Stellan Skarsgård
Acting
Born June 13, 1951 · Gothenburg, 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
Sentimental Value
2025 · Gustav Borg
Dune: Part Two
2024 · Baron Harkonnen
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Selvig
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dune
2021 · Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Last Words
2020 · Zyberski
The Painted Bird
2019 · Hans
Out Stealing Horses
2019 · Trond
I'll Find You
2019 · Benno Moser
Hope
2019 · Tomas
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018 · The Boss
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 · Bill / Kurt
Filmworker
2018 · Self
Borg vs McEnroe
2017 · Lennart Bergelin
Return to Montauk
2017 · Max Zorn
Gordon & Paddy
2017 · Gordon (voice)
Our Kind of Traitor
2016 · Dima
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Erik Selvig
Cinderella
2015 · Grand Duke
In Order of Disappearance
2014 · Nils
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014 · Edward
Thor: The Dark World
2013 · Erik Selvig
The Railway Man
2013 · Finlay
The Physician
2013 · Barber
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 · Seligman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 · Seligman
Romeo & Juliet
2013 · Prince of Verona
The Avengers
2012 · Selvig
Thor
2011 · Erik Selvig
Melancholia
2011 · Jack
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 · Martin Vanger
A Somewhat Gentle Man
2010 · Ulrik
King of Devil's Island
2010 · Bestyrer Håkon
Frankie & Alice
2010 · Oz
Boogie Woogie
2010 · Bob Maclestone
Dimension
2010
As If I Am Not There
2010 · Doctor
Angels & Demons
2009 · Commander Richter
Metropia
2009 · Ralph Parker (voice)
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Bill Anderson
God on Trial
2008 · Baumgarten
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008 · Birger Brosa
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · Bootstrap Bill
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 · Birger Brosa
WΔZ
2007 · Eddie Argo
Guilty Hearts
2007 · Stangl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Bootstrap Bill
Goya's Ghosts
2006 · Francisco Goya
Beowulf & Grendel
2005 · Hrothgar
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Father Lankester Merrin
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 · Father Lankester Merrin
King Arthur
2004 · Cerdic
Dogville Confessions
2004 · Self
Dogville
2003 · Chuck
No Good Deed
2002 · Tyrone
Taking Sides
2002 · Wilhelm Furtwängler
City of Ghosts
2002 · Joseph Kaspar
The Glass House
2001 · Terence Glass
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001 · Felix
Signs & Wonders
2001 · Alec
Powder Keg
2001 · Harvey Jacobs
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Doctor
Aberdeen
2000 · Tomas
Harlan County War
2000 · Warren Jakopovich
Timecode
2000 · Alex Green
Passion of Mind
2000 · William Granther
D-Day
2000 · Lise's Mand
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Jim Whitlock
Savior
1998 · Peter
Ronin
1998 · Gregor
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998 · Albert
The Kingdom II
1998 · Stig Helmers advokat
Good Will Hunting
1997 · Gerald Lambeau
Amistad
1997 · Tappan
Insomnia
1997 · Jonas Engström
My Son the Fanatic
1997 · Schitz
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Jan Nyman
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
1995 · Herman Melvin
Zero Kelvin
1995 · Randbæk
The Dogs of Riga
1995 · Magnus Björk
The Slingshot
1993 · Fritiof Schütt
The Last Dance
1993 · Host in Norrköping
Murder at the Savoy
1993 · Security Manager
The Democratic Terrorist
1992 · Carl Hamilton
Wind
1992 · Joe Heiser
The Ox
1991 · Helge Roos
The Hunt for Red October
1990 · Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990 · Raoul Wallenberg
Code Name Coq Rouge
1989 · Carl Hamilton
The Women on the Roof
1989 · Willy
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 · The Engineer
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987 · Gustav, Jim's Father
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987 · Sören Kröyer
The Serpent's Way
1986 · Karl Orsa Markström
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985 · Pelle Swanson
False as Water
1985 · Stig
Åke and His World
1984 · Ebenholtz
P & B
1983 · Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982 · Sven
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
1973 · Erik