
as Bill / Kurt
Filmworker
2018
as Self
Borg vs McEnroe
2017
as Lennart Bergelin
Return to Montauk
2017
as Max Zorn
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
2017
as Self
Gordon & Paddy
2017
as Gordon (voice)
Our Kind of Traitor
2016
as Dima
The Hotel
2016
as Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Erik Selvig
Cinderella
2015
as Grand Duke
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
2015
as Self
River
2015
as John River
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
In Order of Disappearance
2014
as Nils
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014
as Edward
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
2014
as Himself
Rouge Brésil
2014
as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
Der Medicus
2014
as Bader
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Erik Selvig
The Railway Man
2013
as Finlay
The Physician
2013
as Barber
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as Seligman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
as Seligman
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as Prince of Verona
Rouge Brésil
2013
as Villegagnon
The Avengers
2012
as Selvig
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
as Self
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
2012
as Self
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
2012
as (voice)
Room 1112
2012
Our Need for Consolation
2012
as Narrator
Playhouse Presents
2012
as The Man
Thor
2011
as Erik Selvig
Melancholia
2011
as Jack
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Martin Vanger
Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
2011
A Somewhat Gentle Man
2010
as Ulrik
King of Devil's Island
2010
as Bestyrer Håkon
Frankie & Alice
2010
as Oz
Boogie Woogie
2010
as Bob Maclestone
Dimension
2010
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
As If I Am Not There
2010
as Doctor
Arn: The Knight Templar
2010
as Birger Brosa
Angels & Demons
2009
as Commander Richter
Metropia
2009
as Ralph Parker (voice)
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Mamma Mia!
2008
as Bill Anderson
God on Trial
2008
as Baumgarten
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008
as Birger Brosa
Schrader's Exorcism
2008
as Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Bootstrap Bill
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Birger Brosa
WΔZ
2007
as Eddie Argo
Guilty Hearts
2007
as Stangl
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Bootstrap Bill
Goya's Ghosts
2006
as Francisco Goya
Kill Your Darlings
2006
as Erik's Father
Svenska ord i bild och tal
2006
as Self
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Hrothgar
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
as Father Lankester Merrin
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Father Lankester Merrin
King Arthur
2004
as Cerdic
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
as Self
The Making of King Arthur
2004
as Self
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
Eiffel Tower
2004
as Jakob
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Verner Vollstedt
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Dogville
2003
as Chuck
To Kill a Child
2003
as Narrator
Helen of Troy
2003
as King Theseus of Athens
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
No Good Deed
2002
as Tyrone
Taking Sides
2002
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
City of Ghosts
2002
as Joseph Kaspar
The Glass House
2001
as Terence Glass
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Felix
Signs & Wonders
2001
as Alec
Powder Keg
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
The Hire
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Doctor
Aberdeen
2000
as Tomas
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
Harlan County War
2000
as Warren Jakopovich
Timecode
2000
as Alex Green
Passion of Mind
2000
as William Granther
D-Day
2000
as Lise's Mand
I Remember Lena Svedberg
2000
as Narrator (Eng)
Deep Blue Sea
1999
as Jim Whitlock
Savior
1998
as Peter
Ronin
1998
as Gregor
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998
as Albert
The Kingdom II
1998
as Stig Helmers advokat
Good Will Hunting
1997
as Gerald Lambeau
Amistad
1997
as Tappan
Insomnia
1997
as Jonas Engström
My Son the Fanatic
1997
as Schitz
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
The Volcano Man
1997
as English voice (voice)
Breaking the Waves
1996
as Jan Nyman
Harry & Sonja
1996
as Harry Olsson
Hundarna i Riga
1996
as Magnus Björk
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
1995
as Herman Melvin
Zero Kelvin
1995
as Randbæk
The Dogs of Riga
1995
as Magnus Björk
Report to Heaven
1994
as Gary
The Kingdom
1994
as Stig Helmers advokat
The Slingshot
1993
as Fritiof Schütt
The Last Dance
1993
as Host in Norrköping
Murder at the Savoy
1993
as Security Manager
The Democratic Terrorist
1992
as Carl Hamilton
Wind
1992
as Joe Heiser
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
1992
as Narrator (voice)
The Ox
1991
as Helge Roos
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990
as Raoul Wallenberg
Parker Kane
1990
as Nathan Van Adams
Smash
1990
as Finansministerns sekreterare
Code Name Coq Rouge
1989
as Carl Hamilton
The Interrogation
1989
as Carl Hamilton
The Women on the Roof
1989
as Willy
S/Y Joy
1989
as Klas Larsson
Vildanden
1989
as Gregers Werle
The Simpsons
1989
as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as The Engineer
The Perfect Murder
1988
as Axel Svensson
Time of the Wolf
1988
as Peder Ulfstand
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987
as Gustav, Jim's Father
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987
as Sören Kröyer
Friends
1987
as Matt
The Serpent's Way
1986
as Karl Orsa Markström
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985
as Pelle Swanson
False as Water
1985
as Stig
Noon Wine
1985
as Olaf Helton
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985
as Hamlet
August Strindberg: A Life
1985
as Verner von Heidenstam
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1985
as Hamlet
Åke and His World
1984
as Ebenholtz
P & B
1983
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
The School of Wives
1983
as Horace
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
as Sven
American Playhouse
1982
as Olaf Helton
The Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner
Det är din boll, Jim
1978
as Journalist
Tabu
1977
as Jan-Erik
Hemåt i natten
1977
as Kurt Sjöberg
The Intruders
1975
as Peter Delaney
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
1973
as Erik
Five Days in August
1973
as Christer
The Wedding
1973
as Roffe Eriksson
Raid in the Summer
1972
as Erik
The Office Party
1972
as Peter
Bombi Bitt och jag
1968
as Bombi Bitt
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee