Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on June 13, 1951, is a Swedish actor. Young Stellan Skarsgård began his acting career on Swedish television. He made his big screen debut in Swedish drama film Strandhugg i somras (1972) in role as Erik. He got his television debut in Swedish series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968) in role as Bombi Bitt. Stellan's breakthrough performance came as Jan Nyman in drama film Breaking the Waves (1996). He landed his Hollywood debut in drama movie The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) in role as The Engineer.
Stellan Skarsgård height is 6' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 190.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 198.5 іn pоunds or 90 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 73 years old. His shoe size is 13 US | 46 EU.
Stellan Skarsgård
Photo: Francesco.binini / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Birth Date:
June 13, 1951
Age:
73 years old
Nationality:
Sweden
Sun Sign:
Gemini
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
6 ft 3 in | 190.5 cm
Net Worth:
$50 Million
Weight:
90 kg | 198.5 lbs
Shoe Size:
13 US | 46 EU
He won the Berlin International Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Sven in Swedish drama film The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982).
He won the European Film Academy Film Awards for Achievement in World Cinema for Amistad (1997) as Tappan and Good Will Hunting (1997) as Prof. Gerald Lambeau.
He was nominated for the European Film Academy Film Awards for Achievement in World Cinema for Aberdeen (2000) as Tomas and Taking Sides (2001) as Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler.
He played Dr. Erik Selvig in superhero films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Cameo.
He portrayed Bootstrap Bill Turner in fantasy swashbuckler films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
He starred as Bill Anderson in musical films Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
He portrayed Father Lankester Merrin in supernatural horror films Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005), for which he was nominated for the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor.
He starred as Baron Vladimir Harkonnenfor epic science fiction movies Dune (2021), for which he was nominated for the Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Villain, and Dune: Part Two (2024).
Dogville (2003) - Chuck
Nymphomaniac (2013) - Seligman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Martin Vanger
Breaking the Waves (1996) - Jan Nyman
Ronin (1998) - Gregor
King Arthur (2004) - Cerdic
Angels & Demons (2009) - Commander Maximilian Richter
Cinderella (2015) - The Grand Duke
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Limited Series or Television Film also was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boris Shcherbina in HBO historical drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019).
Entourage (2008) HBO - Verner Vollstedt
River (2015) BBC One - John River
Andor (2022) Disney+ - Luthen Rael
Attended a state school in Sweden.
Has four younger siblings.
Has Swedish ancestry.
Good friend with actor Peter Stormare.
He released single "Bombi Bitt/Ler Mot Dej" in 1968.
Fluent in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German and English.
He won the Dublin International Film Festival Career Achievement Award in 2012.
Featured in music videos for:
Lykke Li "Sadness is a Blessing" (2011)
Eva Dahlgren "Vem tänder stjärnorna" (Who Lights the Stars) (1991)
He voiced Bootstrap Bill Turner in video game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
Lives in Sweden.
He was married to My Skarsgård (1975-2007) they have six children: Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Bill, Eija and Valter.
He married Megan Everett in 2009, they have two sons, Ossian and Kolbjörn.