, Sweden, the son of Gudrun and J. Skarsgård. He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in
With his first wife, My Skarsgård (married 1975–2007), he fathered six children, four of them actors:
(born 1980), Sam Skarsgård (born 1982), Bill Skarsgård (born 1990), model Eija Skarsgård (born 1992) and Valter Skarsgård (born 1995). He married Megan Everett in January 2009 and their son Ossian, was born on April 26, 2009.
.
Skarsgård started his acting career early. At the age of 20 he already had a great deal of experience in film, TV, and stage. Most of his early roles were in
. His most personal working relationship is however starring in the movies of
. Skarsgård considers Moland a close friend and in 2009, before shooting their next project, said of their relationship: "We're like an old married couple and I get separation anxiety." Aside from these, his best-known Scandinavian work is probably his leading role in another Norwegian film; as the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström in the original
. Skarsgård reported that people often mistake him for
, who portrayed Schindler in the film. Skarsgård would in fact replace Neeson in
(2004). He had a guest stint on the HBO TV Series
in an unspecified role.
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1968 |
Bombi Bitt och jag |
Bombi Bitt |
Bombi Bitt and Me, mini TV series |
| 1972 |
Firmafesten |
Peter |
aka The Office Party |
| Strandhugg i somras |
Erik |
a.k.a. Raid in the Summer |
| Magnetisören |
Soldier |
TV |
| 1973 |
Fem døgn i August |
Christer |
a.k.a. Five days in August |
| Bröllopet |
Roffe Eriksson |
a.k.a. The Wedding |
| 1974 |
Anita - ur en tonårsflickas dagbok |
Erik |
a.k.a. Anita: Swedish Nymphet Anita: Swedish Nymphet is a 1973 Swedish-French erotic drama film directed by Torgny Wickman, starring Christina Lindberg and Stellan Skarsgård.-Plot:This erotic tale centers on the alluring Anita , whose search for love leads to an...
|
| The Intruders |
Peter Delaney, their son |
a.k.a. Fait acompli |
| 1977 |
Tabu |
Jan-Erik |
a.k.a. Taboo |
| Hemåt i natten |
Kurt Sjöberg |
a.k.a. Homeward in the Night |
| 1982 |
The Simple-Minded Murder The Simple-Minded Murder is a 1981 Swedish film drama directed by Hans Alfredsson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson.-Plot:...
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Sven |
Den enfaldige mördaren |
| 1983 |
P & B |
Karl-Johan 'Charlie' Pettersson |
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| 1984 |
Åke och hans värld |
Ebenholtz |
a.k.a. Åke and His World |
| 1985 |
Falsk som vatten |
Stig |
a.k.a. False as Water |
| Noon Wine Noon Wine is a 1937 short novel written by American author Katherine Anne Porter. It was published in 1939 as part of Pale Horse, Pale Rider , a collection of three short novels by the author, including the title story and "Old Mortality." A dark tragedy about a farmer's act of futile murder which...
|
Olaf Helton |
|
| Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt |
Pelle Swanson, voice |
a.k.a. Peter-No-Tail in Americat |
| 1986 |
Ormens väg på hälleberget The Serpent's Way is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Stina Ekblad - Tea Alexisdotter* Stellan Skarsgård - Karl Orsa Markström...
|
Karl Orsa Markström |
a.k.a. The Serpent's Way |
| 1987 |
Jim & piraterna Blom |
Gustav, Jim's Father |
a.k.a. Jim and the Pirates |
| Hip hip hurra! |
Sören Kröyer |
a.k.a. Hip Hip Hurrah! |
| 1988 |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being , directed by Philip Kaufman, is an American cinematic adaptation of the eponymous novel by Milan Kundera, published in 1984...
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The Engineer |
|
| Vargens tid |
Peder Ulfstand |
a.k.a. Arilds tid/Time of the Wolf |
| Friends |
Matt |
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| The Perfect Murder |
Axel Svensson |
|
| 1989 |
S/Y Glädjen |
Klas Larsson |
a.k.a. S/Y Joy |
| Täcknamn Coq Rouge |
Carl Hamilton |
a.k.a. Code Name Coq Rouge |
| Vildanden |
Gregers Werle |
a.k.a. The Wild Duck |
| Kvinnorna på taket |
Willy |
a.k.a. The Women on the Roof |
| Förhöret |
Carl Hamilton |
a.k.a. The interrogation |
| 1990 |
The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October is a film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan....
|
Capt. Tupolev |
|
| God afton, Herr Wallenberg |
Raoul Wallenberg |
a.k.a. Good Evening |
| 1991 |
Oxen |
Helge Roos |
a.k.a. The Ox |
| 1992 |
Den demokratiske terroristen |
Carl Hamilton |
a.k.a. The Democratic Terrorist |
| Wind |
Joe Heiser |
|
| 1993 |
Kådisbellan |
Fritiof Schütt |
a.k.a. Innocent Life |
| Sista dansen |
Host in Norrköping |
a.k.a. The Last Dance |
| 1995 |
Jönssonligans största kupp |
Herman Melvin |
a.k.a. The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery |
Kjærlighetens kjøtereKjærlighetens kjøtere is a 1995 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgård, an actor known to English-speaking audiences from his roles in such films as Good Will Hunting....
|
Randbæk |
a.k.a. Zero Kelvin |
| Hundarna i Riga |
Magnus Björk |
a.k.a. The Dogs of Riga/The Hounds of Riga |
| 1996 |
Harry och Sonja |
Harry Olsson |
a.k.a. Harry and Sonja |
Breaking the WavesBreaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars...
|
Jan Nyman |
|
| 1997 |
InsomniaInsomnia is a 1997 Norwegian film about a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The detective arrives in the summer, during the midnight sun, and has insomnia. It was the film debut of director Erik Skjoldbjærg...
|
Jonas Engström |
|
| My Son the Fanatic My Son the Fanatic is a 1997 British drama film directed by Udayan Prasad. It was written by Hanif Kureishi after his short story My Son the Fanatic.-Plot:...
|
Schitz |
|
AmistadAmistad is a 1997 Steven Spielberg film based on the true story of a slave mutiny that took place aboard a ship of the same name in 1839, and the legal battle that followed...
|
Tappan |
|
Good Will HuntingGood Will Hunting is a 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who both star in the film....
|
Prof. Gerald Lambeau |
|
| Riket II The Kingdom is an eight-episode Danish television mini-series, created by Lars von Trier in 1994, and co-directed by Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred. It has been edited together into a five-hour movie for distribution in the United Kingdom and United States...
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TV miniseries |
| Glasblåsarns barn |
Albert |
a.k.a. The Glass-blower's Children |
| 1998 |
Savior Savior is a 1998 war film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, and Nataša Ninković. It is about an American mercenary escorting a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a United Nations safe zone during the Bosnian War.- Plot :...
|
Peter Dominic |
|
| Ronin Ronin is a 1998 action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by J.D. Zeik and David Mamet. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of several former special forces and intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded suitcase while navigating a maze of...
|
Gregor |
|
| Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction thriller film that stars Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and was released in the United States on July 28, 1999.- Plot :...
|
Jim Whitlock |
|
| 2000 |
Harlan County War The Harlan County War was a violent labor dispute between the United Mine Workers union and strikebreakers in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1932.-External links :* by Katie Rorrer...
|
Warren Jakopovich |
|
| Passion of Mind Passion of Mind is a 2000 psychological drama film starring Demi Moore. It was the first English-language film from Belgian director Alain Berliner, best known for the arthouse success Ma Vie en Rose.-Plot:...
|
William Granther |
|
| Signs & Wonders |
Alec |
|
| Timecode Timecode is a 2000 experimental drama film, directed by Mike Figgis.The film is constructed from four continuous 90-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen; the screen is divided into quarters and the four shots are shown simultaneously...
|
Alex Green |
|
| Dancer in the Dark Dancer in the Dark is a Danish musical drama film released in 2000. It was directed by Lars von Trier and stars Icelandic singer Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Vladica Kostic, Cara Seymour and Peter Stormare...
|
Doctor |
|
| Aberdeen Aberdeen is a 2000 drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, starring Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey and Charlotte Rampling.-Trivia:The song Skarsgård hums through out the movie and eventually is played in the end scene is the Swedish song Balladen om herr Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia...
|
Tomas |
|
| The Hire: Powder Keg |
|
|
| Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) Kiss Kiss is a 2000 United Kingdom comedy film written and directed by Stewart Sugg. It features Stellan Skarsgård, Chris Penn, and Paul Bettany.- Plot :Felix is a hit-man who wants out of the business...
|
Felix |
|
| 2001 |
Taking Sides |
Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler |
|
| The Glass House The Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick. The sequel Glass House 2: The Good Mother was released straight-to-DVD in October 2006.- Plot :...
|
Terrence 'Terry' Glass |
|
| 2002 |
City of Ghosts City of Ghosts is a 2002 drama film co-written, directed by and starring Matt Dillon, about a con artist who must go to Cambodia to collect his share in money collected from an insurance scam...
|
Joseph Kaspar |
|
| 2003 |
No Good Deed No Good Deed is a 2002 drama film/thriller film, directed by Bob Rafelson. It starred Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård and Doug Hutchison. The screenplay by Christopher Cannan and Steve Barancik is based on the short story The House on Turk Street by Dashiell Hammett. The...
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|
| Att döda ett barn |
(voice) Narrator |
a.k.a. To Kill a Child |
Helen of TroyHelen of Troy is a television miniseries based upon Homer's story of the Trojan War, as recounted in the epic poem, Iliad. This TV miniseries also shares the name with a 1956 movie starring Stanley Baker...
|
Theseus |
|
| Dogville Dogville is a 2003 philosophical drama and mystery film written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård and James Caan...
|
Chuck |
|
| 2004 |
King ArthurKing Arthur is a film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. It stars Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot, and Keira Knightley as Guenivere....
|
Cerdic |
|
Exorcist: The BeginningExorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin...
|
Father Merrin |
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| 2005 |
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 horror/thriller film film directed by Paul Schrader.This is the original version of the third follow-up to The Exorcist. This film was essentially completed, then shelved by Morgan Creek Productions, who feared the film would be unsuccessful...
|
Father Lankester Merrin |
|
Beowulf & GrendelBeowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Filmed in Iceland and directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, it stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Sigurdsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma...
|
Hrothgar |
|
| 3 & 3 Guilty Hearts is 2005 drama film. The film consists of six short stories. It is directed by George Augusto, Phil Dornfeld, Ravi Kumar, Savina Dellicour and Benjamin Ross. It was written by George Augusto. Charlie Sheen and Anna Faris starred in the episode "Spelling Bee". Eva Mendes starred in the...
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| 2006 |
Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings is a 2006 film directed by Björne Larson and written by Björne Larson and Johan Sandström. In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet, Larsson said that the film is based on a real event in his life when he met a seemingly nice man at an internet cafe in Los Angeles who ended up...
|
Erik's Father |
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a adventure film of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the sequel to the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and the first film from Walt Disney Pictures to feature the current logo...
|
Bootstrap Bill |
|
| Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Miloš Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, and Stellan Skarsgård, and was shot on location in Spain during late 2005...
|
Francisco Goya |
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| 2007 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
Bootstrap Bill Turner |
|
Arn – The Knight TemplarArn – The Knight Templar is a 2007 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released in December 2007 and the sequel, Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End , was released August 22, 2008...
|
Birger Brosa |
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| 2008 |
WΔZ |
Eddie Argo |
|
| God on Trial God on Trial is a 2008 BBC/WGBH Boston television play written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Antony Sher, Rupert Graves and Jack Shepherd. The play takes places in Auschwitz during World War II. The Jewish prisoners put God on trial in absentia for abandoning the Jewish people...
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Baumgarten |
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| Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End is a 2008 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knights Templar Arn Magnusson...
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Birger Brosa |
|
EntourageEntourage is an American comedy-drama that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004. The series was created by Doug Ellin and chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie star, and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City, as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood,...
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Werner |
(3 episodes) |
Mamma Mia!Mamma Mia! is a British/American stage-to-film adaptation of the 1999 West End musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson...
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Bill Anderson |
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| 2009 |
Boogie Woogie Boogie Woogie is a comedy film set in the contemporary London art world. It is based on the book of the same name written by Danny Moynihan. The film is directed by Duncan Ward, and stars Amanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård, Alan Cumming, Joanna Lumley, Heather Graham and Gemma...
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Bob Maccelstone |
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| Angels & Demons |
Commander Maximilian Richter |
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| Frankie and Alice Frankie and Alice is an upcoming 2009 drama film directed by Geoffrey Sax. It stars Halle Berry in the main role. Filming began in Vancouver, Canada in November 2008 and ended in January 2009.-Plot:...
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Dr. Oz |
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| Metropia Metropia is a 2009 Swedish animated science-fiction film directed by Tarik Saleh. The screenplay was written by Fredrik Edin, Stig Larsson, and Tarik Saleh after a story by Tarik Saleh, Fredrik Edin and Martin Hultman. The film uses a technique where actual photographs have been altered and heavily...
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Ralph |
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| 2010 |
Regnskap |
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| The Galapagos Affair |
Friedrich |
| 2011 |
Thor |
unspecified |
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