Skip to content
Stellan Skarsgård
Actor Producer

Stellan Skarsgård

Born June 13, 1951 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

48 films

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.

Awards

1 win, 3 nominations

Filmography 48

Sentimental Value (2025) movie poster
Sentimental Value2025
Dune (2021) movie poster
Dune2021
Hope (2019) movie poster
Hope2019
Out Stealing Horses (2019) movie poster
Out Stealing Horses2019
The Painted Bird (2019) movie poster
The Painted Bird2019
Filmworker (2018) movie poster
Filmworker2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) movie poster
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote2018
Borg vs McEnroe (2017) movie poster
Borg vs McEnroe2017
Our Kind of Traitor (2016) movie poster
Our Kind of Traitor2016
Cinderella (2015) movie poster
Cinderella2015
Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) movie poster
Hector and the Search for Happiness2014
In Order of Disappearance (2014) movie poster
In Order of Disappearance2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) movie poster
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) movie poster
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II2013
The Physician (2013) movie poster
The Physician2013
The Railway Man (2013) movie poster
The Railway Man2013
The Avengers (2012) movie poster
The Avengers2012
Melancholia (2011) movie poster
Melancholia2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) movie poster
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
Thor (2011) movie poster
Thor2011
A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010) movie poster
A Somewhat Gentle Man2010
King of Devil's Island (2010) movie poster
King of Devil's Island2010
Angels & Demons (2009) movie poster
Angels & Demons2009
Metropia (2009) movie poster
Metropia2009
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End (2008) movie poster
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End2008
Mamma Mia! (2008) movie poster
Mamma Mia!2008
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) movie poster
Arn: The Knight Templar2007
WΔZ (2007) movie poster
WΔZ2007
Goya's Ghosts (2006) movie poster
Goya's Ghosts2006
Beowulf & Grendel (2005) movie poster
Beowulf & Grendel2005
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005) movie poster
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist2005
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie poster
Exorcist: The Beginning2004
Dogville (2003) movie poster
Dogville2003
City of Ghosts (2002) movie poster
City of Ghosts2002
No Good Deed (2002) movie poster
No Good Deed2002
Powder Keg (2001) movie poster
Powder Keg2001
The Glass House (2001) movie poster
The Glass House2001
Deep Blue Sea (1999) movie poster
Deep Blue Sea1999
Ronin (1998) movie poster
Ronin1998
Savior (1998) movie poster
Savior1998
Amistad (1997) movie poster
Amistad1997
Good Will Hunting (1997) movie poster
Good Will Hunting1997
Insomnia (1997) movie poster
Insomnia1997
Breaking the Waves (1996) movie poster
Breaking the Waves1996
The Ox (1991) movie poster
The Ox1991
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) movie poster
The Unbearable Lightness of Being1988
The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982) movie poster
The Simple-Minded Murderer1982
Anita, Swedish Nymphet (1973) movie poster
Anita, Swedish Nymphet1973