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Stellan Skarsgård

Acting

Born: 1951-06-13
From: Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Gender: Male
Height: 190.50 m
Popularity: 3.7

Also Known As

Stellan John Skarsgård

Biography

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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Awards & Nominations8 won · 9 nominated

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Sentimental Value

2026
🏆 Won

CineMerit Award

2025
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Chernobyl

2020
Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2019
Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Borg McEnroe

2018
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Nymphomaniac Director's Cut

2014
Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Nymphomaniac Director's Cut

2014
🏆 Won

Amanda Award for Best Actor

A Somewhat Gentle Man

2010
🏆 Won

Kanon Award for best actor in a leading role

A Somewhat Gentle Man

2010
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Taking Sides

2001
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Aberdeen

2000
🏆 Won

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

Amistad

1998
🏆 Won

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

Good Will Hunting

1998
Nominated

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

Amistad

1998
Nominated

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

Good Will Hunting

1998
🏆 Won

Silver Bear for Best Actor

The Simple-Minded Murderer

1982
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Sentimental Value

Acting180 titles

Our Need for Consolation
10.0
Movie

Our Need for Consolation

2012Drama
The Making of King Arthur
9.0
Movie

The Making of King Arthur

2004Documentary
Hemåt i natten
9.0
Movie

Hemåt i natten

1977Drama
Chernobyl
8.7
Series

Chernobyl

2019Drama
The Volcano Man
8.5
Movie

The Volcano Man

1997Documentary
Andor
8.3
Series

Andor

2022-2025Sci-Fi
Good Will Hunting
8.2
Movie

Good Will Hunting

1997Drama
Dune: Part Two
8.1
Movie

Dune: Part Two

2024Sci-Fi
The Avengers
8.0
Movie

The Avengers

2012Sci-Fi
Schrader's Exorcism
8.0
Movie

Schrader's Exorcism

2008Documentary
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
8.0
Movie

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

2012Documentary
Being Bo Widerberg
8.0
Movie

Being Bo Widerberg

2025Documentary
The Simpsons
8.0
Cartoon

The Simpsons

1989 - ...Drama
Light Keeps Me Company
7.9
Movie

Light Keeps Me Company

2000Documentary
Dancer in the Dark
7.8
Movie

Dancer in the Dark

2000Drama
Dogville
7.8
Movie

Dogville

2003Thriller
Dune
7.8
Movie

Dune

2021Sci-Fi
The Kingdom II
7.7
Movie

The Kingdom II

1998Thriller
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
7.7
Movie

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

1985Drama
Rouge Brésil
7.7
Series

Rouge Brésil

2013Drama
The Hire
7.6
Series

The Hire

2001-2016Action
Arn: The Knight Templar
7.6
Series

Arn: The Knight Templar

2010Action
The Kingdom
7.6
Series

The Kingdom

1994-2022Comedy
Breaking the Waves
7.5
Movie

Breaking the Waves

1996Drama
Sentimental Value
7.5
Movie

Sentimental Value

2025Drama
Bombi Bitt och jag
7.5
Series

Bombi Bitt och jag

1968Drama
Vildanden
7.5
Series

Vildanden

1989Drama
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
7.4
Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006Action
The Hunt for Red October
7.4
Movie

The Hunt for Red October

1990Action
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.4
Movie

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011Thriller
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
7.4
Movie

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022Documentary
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
7.4
Movie

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

1997Documentary
Entourage
7.4
Series

Entourage

2004-2011Comedy
Marvel Studios Legends
7.4
Series

Marvel Studios Legends

2021-2023Documentary
River
7.4
Series

River

2015Thriller
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.3
Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007Action
The Physician
7.3
Movie

The Physician

2013Action
Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.3
Movie

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015Action
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
7.3
Movie

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

2019Documentary
I Remember Lena Svedberg
7.3
Movie

I Remember Lena Svedberg

2000Documentary
Melancholia
7.2
Movie

Melancholia

2011Drama
11 Colours of the Bird
7.2
Movie

11 Colours of the Bird

2020Documentary
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
Savior
7.1
Movie

Savior

1998Drama
King of Devil's Island
7.1
Movie

King of Devil's Island

2010Drama
The Interrogation
7.1
Movie

The Interrogation

1989Drama
Harlan County War
7.1
Movie

Harlan County War

2000Drama
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
7.1
Movie

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018Comedy
The Painted Bird
7.1
Movie

The Painted Bird

2019Action
Filmworker
7.1
Movie

Filmworker

2018Documentary
The Simple-Minded Murderer
7.0
Movie

The Simple-Minded Murderer

1982Drama
Mamma Mia!
7.0
Movie

Mamma Mia!

2008Comedy
Amistad
7.0
Movie

Amistad

1997Drama
Ronin
7.0
Movie

Ronin

1998Action
Insomnia
7.0
Movie

Insomnia

1997Thriller
Soul of a Man
7.0
Movie

Soul of a Man

2022Drama
Dogville Confessions
7.0
Movie

Dogville Confessions

2004Documentary
Eiffel Tower
7.0
Movie

Eiffel Tower

2004Sci-Fi
Smash
7.0
Series

Smash

1990Comedy
Report to Heaven
7.0
Series

Report to Heaven

1994Drama
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.9
Movie

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988Drama
In Order of Disappearance
6.9
Movie

In Order of Disappearance

2014Thriller
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
6.9
Movie

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

2013Drama
Powder Keg
6.9
Movie

Powder Keg

2001Action
Borg vs McEnroe
6.9
Movie

Borg vs McEnroe

2017Drama
Room 1112
6.9
Movie

Room 1112

2012Documentary
Hope
6.9
Movie

Hope

2019Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
Thor
6.8
Movie

Thor

2011Action
God on Trial
6.8
Movie

God on Trial

2008Drama
The Democratic Terrorist
6.8
Movie

The Democratic Terrorist

1992Thriller
The Railway Man
6.8
Movie

The Railway Man

2013Drama
Cinderella
6.8
Movie

Cinderella

2015Romance
Angels & Demons
6.7
Movie

Angels & Demons

2009Thriller
Hector and the Search for Happiness
6.7
Movie

Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014Action
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
6.7
Movie

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013Drama
Romeo & Juliet
6.7
Movie

Romeo & Juliet

2013Romance
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
6.7
Movie

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018Action
Goya's Ghosts
6.6
Movie

Goya's Ghosts

2006Drama
S/Y Joy
6.6
Movie

S/Y Joy

1989Drama
The Ox
6.6
Movie

The Ox

1991Drama
American Playhouse
6.6
Series

American Playhouse

1982 - ...Drama
A Somewhat Gentle Man
6.5
Movie

A Somewhat Gentle Man

2010Comedy
Zero Kelvin
6.5
Movie

Zero Kelvin

1995Drama
Thor: The Dark World
6.5
Movie

Thor: The Dark World

2013Action
Code Name Coq Rouge
6.4
Movie

Code Name Coq Rouge

1989Thriller
Aberdeen
6.4
Movie

Aberdeen

2000Drama
Thor: Love and Thunder
6.4
Movie

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022Sci-Fi
Out Stealing Horses
6.4
Movie

Out Stealing Horses

2019Drama
As If I Am Not There
6.4
Movie

As If I Am Not There

2010Drama
King Arthur
6.3
Movie

King Arthur

2004Action
Arn: The Knight Templar
6.3
Movie

Arn: The Knight Templar

2007Action
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
6.3
Movie

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

2008Action
Åke and His World
6.3
Movie

Åke and His World

1984Drama
Taking Sides
6.2
Movie

Taking Sides

2002Drama
P & B
6.2
Movie

P & B

1983Comedy
Wind
6.2
Movie

Wind

1992Action
Gordon & Paddy
6.2
Cartoon

Gordon & Paddy

2017Animation
Kill Your Darlings
6.1
Movie

Kill Your Darlings

2006Comedy
Metropia
6.1
Cartoon

Metropia

2009Animation
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
6.1
Movie

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg

1990Drama
The Perfect Murder
6.1
Movie

The Perfect Murder

1988Thriller
The School of Wives
6.1
Movie

The School of Wives

1983Drama
Helen of Troy
6.1
Series

Helen of Troy

2003Action
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
The Glass House
6.0
Movie

The Glass House

2001Drama
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
6.0
Movie

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

2001Action
The Slingshot
6.0
Movie

The Slingshot

1993Drama
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
6.0
Cartoon

Peter-No-Tail in Americat

1985Animation
The Dogs of Riga
6.0
Movie

The Dogs of Riga

1995Drama
Our Kind of Traitor
6.0
Movie

Our Kind of Traitor

2016Thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
6.0
Movie

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

2012Documentary
Deep Blue Sea
6.0
Movie

Deep Blue Sea

1999Action
Kulturplatz
6.0
Series

Kulturplatz

2004 - ...Documentary
Playhouse Presents
6.0
Series

Playhouse Presents

2012-2015Drama
Frankie & Alice
5.9
Movie

Frankie & Alice

2010Drama
City of Ghosts
5.8
Movie

City of Ghosts

2002Thriller
Guilty Hearts
5.8
Movie

Guilty Hearts

2007Drama
The Serpent's Way
5.8
Movie

The Serpent's Way

1986Drama
Passion of Mind
5.8
Movie

Passion of Mind

2000Drama
Murder at the Savoy
5.8
Movie

Murder at the Savoy

1993Thriller
The Glass-Blower's Children
5.7
Movie

The Glass-Blower's Children

1998Drama
Harry & Sonja
5.7
Movie

Harry & Sonja

1996Comedy
The Ape Star
5.7
Cartoon

The Ape Star

2021Animation
Beowulf & Grendel
5.6
Movie

Beowulf & Grendel

2005Action
Jim and the Pirates Blom
5.6
Movie

Jim and the Pirates Blom

1987Drama
Timecode
5.6
Movie

Timecode

2000Drama
D-Day
5.6
Movie

D-Day

2000Drama
Return to Montauk
5.6
Movie

Return to Montauk

2017Drama
WΔZ
5.5
Movie

WΔZ

2007Thriller
I'll Find You
5.5
Movie

I'll Find You

2019Action
Dimension
5.5
Movie

Dimension

2010Drama
The Guldbagge Awards
5.5
Series

The Guldbagge Awards

1981 - ...Documentary
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
5.5
Series

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025 - ...Documentary
No Good Deed
5.4
Movie

No Good Deed

2002Action
Exorcist: The Beginning
5.4
Movie

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004Horror
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
5.4
Movie

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

2005Horror
What Remains
5.4
Movie

What Remains

2024Drama
False as Water
5.3
Movie

False as Water

1985Drama
The Office Party
5.3
Movie

The Office Party

1972Drama
Friends
5.3
Movie

Friends

1987Drama
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 - ...Documentary
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
5.2
Movie

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

1973Drama
The Last Dance
5.2
Movie

The Last Dance

1993Thriller
My Son the Fanatic
5.1
Movie

My Son the Fanatic

1997Drama
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
5.0
Movie

The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery

1995Comedy
Wrath of Gods
5.0
Movie

Wrath of Gods

2007Documentary
Tabu
5.0
Movie

Tabu

1977Drama
Boogie Woogie
5.0
Movie

Boogie Woogie

2010Comedy
Svenska ord i bild och tal
5.0
Movie

Svenska ord i bild och tal

2006Documentary
Skavlan
5.0
Series

Skavlan

2009-2021Documentary
Hundarna i Riga
5.0
Series

Hundarna i Riga

1996Drama
To Kill a Child
4.9
Movie

To Kill a Child

2003Drama
Hip Hip Hurrah!
4.7
Movie

Hip Hip Hurrah!

1987Drama
Parker Kane
4.6
Movie

Parker Kane

1990Thriller
The Women on the Roof
4.4
Movie

The Women on the Roof

1989Romance
Last Words
4.4
Movie

Last Words

2020Sci-Fi
Time of the Wolf
4.3
Movie

Time of the Wolf

1988Drama
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
4.0
Movie

Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

2015Documentary
Signs & Wonders
3.9
Movie

Signs & Wonders

2001Drama
Raid in the Summer
3.7
Movie

Raid in the Summer

1972Drama
The Wedding
3.2
Movie

The Wedding

1973Comedy
Five Days in August
3.0
Movie

Five Days in August

1973Drama
The Intruders
2.8
Movie

The Intruders

1975Thriller
Det är din boll, Jim
0
Movie

Det är din boll, Jim

1978Drama
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
0
Movie

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

2004Documentary
Noon Wine
0
Movie

Noon Wine

1985Drama
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
0
Movie

Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten

1992Documentary
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
0
Cartoon

Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga

2012Animation
Who's Who
0
Cartoon

Who's Who

2024Animation
The Hotel
0
Movie

The Hotel

2016Documentary
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
0
Movie

Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt

2017Documentary
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
0
Movie

Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'

2014Documentary
Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor
0
Movie

Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor

2025Documentary
Rouge Brésil
0
Movie

Rouge Brésil

2014Drama
Dante
New0
Cartoon

Dante

2026Animation
PLEASE
Pending0
Cartoon

PLEASE

2026Animation
Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing
0
Movie

Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing

2011Drama
Der Medicus
0
Series

Der Medicus

2014Drama

Writing1 title

Jim and the Pirates Blom
5.6
Movie

Jim and the Pirates Blom

1987Drama

Production4 titles

Sentimental Value
7.5
Movie

Sentimental Value

2025Drama
King of Devil's Island
7.1
Movie

King of Devil's Island

2010Drama
In Order of Disappearance
6.9
Movie

In Order of Disappearance

2014Thriller
Aberdeen
6.4
Movie

Aberdeen

2000Drama

Crew2 titles

The Wife
7.1
Movie

The Wife

2017Drama
Manderlay
6.9
Movie

Manderlay

2005Drama