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Stellan Skarsgård profile
Actor

Stellan Skarsgård

Acting

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Acting credits

175

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 151Series: 26Crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1640

IMDb ID: nm0001745

Known for: Acting

Born: June 13, 1951

Age: 74

Place of birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2025

Years active: 82

Average TMDB rating: 6.66

Wikidata: Q208667

Also known as

Stellan John Skarsgård

Other jobs

Executive Producer (3)Thanks (2)Associate Producer (1)Writer (1)

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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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Stellan Skarsgård.

Andor poster
8.3

Andor

as Luthen Rael • 19 eps

2022 Series
Marvel Studios Legends poster
7.4

Marvel Studios Legends

as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps

2021 Series
Chernobyl poster
8.7

Chernobyl

as Boris Shcherbina • 5 eps

2019 Series
River poster
7.4

River

as John River • 6 eps

2015 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster
6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest • 2 eps

2015 Series
Rouge Brésil poster
5.0

Rouge Brésil

as Villegagnon • 2 eps

2013 Series
Playhouse Presents poster
6.0

Playhouse Presents

1 eps

2012 Series
Arn: The Knight Templar poster
7.5

Arn: The Knight Templar

as Birger Brosa • 6 eps

2010 Series
Skavlan poster
5.0

Skavlan

as Self - Guest • 2 eps

2009 Series
Kulturplatz poster
6.0

Kulturplatz

as Self • 1 eps

2004 Series
Entourage poster
7.4

Entourage

as Verner Vollstedt • 3 eps

2004 Series
Helen of Troy poster
6.2

Helen of Troy

as King Theseus of Athens • 2 eps

2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2003 Series
The Hire poster
7.6

The Hire

as Harvey Jacobs • 1 eps

2001 Series
Hundarna i Riga poster
5.0

Hundarna i Riga

as Magnus Björk • 2 eps

1996 Series
The Kingdom poster
7.6

The Kingdom

as Stig Helmers advokat • 1 eps

1994 Series
Report to Heaven poster
6.8

Report to Heaven

as Gary • 4 eps

1994 Series
Smash poster
6.3

Smash

as Finansministerns sekreterare • 1 eps

1990 Series
The Simpsons poster
8.0

The Simpsons

as Stellan Skarsgård (voice) • 1 eps

1989 Series
Vildanden poster
6.0

Vildanden

as Gregers Werle • 3 eps

1989 Series
August Strindberg: A Life poster
4.7

August Strindberg: A Life

as Verner von Heidenstam • 6 eps

1985 Series
American Playhouse poster
6.2

American Playhouse

1 eps

1982 Series
The Guldbagge Awards poster
5.5

The Guldbagge Awards

as Self - Best Actor winner • 2 eps

1981 Series
Saturday Night Live poster
7.0

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps

1975 Series
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