Stellan Skarsgård

Actor, Producer, Writer

13 June 1951 (74 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Melancholia
    Melancholia2011
  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
    Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013
  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II2013
  • The Physician
    The Physician2013
  • The Railway Man
    The Railway Man2013
  • Goya's Ghosts
    Goya's Ghosts2006
  • In Order of Disappearance
    In Order of Disappearance2014
  • Our Kind of Traitor
    Our Kind of Traitor2016
  • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
    The Man Who Killed Don Quixote2018
  • Insomnia
    Insomnia1997
  • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
    Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist2005
  • Romeo & Juliet
    Romeo & Juliet2013
  • Savior
    Savior1998
  • Frankie & Alice
    Frankie & Alice2010
  • Passion of Mind
    Passion of Mind2000
  • Arn: The Knight Templar
    Arn: The Knight Templar6 episodes
  • Hope
    Hope2019
  • I'll Find You
    I'll Find You2019
  • Harlan County War
    Harlan County War2000

Known For

  • Chernobyl
    Chernobyl5 episodes
  • Good Will Hunting
    Good Will Hunting1997
  • Dune: Part One
    Dune: Part One2021
  • Thor
    Thor2011
  • Avengers Assemble
    Avengers Assemble2012
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
  • Andor
    Andor2 seasons
  • Angels & Demons
    Angels & Demons2009
  • Mamma Mia!
    Mamma Mia!2008
  • Sentimental Value
    Sentimental Value2025
  • Thor: The Dark World
    Thor: The Dark World2013
  • Ronin
    Ronin1998
  • Cinderella
    Cinderella2015
  • Exorcist: The Beginning
    Exorcist: The Beginning2004
  • Dogville
    Dogville2003
  • Breaking the Waves
    Breaking the Waves1996
  • Melancholia
    Melancholia2011
  • In Order of Disappearance
    In Order of Disappearance2014
  • River
    River6 episodes
  • Deep Blue Sea
    Deep Blue Sea1999

Filmography

2026
Dante · as Dante (voice)
2025
Sentimental Value · as Gustav Borg
2024
Vem är vem? · as Narrator
2024
Dune: Part Two · as Baron Harkonnen
2022
What Remains · as Sören Rank
2022
Andor · as Luthen Rael
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look · as Luthen Rael (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2022
2021
Dune: Part One · as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
2021
The Ape Star · as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios: Legends · as Erik Selvig (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2020
Last Words · as Zyberski
2019
Hope · as TomasOn Plex
2019
The Painted Bird · as Hans
2019
I'll Find You · as Benno MoserOn Plex
2019
Chernobyl · as Boris Shcherbina
2019
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again · as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote · as The BossOn Plex
2017
Gordon and Paddy · as Gordon (voice)
2017
Borg vs. McEnroe · as Lennart Bergelin
2017
Return to Montauk · as Max Zorn
2016
Our Kind of Traitor · as DimaOn Plex
2015
River · as John River
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Erik Selvig
2015
Cinderella · as Grand Duke
2014
2014
Rouge Brésil · as Nicolas Durand De Villegagnon
2014
In Order of Disappearance · as NilsOn Plex
2013
The Railway Man · as FinlayOn Plex
2013
The Physician · as BarberOn Plex
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · as SeligmanOn Plex
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I · as SeligmanOn Plex
2013
Thor: The Dark World · as Erik Selvig
2013
Romeo & Juliet · as Prince Of VeronaOn Plex
2012
Brazil Red · as Villegagnon
2012
The Avengers · as Selvig
2012
Playhouse Presents · as The Man
2012
2011
2011
Melancholia · as JackOn Plex
2011
Thor · as Erik Selvig
2010
King of Devil's Island · as Bestyrer Håkon
2010
Frankie & Alice · as OzOn Plex
2010
2010
2010
Arn: The Knight Templar · as Birger BrosaOn Plex
2010
2009
Metropia · as Ralph Parker (voice)
2009
Boogie Woogie · as Bob Maclestone
2009
Angels & Demons · as Commander Richter
2008
God on Trial · as Baumgarten
2008
2008
Mamma Mia! · as Bill Anderson
2008
2007
Arn: The Knight Templar · as Birger Brosa
2007
2007
The Killing Gene · as Eddie Argo
2006
Goya's Ghosts · as Francisco GoyaOn Plex
2006
2006
Kill Your Darlings · as Erik's Father
2006
Guilty Hearts · as Stangl
2005
Beowulf & Grendel · as Hrothgar
2005
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist · as Father Lankester MerrinOn Plex
2004
Exorcist: The Beginning · as Father Lankester Merrin
2004
Entourage · as Verner Vollstedt
2004
King Arthur · as Cerdic
2003
Dogville · as Chuck
2003
Helen of Troy · as King Theseus Of Athens
2003
To Kill A Child · as Narrator
2002
No Good Deed · as Tyrone
2002
City of Ghosts · as Joseph Kaspar
2001
D-Day: The Finished Film · as Lise's Mand
2001
2001
The Glass House · as Terence Glass
2001
Powder Keg · as Harvey Jacobs
2001
The Hire · as Harvey Jacobs
2001
Taking Sides · as Wilhelm Furtwängler
2000
Aberdeen · as Tomas
2000
Dancer in the Dark · as Doctor
2000
Harlan County War · as Warren JakopovichOn Plex
2000
Timecode · as Alex Green
2000
Signs & Wonders · as Alec
2000
Passion of Mind · as William GrantherOn Plex
2000
D-Day · as Lise's Mand
2000
D-Day: Lise · as Lise's Mand
1999
Deep Blue Sea · as Jim Whitlock
1998
Ronin · as Gregor
1998
Savior · as PeterOn Plex
1998
1997
The Kingdom II · as Stig Helmers Advokat
1997
Amistad · as Tappan
1997
1997
Good Will Hunting · as Gerald Lambeau
1997
My Son the Fanatic · as Schitz
1997
The Volcano Man · as English Voice (voice)
1997
Insomnia · as Jonas EngströmOn Plex
1996
Breaking the Waves · as Jan Nyman
1996
Harry and Sonja · as Harry Olsson
1995
The Hounds of Riga · as Magnus Björk
1995
Zero Kelvin · as Randbæk
1995
1994
The Kingdom (1994) · as Stig Helmers Advokat
1994
1993
Last Dance · as Host In Norrköping
1993
Murder at the Savoy · as Security Manager
1993
The Slingshot · as Fritiof Schütt
1992
Wind · as Joe Heiser
1992
The Democratic Terrorist · as Carl Hamilton
1991
The Ox · as Helge Roos
1990
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg · as Raoul Wallenberg
1990
Parker Kane · as Nathan Van Adams
1990
The Hunt for Red October · as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (v.k. Konovalov)
1990
S·M·A·S·H · as Finansministerns Sekreterare
1989
The Simpsons · as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
1989
The Interrogation · as Carl Hamilton
1989
1989
Vildanden · as Gregers Werle
1989
Codename Coq Rouge · as Carl Hamilton
1989
S/Y Joy · as Klas Larsson
1988
The Perfect Murder · as Axel Svensson
1988
Friends · as Matt
1988
The Time of the Wolf · as Peder Ulfstand
1988
1987
Hip Hip Hurrah! · as Sören Kröyer
1987
Jim & Piraterna Blom · as Gustav, Jim's Father
1986
The Serpent's Way · as Karl Orsa Markström
1985
Peter-No-Tail in America · as Pelle Swanson
1985
False as Water · as Stig
1985
August Strindberg: Ett liv · as Verner Von Heidenstam
1985
Hamlet · as Hamlet
1984
Ake and His World · as Ebenholtz
1983
Hustruskolan · as Horace
1983
P & B · as Karl-Johan "charlie" Pettersson
1982
1981
Babels hus · as Direktör Mattsson
1980
1979
1977
Home to the Night · as Kurt Sjöberg
1977
Taboo · as Jan-Erik
1974
Hungry Young Women · as Peter Delaney
1973
Anita · as Erik
1973
The Wedding · as Roffe Eriksson
1973
Five Days in August · as Christer
1972
Company Party · as Peter
1972
1968
Bombi Bitt och jag · as Bombi Bitt