Stellan Skarsgård facts for kids
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Stellan Skarsgård
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Skarsgård at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
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Stellan John Skarsgård
13 June 1951 Gothenburg, Sweden
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
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| Children | 8, including Alexander, Gustaf, Bill and Valter |
Stellan John Skarsgård (born 13 June 1951) is a famous actor from Sweden. He has starred in many popular movies and TV shows. You might know him from big adventure films like the Pirates of the Caribbean series, where he played Bootstrap Bill Turner. He also appeared in the fun musical movie Mamma Mia!.
Stellan Skarsgård is also well-known for his roles in superhero movies. He played Dr. Erik Selvig in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Thor and The Avengers. More recently, he played the powerful Baron Harkonnen in the science fiction movies Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). On TV, he received awards for his role as Boris Shcherbina in the miniseries Chernobyl and played Luthen Rael in the Star Wars series Andor.
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Early Life and Beginnings
Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. As a child, his family moved around a lot, living in different towns like Helsingborg and Uppsala.
Starting Acting Young
Stellan began acting when he was very young. By the time he was 21, he already had a lot of experience in movies, TV, and on stage. Many of his first roles were in Swedish TV shows and films. One of his notable early roles was playing the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg in the film Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg. Wallenberg was a hero who helped save many people during the Holocaust.
Famous Roles and Collaborations
Stellan Skarsgård has worked with many different directors. He has a special connection with Danish director Lars von Trier, appearing in several of his films like Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, and Melancholia. He also has a close working relationship with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland, starring in films such as Zero Kelvin and A Somewhat Gentle Man.
First American Films
Stellan's first American film was Noon Wine in 1985. He played an immigrant farmhand in this movie. In 1990, he starred in the action film The Hunt for Red October, where he played a Soviet submarine commander.
Blockbuster Movies
Stellan Skarsgård has been in many big Hollywood movies. He played Bootstrap Bill Turner, a pirate, in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). He also sang and danced as Bill Anderson in the popular musical movie Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dr. Erik Selvig, a scientist who helps the superheroes. He appeared in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). In 2015, he also played The Grand Duke in Disney's live-action Cinderella.
More recently, he took on the role of the villainous Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in the science fiction epic Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).
Television Success
Stellan Skarsgård has also had great success on television. He played Boris Shcherbina in the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019). For this role, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. From 2022 to 2025, he starred as Luthen Rael, a rebel spy, in the Star Wars series Andor, which also received high praise.
Personal Life
Stellan Skarsgård has eight children. Four of his sons, Alexander, Gustaf, Bill, and Valter, are also actors. His daughter Eija was a model. He married My Skarsgård in 1975, and they had six children before divorcing in 2007. In 2009, he married Megan Everett, and they have two sons together.
Awards and Recognition
Stellan Skarsgård has won many awards for his acting. He received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1982 for The Simple-Minded Murderer. He has also won several Guldbagge Awards, which are Sweden's national film awards, for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.
In 2020, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role in Chernobyl. He has also been honored with career achievement awards at film festivals around the world.
See also
In Spanish: Stellan Skarsgård para niños
