Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

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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Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)

Andor

Andor

2022 • as Luthen Rael

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

2012 • as Erik Selvig (archive footage)

Skavlan

Skavlan

2009 • as Self - Guest

The Avengers

The Avengers

2012 • as Selvig

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024 • as Baron Harkonnen

Filmography

2025

Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
as Gustav
Movie - Released: 8/20/2025
Andor Season 2 | A Special Look
Andor Season 2 | A Special Look
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/5/2025

2024

What Remains
What Remains
as Sören Rank
Movie - Released: 6/21/2024
Who's who?
Who's who?
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/27/2024
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
as Baron Harkonnen
Movie - Released: 2/27/2024

2022

Soul of a Man
Soul of a Man
as Bon-Bon
Movie - Released: 2/25/2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Selvig
Movie - Released: 7/6/2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/8/2022
Andor
Andor
as Luthen Rael
TV - Released: 9/21/2022

2021

Dune
Dune
as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Movie - Released: 9/15/2021
The Ape Star
The Ape Star
as Tord Fjordmark (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/27/2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/8/2021

2020

Last Words
Last Words
as Zyberski
Movie - Released: 10/21/2020
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2020

2019

The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
as Hans
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses
as Trond
Movie - Released: 3/8/2019
I'll Find You
I'll Find You
as Benno Moser
Movie - Released: 7/5/2019
Hope
Hope
as Tomas
Movie - Released: 11/22/2019
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/6/2019
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
as Boris Shcherbina
TV - Released: 5/6/2019

2018

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
as The Boss
Movie - Released: 5/19/2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
as Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
Movie - Released: 7/18/2018
Filmworker
Filmworker
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/11/2018

2017

Borg vs McEnroe
Borg vs McEnroe
as Lennart Bergelin
Movie - Released: 9/8/2017
Return to Montauk
Return to Montauk
as Max Zorn
Movie - Released: 5/11/2017
Movie
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/14/2017
Gordon & Paddy
Gordon & Paddy
as Gordon (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/22/2017
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
as Moomin Pappa (Swedish version) (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/23/2017

2016

Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor
as Dima
Movie - Released: 5/5/2016
The Hotel
The Hotel
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/29/2016

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Erik Selvig
Movie - Released: 4/22/2015
Cinderella
Cinderella
as Grand Duke
Movie - Released: 3/6/2015
River
River
as John River
TV - Released: 10/13/2015

2014

In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance
as Nils
Movie - Released: 2/21/2014
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Edward
Movie - Released: 8/14/2014
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
as Himself
Movie - Released: 7/1/2014

2013

Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
as Erik Selvig
Movie - Released: 10/30/2013
The Railway Man
The Railway Man
as Finlay
Movie - Released: 12/2/2013
The Physician
The Physician
as Barber
Movie - Released: 12/25/2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Seligman
Movie - Released: 12/25/2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Seligman
Movie - Released: 12/25/2013
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
as Prince of Verona
Movie - Released: 9/12/2013
Rouge Brésil
Rouge Brésil
as Villegagnon
TV - Released: 1/22/2013

2012

The Avengers
The Avengers
as Selvig
Movie - Released: 4/25/2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/20/2012
Movie
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy
Movie - Released: 3/20/2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/20/2012
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
Movie - Released: 9/21/2012
Room 1112
Room 1112
Movie - Released: 2/1/2012
Our Need for Consolation
Our Need for Consolation
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/6/2012
Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents
TV - Released: 4/12/2012
Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers
as Erik Selvig (archive footage)
TV - Released: 2/13/2012

2011

Thor
Thor
as Erik Selvig
Movie - Released: 4/21/2011
Melancholia
Melancholia
as Jack
Movie - Released: 5/26/2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Martin Vanger
Movie - Released: 12/14/2011
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
as Himself
Movie - Released: 9/13/2011

2010

A Somewhat Gentle Man
A Somewhat Gentle Man
as Ulrik
Movie - Released: 3/19/2010
King of Devil's Island
King of Devil's Island
as Bestyrer Håkon
Movie - Released: 12/16/2010
Frankie & Alice
Frankie & Alice
as Oz
Movie - Released: 12/10/2010
Dimension
Dimension
Movie - Released: 8/24/2010
Behind the Moomins
Behind the Moomins
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
As If I Am Not There
As If I Am Not There
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 7/26/2010
Arn: The Knight Templar
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Birger Brosa
TV - Released: 3/28/2010

2009

Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
as Commander Richter
Movie - Released: 4/23/2009
Metropia
Metropia
as Ralph Parker (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/21/2009
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
as Bob Maclestone
Movie - Released: 6/26/2009
Skavlan
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 1/16/2009

2008

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
as Bill Anderson
Movie - Released: 7/3/2008
God on Trial
God on Trial
as Baumgarten
Movie - Released: 9/3/2008
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
as Birger Brosa
Movie - Released: 8/22/2008
Schrader's Exorcism
Schrader's Exorcism
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/23/2008
Movie
Birthing Mamma Mia!
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008

2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Bootstrap Bill
Movie - Released: 5/19/2007
Arn: The Knight Templar
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Birger Brosa
Movie - Released: 12/25/2007
WΔZ
WΔZ
as Eddie Argo
Movie - Released: 5/19/2007
Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
as Stangl
Movie - Released: 7/30/2007
Wrath of Gods
Wrath of Gods
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/6/2007

2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Movie - Released: 7/6/2006
Goya's Ghosts
Goya's Ghosts
as Francisco Goya
Movie - Released: 11/8/2006
Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings
as Erik's Father
Movie - Released: 4/12/2006
Svenska ord i bild och tal
Svenska ord i bild och tal
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/26/2006

2005

Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel
as Hrothgar
Movie - Released: 9/14/2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
as Father Lankester Merrin
Movie - Released: 5/20/2005

2004

Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning
as Father Lankester Merrin
Movie - Released: 8/20/2004
King Arthur
King Arthur
as Cerdic
Movie - Released: 7/7/2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/11/2004
The Making of King Arthur
The Making of King Arthur
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/24/2004
Dogville Confessions
Dogville Confessions
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/27/2004
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
as Jakob
Movie - Released: 1/27/2004
Entourage
Entourage
TV - Released: 7/18/2004
Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz
as Self
TV - Released: 9/1/2004

2003

Dogville
Dogville
as Chuck
Movie - Released: 5/21/2003
To Kill a Child
To Kill a Child
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/25/2003
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy
as King Theseus of Athens
TV - Released: 4/20/2003

2002

No Good Deed
No Good Deed
as Tyrone
Movie - Released: 6/28/2002
Taking Sides
Taking Sides
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
Movie - Released: 3/7/2002
City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
as Joseph Kaspar
Movie - Released: 9/10/2002

2001

The Glass House
The Glass House
as Terence Glass
Movie - Released: 9/14/2001
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Felix
Movie - Released: 11/7/2001
Signs & Wonders
Signs & Wonders
as Alec
Movie - Released: 2/9/2001
Powder Keg
Powder Keg
as Harvey Jacobs
Movie - Released: 6/1/2001
The Hire
The Hire
as Harvey Jacobs
TV - Released: 4/26/2001

2000

Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 9/1/2000
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
as Tomas
Movie - Released: 9/8/2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/26/2000
Harlan County War
Harlan County War
as Warren Jakopovich
Movie - Released: 5/19/2000
Timecode
Timecode
as Alex Green
Movie - Released: 4/28/2000
Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind
as William Granther
Movie - Released: 1/7/2000
D-Day
D-Day
as Lise's Mand
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
I Remember Lena Svedberg
I Remember Lena Svedberg
as Narrator (Eng)
Movie - Released: 1/30/2000

1999

Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
as Jim Whitlock
Movie - Released: 7/28/1999

1998

Savior
Savior
as Peter
Movie - Released: 6/1/1998
Ronin
Ronin
as Gregor
Movie - Released: 9/25/1998
The Glass-Blower's Children
The Glass-Blower's Children
as Albert
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998

1997

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
as Gerald Lambeau
Movie - Released: 12/5/1997
Amistad
Amistad
as Tappan
Movie - Released: 12/10/1997
Insomnia
Insomnia
as Jonas Engström
Movie - Released: 3/14/1997
My Son the Fanatic
My Son the Fanatic
as Schitz
Movie - Released: 10/21/1997
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
as Stig Helmers advokat
Movie - Released: 11/1/1997
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Movie - Released: 12/12/1997
The Volcano Man
The Volcano Man
as English voice (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/18/1997

1996

Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
as Jan Nyman
Movie - Released: 7/5/1996
Harry & Sonja
Harry & Sonja
as Harry Olsson
Movie - Released: 2/8/1996
Hundarna i Riga
Hundarna i Riga
as Magnus Björk
TV - Released: 11/6/1996

1995

The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
as Herman Melvin
Movie - Released: 2/3/1995
Zero Kelvin
Zero Kelvin
as Randbæk
Movie - Released: 9/29/1995
The Dogs of Riga
The Dogs of Riga
as Magnus Björk
Movie - Released: 11/9/1995

1994

Report to Heaven
Report to Heaven
as Gary
TV - Released: 9/20/1994
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
as Stig Helmers advokat
TV - Released: 11/24/1994

1993

The Slingshot
The Slingshot
as Fritiof Schütt
Movie - Released: 9/24/1993
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
as Host in Norrköping
Movie - Released: 12/25/1993
Murder at the Savoy
Murder at the Savoy
as Security Manager
Movie - Released: 10/6/1993

1992

The Democratic Terrorist
The Democratic Terrorist
as Carl Hamilton
Movie - Released: 8/21/1992
Wind
Wind
as Joe Heiser
Movie - Released: 9/11/1992
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/20/1992

1991

The Ox
The Ox
as Helge Roos
Movie - Released: 11/22/1991

1990

The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
Movie - Released: 3/2/1990
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
as Raoul Wallenberg
Movie - Released: 10/5/1990
Parker Kane
Parker Kane
as Nathan Van Adams
Movie - Released: 8/5/1990
Smash
Smash
as Finansministerns sekreterare
TV - Released: 1/4/1990

1989

Code Name Coq Rouge
Code Name Coq Rouge
as Carl Hamilton
Movie - Released: 8/25/1989
Förhöret
Förhöret
as Carl Hamilton
Movie - Released: 9/25/1989
The Women on the Roof
The Women on the Roof
as Willy
Movie - Released: 9/15/1989
S/Y Joy
S/Y Joy
as Klas Larsson
Movie - Released: 5/30/1989
Vildanden
Vildanden
as Gregers Werle
TV - Released: 9/3/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as The Engineer
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988
The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder
as Axel Svensson
Movie - Released: 8/3/1988
Time of the Wolf
Time of the Wolf
as Peder Ulfstand
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

Jim and the Pirates Blom
Jim and the Pirates Blom
as Gustav, Jim's father
Movie - Released: 2/12/1987
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!
as Sören Kröyer
Movie - Released: 9/4/1987
Friends
Friends
as Matt
Movie - Released: 11/20/1987

1986

The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
as Karl Orsa Markström
Movie - Released: 12/25/1986

1985

Peter-No-Tail in Americat
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
as Pelle Swanson
Movie - Released: 12/14/1985
False as Water
False as Water
as Stig
Movie - Released: 11/8/1985
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
as Olaf Helton
Movie - Released: 1/21/1985
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
as Hamlet
Movie - Released: 1/7/1985
August Strindberg: Ett liv
August Strindberg: Ett liv
as Verner von Heidenstam
TV - Released: 2/18/1985

1984

Åke and His World
Åke and His World
as Ebenholtz
Movie - Released: 10/26/1984

1983

P & B
P & B
as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
Movie - Released: 12/10/1983
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Movie - Released: 12/22/1983
The School of Wives
The School of Wives
as Horace
Movie - Released: 12/25/1983

1982

The Simple-Minded Murderer
The Simple-Minded Murderer
as Sven
Movie - Released: 2/12/1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
TV - Released: 1/12/1982

1981

TV
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Best Actor winner
TV - Released: 10/30/1981

1978

Det är din boll, Jim
Det är din boll, Jim
as Journalist
Movie - Released: 5/1/1978

1977

Tabu
Tabu
as Jan-Erik
Movie - Released: 1/28/1977
Hemåt i natten
Hemåt i natten
as Kurt Sjöberg
Movie - Released: 1/29/1977

1975

The Intruders
The Intruders
as Peter Delaney
Movie - Released: 7/2/1975

1973

Anita, Swedish Nymphet
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
as Erik
Movie - Released: 12/25/1973
Five Days in August
Five Days in August
as Christer
Movie - Released: 1/25/1973
The Wedding
The Wedding
as Roffe Eriksson
Movie - Released: 10/31/1973

1972

Raid in the Summer
Raid in the Summer
as Erik
Movie - Released: 3/6/1972
The Office Party
The Office Party
as Peter
Movie - Released: 10/4/1972

1971

Den byxlöse äventyraren
Den byxlöse äventyraren
Movie - Released: 2/26/1971

1968

Bombi Bitt och jag
Bombi Bitt och jag
as Bombi Bitt
TV - Released: 1/27/1968