Stellan Skarsgård
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dancer in the Dark
as Doctor
2000
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Bootstrap Bill
2006
Breaking the Waves
as Jan Nyman
1996
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Bootstrap Bill
2007
Good Will Hunting
as Gerald Lambeau
1997
Dogville
as Chuck
2003
Savior
as Peter
1998
The Glass House
as Terence Glass
2001
Thor
as Erik Selvig
2011
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
1990
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as The Engineer
1988
No Good Deed
as Tyrone
2002
Exorcist: The Beginning
as Father Lankester Merrin
2004
Beowulf & Grendel
as Hrothgar
2005
Goya's Ghosts
as Francisco Goya
2006
A Somewhat Gentle Man
as Ulrik
2010
Taking Sides
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
2002
The Simple-Minded Murderer
as Sven
1982
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Felix
2001
Mamma Mia!
as Bill Anderson
2008
TV Appearances
Entourage
as Verner Vollstedt
2004
Smash
as Finansministerns sekreterare
1990
American Playhouse
1982
Report to Heaven
as Gary
1994
August Strindberg: A Life
as Verner von Heidenstam
1985
Marvel Studios Legends
as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
River
as John River
2015
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
Bombi Bitt och jag
as Bombi Bitt
1968
Hundarna i Riga
as Magnus Björk
1996
The Hire
as Harvey Jacobs
2001
Rouge Brésil
as Villegagnon
2013