Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. He also portrays Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has appeared as the character in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
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.
Acted in
Who's who?
2024
as Narrator
What Remains
2024
as Sören Rank
Dune: Part Two
2024
as Baron Harkonnen
Star Wars: Andor
2022
as Luthen Rael
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Selvig
Soul of a Man
2022
as Bon-Bon
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
Hope
2019
as Tomas
The Painted Bird
2019
as Hans
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019
as Self
I'll Find You
2019
as Benno Moser
Chernobyl
2019
as Boris Shcherbina
Out Stealing Horses
2019
as Trond
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
as The Boss
Filmworker
2018
as Self
Gordon & Paddy
2017
as Gordon (voice)
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
2017
as Moomin Pappa (voice)
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
2017
as Self
Borg vs McEnroe
2017
as Lennart Bergelin
Return to Montauk
2017
as Max Zorn
Our Kind of Traitor
2016
as Dima
The Hotel
2016
as Self
River
2015
as John River
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Erik Selvig
Cinderella
2015
as Grand Duke
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014
as Edward
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
2014
as Himself
In Order of Disappearance
2014
as Nils
The Physician
2013
as Barber
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as Seligman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
as Seligman
The Railway Man
2013
as Finlay
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Erik Selvig
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as Prince of Verona
Rouge Brésil
2013
as Villegagnon
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
2012
Our Need for Consolation
2012
as Narrator
The Avengers
2012
as Selvig
Playhouse Presents
2012
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
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy
2012
Honest Trailers
2012
as Erik Selvig (archive footage)
Room 1112
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Martin Vanger
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
2011
as Himself
Melancholia
2011
as Jack
Thor
2011
as Erik Selvig
King of Devil's Island
2010
as Bestyrer Håkon
Frankie & Alice
2010
as Oz
Dimension
2010
As If I Am Not There
2010
as Doctor
Arn: The Knight Templar
2010
as Birger Brosa
A Somewhat Gentle Man
2010
as Ulrik
Behind the Moomins
2010
as Self
Metropia
2009
as Ralph Parker (voice)
Boogie Woogie
2009
as Bob Maclestone
Angels & Demons
2009
as Commander Richter
Birthing Mamma Mia!
2008
as Self
God on Trial
2008
as Baumgarten
Schrader's Exorcism
2008
as Himself
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008
as Birger Brosa
Mamma Mia!
2008
as Bill Anderson
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Birger Brosa
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
WΔZ
2007
as Eddie Argo
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
Svenska ord i bild och tal
2006
as Self
Goya's Ghosts
2006
as Francisco Goya
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Kill Your Darlings
2006
as Erik's Father
Guilty Hearts
2006
as Stangl
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Hrothgar
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
as Father Lankester Merrin
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
as Self
The Making of King Arthur
2004
as Self
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Father Lankester Merrin
Entourage
2004
King Arthur
2004
as Cerdic
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
Eiffel Tower
2004
as Jakob
Dogville
2003
as Chuck
Helen of Troy
2003
as King Theseus of Athens
To Kill a Child
2003
as Narrator
City of Ghosts
2002
as Joseph Kaspar
No Good Deed
2002
as Tyrone
Taking Sides
2002
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Felix
The Glass House
2001
as Terence Glass
Powder Keg
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
The Hire
2001
as Harvey Jacobs
Signs & Wonders
2001
as Alec
Aberdeen
2000
as Tomas
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Doctor
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
Harlan County War
2000
as Warren Jakopovich
Timecode
2000
as Alex Green
I Remember Lena Svedberg
2000
as Narrator (Eng)
Passion of Mind
2000
as William Granther
D-Day
2000
as Lise's Mand
Deep Blue Sea
1999
as Jim Whitlock
Ronin
1998
as Gregor
Savior
1998
as Peter
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998
as Albert
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
Amistad
1997
as Tappan
Good Will Hunting
1997
as Gerald Lambeau
The Kingdom II
1997
as Stig Helmers advokat
My Son the Fanatic
1997
as Schitz
The Volcano Man
1997
as English voice (voice)
Insomnia
1997
as Jonas Engström
Hundarna i Riga
1996
as Magnus Björk
Breaking the Waves
1996
as Jan Nyman
Harry & Sonja
1996
as Harry Olsson
The Dogs of Riga
1995
as Magnus Björk
Zero Kelvin
1995
as Randbæk
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
1995
as Herman Melvin
The Kingdom
1994
as Stig Helmers advokat
Report to Heaven
1994
as Gary
The Last Dance
1993
as Host in Norrköping
Polis polis potatismos
1993
as Security Manager
The Slingshot
1993
as Fritiof Schütt
Wind
1992
as Joe Heiser
The Democratic Terrorist
1992
as Carl Hamilton
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
1992
as Narrator (voice)
The Ox
1991
as Helge Roos
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
1990
as Raoul Wallenberg
Parker Kane
1990
as Nathan Van Adams
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Captain Tupolev
Smash
1990
as Finansministerns sekreterare
The Simpsons
1989
as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
Förhöret
1989
as Carl Hamilton
The Women on the Roof
1989
as Willy
Vildanden
1989
as Gregers Werle
Code Name Coq Rouge
1989
as Carl Hamilton
S/Y Joy
1989
as Klas Larsson
The Perfect Murder
1988
as Axel Svensson
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as The Engineer
Time of the Wolf
1988
as Peder Ulfstand
Friends
1987
as Matt
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987
as Sören Kröyer
Jim and the Pirates Blom
1987
as Gustav
The Serpent's Way
1986
as Karl Orsa Markström
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
1985
as Pelle Swanson
False as Water
1985
as Stig
August Strindberg: Ett liv
1985
as Verner von Heidenstam
Noon Wine
1985
as Olaf Helton
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985
as Hamlet
Åke and His World
1984
as Ebenholtz
The School of Wives
1983
as Horace
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
P & B
1983
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
as Sven
American Playhouse
1982
The Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner
Det är din boll, Jim
1978
as Journalist
Hemåt i natten
1977
as Kurt Sjöberg
Tabu
1977
as Jan-Erik
The Intruders
1975
as Peter Delaney
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
1973
as Erik
The Wedding
1973
as Roffe Eriksson
Five Days in August
1973
as Christer
The Office Party
1972
as Peter
Raid in the Summer
1972
as Erik
Den byxlöse äventyraren
1971
Bombi Bitt och jag
1968
as Bombi Bitt
Sentimental Value
as Gustav