June 13, 1951
70 years old
Sweden
Gemini
Blonde
Blue
6 ft 3 in | 190.5 cm
$50 Million
90 kg | 198.5 lbs
13 US | 46 EU
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.
How tall is Stellan Skarsgård and what is his weight? Stellan Skarsgård's height is 6' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 190.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 198.5 іn pоunds or 90 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Stellan Skarsgård is 70 years old.
Stellan Skarsgård net worth is around 50 million dollars.
He played Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
Thor (2011)
The Avengers (2012)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
He portrayed Bootstrap Bill Turner in fantasy films:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
He played Bill Anderson in musical films:
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
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 his roles in films:
Amistad (1997) historical drama as Tappan
Good Will Hunting (1997) psychological drama as Prof. Gerald Lambeau
He was nominated for the European Film Academy Film Awards for Achievement in World Cinema for his roles in movies:
Aberdeen (2000) drama as Tomas
Taking Sides (2001) biographical drama as Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler
He was nominated for the Denmark's National Association of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chuck in avant-garde drama film Dogville (2003).
He portrayed Father Lankester Merrin in supernatural horror films:
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005), for which he was nominated for the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for the Bodil Award for Best Actor for his role as Seligman in art movie Nymphomaniac (2013).
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) neo-noir psychological thriller opposite Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig
Breaking the Waves (1996) romantic drama with Emily Watson and Katrin Cartlidge
Ronin (1998) action thriller opposite Robert De Niro, Jean Reno and Natascha McElhone
King Arthur (2004) adventure action with Clive Owen, Keira Knightley and Mads Mikkelsen
Angels & Demons (2009) mystery thriller opposite Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor
Cinderella (2015) romantic fantasy with Lily James, Richard Madden and Cate Blanchett
Dune (2021) epic science fiction in role as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor also was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boris Shcherbina in HBO historical drama television miniseries Chernobyl (2019).
Entourage (2008) HBO comedy drama series in role as Verner Vollstedt
River (2015) BBC One drama series in role as John River
Attended a state school in Sweden.
Has four younger siblings.
Has Swedish ancestry.
Good friends 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.