Acting

Stellan Skarsgård

Born 1951-06-13 · 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.

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Please
as Winston
2026
Dante
as Dante (voice)
2026
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self
2025
Sentimental Value
as Gustav Borg
2025
Sentimental Value
Executive Producer
2025
Being Bo Widerberg
as Self
2025
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
as Narrator
2025
Who's Who
as Narrator
2024
What Remains
as Sören Rank
2024
Dune: Part Two
as Baron Harkonnen
2024
Andor
as Luthen Rael
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Selvig
2022
Soul of a Man
as Bon-Bon
2022
Dune
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
2021
The Ape Star
as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
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 Self
2019
I'll Find You
as Benno Moser
2019
Chernobyl
as Boris Shcherbina
2019
Out Stealing Horses
as Trond
2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
as Bill / Kurt
2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
as The Boss
2018
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Gordon & Paddy
as Gordon (voice)
2017
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
as Self
2017
Borg vs McEnroe
as Lennart Bergelin
2017
The Wife
Thanks
2017
Return to Montauk
as Max Zorn
2017
Our Kind of Traitor
as Dima
2016
The Hotel
as Self
2016
River
as John River
2015
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Erik Selvig
2015
Cinderella
as Grand Duke
2015
Der Medicus
as Bader
2014
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Edward
2014
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
as Himself
2014
Rouge Brésil
as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
2014
In Order of Disappearance
as Nils
2014
In Order of Disappearance
Executive Producer
2014
The Physician
as Barber
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Seligman
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Seligman
2013
The Railway Man
as Finlay
2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Erik Selvig
2013
Romeo & Juliet
as Prince of Verona
2013
Rouge Brésil
as Villegagnon
2013
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
as (voice)
2012
Our Need for Consolation
as Narrator
2012
The Avengers
as Selvig
2012
Playhouse Presents
as The Man
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
as Self
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
as Self
2012
Room 1112
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Martin Vanger
2011
Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
2011
Thor
as Erik Selvig
2011
Melancholia
as Jack
2011
King of Devil's Island
as Bestyrer Håkon
2010
King of Devil's Island
Executive Producer
2010
Frankie & Alice
as Oz
2010
Dimension
2010
Behind the Moomins
as Self
2010
As If I Am Not There
as Doctor
2010
Boogie Woogie
as Bob Maclestone
2010
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Birger Brosa
2010
A Somewhat Gentle Man
as Ulrik
2010
Metropia
as Ralph Parker (voice)
2009
Angels & Demons
as Commander Richter
2009
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
God on Trial
as Baumgarten
2008
Schrader's Exorcism
as Self
2008
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
as Birger Brosa
2008
Mamma Mia!
as Bill Anderson
2008