Stellan Skarsgård
Encyclopedia
Stellan John Skarsgård (ˈstɛlː.ˈan ˈskɒːʂɡoːɖ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish
actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves
, The Hunt for Red October
, Ronin
, Good Will Hunting
, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
, Mamma Mia!
, Thor
and King Arthur
.
, Sweden; the son of Gudrun (née Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in Helsingborg
, Totebo
, Kalmar
, Marielund
and Uppsala
.
, who worked to save Holocaust victims. The movie was filmed in Budapest
, in the only Jewish ghetto
to survive World War II
.
Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier
. He appeared in four of the Danish auteur's features-- The Kingdom
, Breaking the Waves
, Dogville
and Melancholia. His most personal working relationship, however, is with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland
. Relevant films here are Kjærlighetens kjøtere
, Aberdeen and A Somewhat Gentle Man
(2010). Skarsgård considers Moland a close friend. Before shooting their next project in 2009, he said of their relationship: "We're like an old married couple and I get separation anxiety." Aside from these, his best-known Scandinavian work is probably his leading role in another Norwegian film as the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström in the original Insomnia
.
Skarsgård’s first American film was the 1984 movie Noon Wine directed by Michael Fields, in which Skarsgård played a mentally disturbed immigrant farmhand being chased by a bounty hunter. He played opposite Fred Ward
, who portrayed the farmer.
He was considered for the role of Oskar Schindler
in Schindler's List
. Skarsgård reported that people often mistook him for Liam Neeson
who portrayed Schindler in the film. Skarsgård would in fact replace Neeson in Exorcist: The Beginning
(2004). He had a guest stint on the HBO TV Series Entourage
as Verner Vollstedt, the German director of the fictional film Smokejumpers who has a bias against the main character Vincent Chase
, one of the stars of the film.
Skarsgård appeared in 2011's Thor
as fictional character Erik Selvig.
(born 1976), Gustaf Skarsgård
(born 1980), Sam Skarsgård (born 1982), Bill Skarsgård
(born 1990), model Eija Skarsgård (born 1992) and Valter Skarsgård (born 1995). He married Megan Everett in January 2009 and their son Ossian, was born on 26 April 2009.
Actors Paul Bettany
and Jennifer Connelly
named their son Stellan as a tribute to Skarsgård.
parents and had an atheist grandfather and a deeply religious grandmother. According to Skarsgård, this never led to any problems because of the family's mutual respect for each other's opinons. After the 11 September attacks, Skarsgård set out to read the Bible
and the Qur'an
, both of which he condemns as violent. Skarsgård is also a critic of religious independent school
s in the Swedish educational system
. Skarsgård has said he considers the notion of God absurd and that if a real God were actually so vain as to constantly demand worship, then he would not be worth it.
In 2009, Skarsgård, along with other non-religious
artists, authors and entrepreneurs including Christer Sturmark
, Björn Ulvaeus
and Christer Fuglesang
, wrote an article in Dagens Nyheter
stressing the importance of secularity
. The group also criticized the UN for its stance on blasphemy laws.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars...
, The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (film)
The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan...
, Ronin
Ronin (film)
Ronin is a 1998 action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by J.D. Zeik and David Mamet. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of several former special forces and intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded suitcase while navigating a maze of...
, Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård...
, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 adventure fantasy film and the second film of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, following Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by...
, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is a prequel to The Exorcist .-Plot:...
, Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! (film)
Mamma Mia! is a 2008 musical/romantic comedy film adapted from the 1999 West End/2001 Broadway musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson...
, Thor
Thor (film)
Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth film released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
and King Arthur
King Arthur (film)
King Arthur is a 2004 film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. It stars Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot, and Keira Knightley as Guinevere....
.
Early life
Skarsgård was born in GothenburgGothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden; the son of Gudrun (née Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Totebo
Totebo
Totebo is a locality situated in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 256 inhabitants in 2005....
, Kalmar
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
, Marielund
Marielund
Marielund is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,865 inhabitants in 2005. It was built as a suburb to Haparanda in the 1970s and then got the name Mattila after a small village in the neighbourhood. To avoid confusion, the name was changed to the current...
and Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
.
Acting career
Skarsgård started his acting career early. At the age of 21 he already had a great deal of experience in film, TV and stage. Most of his early roles were in Swedish TV (such as Bombi Bitt) and movies. Of Skarsgård’s Swedish film work, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Swedish diplomat Raoul WallenbergRaoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
, who worked to save Holocaust victims. The movie was filmed in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, in the only Jewish ghetto
Ghetto
A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
to survive World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
. He appeared in four of the Danish auteur's features-- The Kingdom
The Kingdom (TV miniseries)
The Kingdom is an eight-episode Danish television mini-series, created by Lars von Trier in 1994, and co-directed by Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred. It has been edited together into a five-hour movie for distribution in the United Kingdom and United States...
, Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars...
, Dogville
Dogville
Dogville is a 2003 drama written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, and James Caan...
and Melancholia. His most personal working relationship, however, is with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland
Hans Petter Moland
Hans Petter Moland is a Norwegian film director. Hans Petter was the first born son of Odd Moland and Sigrid Eid Moland, and has a younger brother named Morten Moland. He is a film graduate from Emerson College in the United States. When living in Boston Hans Petter met a college student Elizabeth...
. Relevant films here are Kjærlighetens kjøtere
Kjærlighetens kjøtere
Kjærlighetens kjøtere is a 1995 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgård, an actor known to English-speaking audiences from his roles in such films as Good Will Hunting.In 1920s Oslo, Henrik Larsen Kjærlighetens kjøtere (Zero Kelvin) is a 1995 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgård, an actor...
, Aberdeen and A Somewhat Gentle Man
A Somewhat Gentle Man
A Somewhat Gentle Man is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film directed by Hans Petter Moland. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Stellan Skarsgård - Ulrik* Bjørn Floberg - Rune Jensen* Gard B...
(2010). Skarsgård considers Moland a close friend. Before shooting their next project in 2009, he said of their relationship: "We're like an old married couple and I get separation anxiety." Aside from these, his best-known Scandinavian work is probably his leading role in another Norwegian film as the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström in the original Insomnia
Insomnia (1997 film)
Insomnia is a 1997 Norwegian thriller film about a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The investigation goes horribly wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and subsequently attempts to cover up his bungle...
.
Skarsgård’s first American film was the 1984 movie Noon Wine directed by Michael Fields, in which Skarsgård played a mentally disturbed immigrant farmhand being chased by a bounty hunter. He played opposite Fred Ward
Fred Ward
Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He is best known for his starring roles in the motion pictures Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff and Exit Speed...
, who portrayed the farmer.
He was considered for the role of Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler was an ethnic German industrialist born in Moravia. He is credited with saving over 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories, which were located in what is now Poland and the Czech Republic respectively.He is the subject of the...
in Schindler's List
Schindler's List
Schindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark...
. Skarsgård reported that people often mistook him for Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les...
who portrayed Schindler in the film. Skarsgård would in fact replace Neeson in Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin...
(2004). He had a guest stint on the HBO TV Series Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
as Verner Vollstedt, the German director of the fictional film Smokejumpers who has a bias against the main character Vincent Chase
Vincent Chase
Vincent "Vince" Chase is a fictional character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage. He is played by Adrian Grenier.-Personal life:...
, one of the stars of the film.
Skarsgård appeared in 2011's Thor
Thor (film)
Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth film released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
as fictional character Erik Selvig.
Personal life
With his first wife, My (married 1975–2007), he fathered six children, four of them actors: Alexander SkarsgårdAlexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
(born 1976), Gustaf Skarsgård
Gustaf Skarsgård
Gustaf Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, son of My Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård and brother of Eija, Valter, Sam, Bill and Alexander Skarsgård...
(born 1980), Sam Skarsgård (born 1982), Bill Skarsgård
Bill Skarsgård
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård is a Swedish actor and son of Stellan and My Skarsgård. His brother Alexander Skarsgård is currently starring in the hit show True Blood.- Filmography:*Simon och ekarna*Kronjuvelerna...
(born 1990), model Eija Skarsgård (born 1992) and Valter Skarsgård (born 1995). He married Megan Everett in January 2009 and their son Ossian, was born on 26 April 2009.
Actors Paul Bettany
Paul Bettany
Paul Bettany is an English actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of films, including A Knight's Tale, A Beautiful Mind, and The Da Vinci Code...
and Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before making her motion picture debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America...
named their son Stellan as a tribute to Skarsgård.
Views on religion
Skarsgård was raised by humanistHumanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
parents and had an atheist grandfather and a deeply religious grandmother. According to Skarsgård, this never led to any problems because of the family's mutual respect for each other's opinons. After the 11 September attacks, Skarsgård set out to read the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
and the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, both of which he condemns as violent. Skarsgård is also a critic of religious independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
s in the Swedish educational system
Education in Sweden
Education in Sweden is mandatory for all children from year 1 to year 9 - generally from the year of the child’s seventh birthday to the year of the child’s 16th...
. Skarsgård has said he considers the notion of God absurd and that if a real God were actually so vain as to constantly demand worship, then he would not be worth it.
In 2009, Skarsgård, along with other non-religious
Irreligion
Irreligion is defined as an absence of religion or an indifference towards religion. Sometimes it may also be defined more narrowly as hostility towards religion. When characterized as hostility to religion, it includes antitheism, anticlericalism and antireligion. When characterized as...
artists, authors and entrepreneurs including Christer Sturmark
Christer Sturmark
Nils Gösta Christer Sturmark, born 7 September 1964 in Danderyd, Stockholm County, is a Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media....
, Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
and Christer Fuglesang
Christer Fuglesang
Dr. Arne Christer Fuglesang is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on December 10, 2006, at 01:47 GMT, making him the first Swedish citizen in space....
, wrote an article in Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
stressing the importance of secularity
Secularity
Secularity is the state of being separate from religion.For instance, eating and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there may not be anything inherently religious about them...
. The group also criticized the UN for its stance on blasphemy laws.
Filmography
This filmography is not full but rather a representative one.| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bombi Bitt och jag | Bombi Bitt | Bombi Bitt and Me, mini TV series |
| 1972 | Firmafesten | Peter | a.k.a. The Office Party |
| Strandhugg i somras | Erik | a.k.a. Raid in the Summer | |
| Magnetisören | Soldier | TV | |
| 1973 | Fem døgn i August | Christer | a.k.a. Five days in August |
| Bröllopet | Roffe Eriksson | a.k.a. The Wedding | |
| 1974 | Anita – ur en tonårsflickas dagbok | Erik | a.k.a. Anita: Swedish Nymphet Anita: Swedish Nymphet Anita: Swedish Nymphet is a 1973 erotic drama film directed by Torgny Wickman, starring Christina Lindberg and Stellan Skarsgård.-Plot:This erotic tale centers on the alluring Anita , whose search for love leads to an... (Anita – From the Diary of a Teenage Girl) |
| The Intruders | Peter Delaney, their son | a.k.a. Fait acompli | |
| 1977 | Tabu | Jan-Erik | a.k.a. Taboo |
| Hemåt i natten | Kurt Sjöberg | a.k.a. Homeward in the Night | |
| 1982 | The Simple-Minded Murder The Simple-Minded Murder The Simple-Minded Murder is a 1981 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson.-Plot:... |
Sven | Den enfaldige mördaren |
| 1983 | P & B | Karl-Johan 'Charlie' Pettersson | |
| 1984 | Åke och hans värld | Ebenholtz | a.k.a. Åke and His World |
| 1985 | Falsk som vatten | Stig | a.k.a. False as Water |
| Noon Wine Noon Wine Noon Wine is a 1937 short novel written by American author Katherine Anne Porter. It was published in 1939 as part of Pale Horse, Pale Rider , a collection of three short novels by the author, including the title story and "Old Mortality." A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that... |
Olaf Helton | ||
| Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt | Pelle Swanson, voice | a.k.a. Peter-No-Tail in Americat | |
| 1986 | Ormens väg på hälleberget The Serpent's Way The Serpent's Way is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Stina Ekblad - Tea Alexisdotter* Stellan Skarsgård - Karl Orsa Markström... |
Karl Orsa Markström | a.k.a. The Serpent's Way |
| 1987 | Jim & piraterna Blom | Gustav, Jim's Father | a.k.a. Jim and the Pirates |
| Hip hip hurra! Hip hip hurra! (film) Hip hip hurra! is a 1987 Danish / Norwegian / Swedish film directed by Kjell Grede. The film is named after the painting with the same name.The film presents the general background of the Skagen Painters and everything that attracted them to gather in Skagen but it is P.S. Krøyer who is the centre... |
Sören Kröyer | a.k.a. Hip Hip Hurrah! | |
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film) The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 American film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera, published in 1984. Director Philip Kaufman and screenplay writer Jean-Claude Carrière show Czechoslovak artistic and intellectual life during the Prague Spring of the Communist... |
The Engineer | |
| Vargens tid | Peder Ulfstand | a.k.a. Arilds tid/Time of the Wolf | |
| Friends | Matt | ||
| The Perfect Murder | Axel Svensson | ||
| 1989 | S/Y Glädjen S/Y Joy S/Y Joy is a 1989 Swedish film directed by Göran du Rées, made after the book by Inger Alfvén.-Synopsis:... |
Klas Larsson | a.k.a. S/Y Joy |
| Täcknamn Coq Rouge | Carl Hamilton | a.k.a. Code Name Coq Rouge | |
| Vildanden | Gregers Werle | a.k.a. The Wild Duck | |
| Kvinnorna på taket | Willy | a.k.a. The Women on the Roof | |
| Förhöret | Carl Hamilton | a.k.a. The interrogation | |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October (film) The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan... |
Capt. Tupolev | |
| God afton, Herr Wallenberg God afton, Herr Wallenberg Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg is a 1990 film about Swedish World War II diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who was instrumental in saving the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust... |
Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II... |
a.k.a. Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg | |
| 1991 | Oxen | Helge Roos | a.k.a. The Ox |
| 1992 | Den demokratiske terroristen | Carl Hamilton | a.k.a. The Democratic Terrorist |
| Wind Wind (film) Wind is a film released in 1992. The movie was directed by Carroll Ballard and starred Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, and Cliff Robertson.- Plot summary :... |
Joe Heiser | ||
| 1993 | Kådisbellan | Fritiof Schütt | a.k.a. Innocent Life |
| Sista dansen | Host in Norrköping | a.k.a. The Last Dance | |
| 1995 | Jönssonligans största kupp | Herman Melvin | a.k.a. The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery |
| Kjærlighetens kjøtere Kjærlighetens kjøtere Kjærlighetens kjøtere is a 1995 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgård, an actor known to English-speaking audiences from his roles in such films as Good Will Hunting.In 1920s Oslo, Henrik Larsen Kjærlighetens kjøtere (Zero Kelvin) is a 1995 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgård, an actor... |
Randbæk | a.k.a. Zero Kelvin | |
| Hundarna i Riga | Magnus Björk | a.k.a. The Dogs of Riga/The Hounds of Riga | |
| 1996 | Harry och Sonja | Harry Olsson | a.k.a. Harry and Sonja |
| Breaking the Waves Breaking the Waves Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars... |
Jan Nyman | ||
| 1997 | Insomnia Insomnia (1997 film) Insomnia is a 1997 Norwegian thriller film about a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The investigation goes horribly wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and subsequently attempts to cover up his bungle... |
Jonas Engström | |
| My Son the Fanatic My Son the Fanatic (film) My Son the Fanatic is a 1997 British drama film directed by Udayan Prasad. It was written by Hanif Kureishi from his short story My Son the Fanatic.-Plot:... |
Schitz | ||
| Amistad Amistad (1997 film) Amistad is a 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the true story of a mutiny in 1839 by newly captured African slaves that took place aboard the ship La Amistad off the coast of Cuba, the subsequent voyage to the Northeastern United States and the legal battle that... |
Tappan | ||
| Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård... |
Prof. Gerald Lambeau | ||
| Riget II The Kingdom (TV miniseries) The Kingdom is an eight-episode Danish television mini-series, created by Lars von Trier in 1994, and co-directed by Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred. It has been edited together into a five-hour movie for distribution in the United Kingdom and United States... |
Swedish lawyer | TV miniseries | |
| 1998 | Glasblåsarns barn Glasblåsarns barn Glasblåsarns barn is a 1998 Swedish film directed by Anders Grönros. It is based on the novel with the same name by Maria Gripe.-Cast:*Stellan Skarsgård – Albert*Pernilla August – Sofia*Thommy Berggren – the Emperor*Elin Klinga – the Empress... |
Albert | a.k.a. The Glass-blower's Children |
| Savior Savior (film) Savior is a 1998 war film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, and Nataša Ninković. It is about an American mercenary escorting a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a United Nations safe zone during the Bosnian War and Bosnian Genocide.- Plot :Joshua Rose , a State... |
Peter Dominic | ||
| Ronin Ronin (film) Ronin is a 1998 action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by J.D. Zeik and David Mamet. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of several former special forces and intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded suitcase while navigating a maze of... |
Gregor | ||
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction horror film that stars Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, and Samuel L Jackson. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and was released in the United States on July 28, 1999.- Plot :... |
Jim Whitlock | |
| 2000 | Harlan County War Harlan County War The Harlan County War was a violent labor dispute between the United Mine Workers union and strikebreakers in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1932.-External links :* by Katie Rorrer... |
Warren Jakopovich | |
| Passion of Mind Passion of Mind Passion of Mind is a 2000 American psychological drama film starring Demi Moore. It was the first English-language film from Belgian director Alain Berliner, best known for the arthouse success Ma Vie en Rose.-Plot:... |
William Granther | ||
| Signs & Wonders | Alec | ||
| Timecode Timecode (film) Timecode is a 2000 American experimental film directed by Mike Figgis.The film is constructed from four continuous 90-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen; the screen is divided into quarters and the four shots are shown simultaneously... |
Alex Green | ||
| Dancer in the Dark Dancer in the Dark Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 Danish musical drama film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Icelandic singer Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Joel Grey... |
Doctor | ||
| Aberdeen Aberdeen (film) Aberdeen is a 2000 drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, starring Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey and Charlotte Rampling.-Cast:*Stellan Skarsgård - Tomas Heller*Jean Anderson - Young Kaisa*Lena Headey - Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller... |
Tomas | ||
| The Hire: Powder Keg | Harvey Jacobs | ||
| Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) Kiss Kiss is a 2000 English comedy film written and directed by Stewart Sugg. It features Stellan Skarsgård, Chris Penn, and Paul Bettany.- Plot :Felix is a hit-man who wants out of the business... |
Felix | ||
| 2001 | Taking Sides Taking Sides (film) Taking Sides is a 2001 German-French-Austrian-British co-production starring Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World War... |
Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler | |
| The Glass House The Glass House (film) The Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick.-Plot:Sixteen-year-old Ruby and eleven-year-old Rhett lose their parents in a car accident... |
Terrence 'Terry' Glass | ||
| 2002 | City of Ghosts City of Ghosts City of Ghosts is a 2002 drama film co-written, directed by and starring Matt Dillon, about a con artist who must go to Cambodia to collect his share in money collected from an insurance scam... |
Joseph Kaspar | |
| 2003 | No Good Deed No Good Deed No Good Deed is a 2002 crime thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson. It starred Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård and Doug Hutchison. The screenplay by Christopher Cannan and Steve Barancik is based on the short story The House on Turk Street by Dashiell Hammett. The original... |
Tyrone Abernathy | |
| Att döda ett barn | (voice) Narrator | a.k.a. To Kill a Child | |
| Helen of Troy Helen of Troy (TV miniseries) Helen of Troy is a 2003 television miniseries based upon Homer's story of the Trojan War, as recounted in the epic poem, Iliad. This TV miniseries also shares the name with a 1956 movie starring Stanley Baker... |
Theseus | ||
| Dogville Dogville Dogville is a 2003 drama written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, and James Caan... |
Chuck | ||
| 2004 | King Arthur King Arthur (film) King Arthur is a 2004 film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. It stars Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot, and Keira Knightley as Guinevere.... |
Cerdic | |
| Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin... |
Father Merrin | ||
| 2005 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is a prequel to The Exorcist .-Plot:... |
Father Lankester Merrin | |
| Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Filmed in Iceland and directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, it stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma... |
Hrothgar | ||
| Guilty Hearts | Stangl | ||
| 2006 | Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings is a 2006 film directed by Björne Larson and written by Björne Larson and Johan Sandström. In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet, Larson said that the film is based on a real event in his life when he met a seemingly nice man at an internet cafe in Los Angeles who ended up... |
Erik's Father | |
| Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish/American film directed by Miloš Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, and Stellan Skarsgård, and was filmed on location in Spain during late... |
Francisco Goya | ||
| Arn – The Knight Templar Arn – The Knight Templar Arn – The Knight Templar is a 2007 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released in December 2007 and the sequel, Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End , was released August 22, 2008... |
Birger Brosa | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 adventure fantasy film and the second film of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, following Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by... |
Bootstrap Bill Turner | ||
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Bootstrap Bill Turner | |
| 2008 | WΔZ | Eddie Argo | |
| God on Trial God on Trial God on Trial is a 2008 BBC/WGBH Boston television play written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Antony Sher, Rupert Graves and Jack Shepherd. The play takes place in Auschwitz during World War II. The Jewish prisoners put God on trial in absentia for abandoning the Jewish people... |
Baumgarten | ||
| Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End is a 2008 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knights Templar Arn Magnusson... |
Birger Brosa | ||
| Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
Werner | (3 episodes) | |
| Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! (film) Mamma Mia! is a 2008 musical/romantic comedy film adapted from the 1999 West End/2001 Broadway musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson... |
Bill Anderson | ||
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie | Bob Maccelstone | |
| Angels & Demons | Commander Maximilian Richter | ||
| Frankie and Alice Frankie and Alice Frankie & Alice is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Geoffrey Sax starring Halle Berry. Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 2008 and ended in January 2009. To qualify for awards season, the film opened in a limited release on December 10, 2010 while a wide release was... |
Dr. Oz | ||
| Metropia Metropia (film) Metropia is a 2009 Swedish adult animated science-fiction film directed by Tarik Saleh. The screenplay was written by Fredrik Edin, Stieg Larsson, and Tarik Saleh after a story by Tarik Saleh, Fredrik Edin and Martin Hultman. The film uses a technique where actual photographs have been altered and... |
Ralph | ||
| 2010 | A Somewhat Gentle Man A Somewhat Gentle Man A Somewhat Gentle Man is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film directed by Hans Petter Moland. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Stellan Skarsgård - Ulrik* Bjørn Floberg - Rune Jensen* Gard B... |
Ulrik | En ganske snill mann or Regnskap |
| The Galapagos Affair | Friedrich | ||
| Submission Submission (2010 film) Submission is a 2010 Swedish documentary film directed by Stefan Jarl and narrated by Stellan Skarsgård. In the film, director Jarl has his blood drawn for a series of tests to show how much of a "chemical burden" is in his body.Jarl convinces actress Eva Röse, who is pregnant, to have the blood... |
Narrator (English version) | ||
| King of Devil's Island King of Devil's Island King of Devil's Island is a 2010 Norwegian film directed by Marius Holst. The film premiered in Norway on December 17th, 2010 and was next shown at the international filmfestivals of Sweden and Rotterdam... |
Håkon | Kongen av Bastøy | |
| As If I Am Not There As If I Am Not There As If I Am Not There is a 2010 Irish drama film directed by Juanita Wilson. The film is set in the Balkans and is shot in the Serbo-Croatian language... |
Doctor | ||
| 2011 | Thor Thor (film) Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth film released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe... |
Dr. Erik Selvig | |
| Melancholia | Jack | ||
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an upcoming English-language drama thriller film that is the second film based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. The first film was the 2009 Swedish-language adaptation. The upcoming film is written by Steven Zaillian and directed by David... |
Martin Vanger | post-production | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Dr. Erik Selvig | filming |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award or nomination | Event | Category | Character | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 32nd Berlin International Film Festival 32nd Berlin International Film Festival The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 12 to February 23, 1982.-Jury:* Joan Fontaine * Vladimir Baskakov* Brigitte Fossey* Joe Hembus* László Lugossy* Gian Luigi Rondi* Helma Sanders-Brahms... |
Silver Bear for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*... |
Sven | Den Enfaldige Mördaren | |
| 2001 | European Film Academy European Film Academy The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.- European Film Academy :... |
Best Actor | Wilhelm Furtwängler Wilhelm Furtwängler Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to have been one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. By the 1930s he had built a reputation as one of the leading conductors in Europe, and he was the leading conductor who remained... |
Taking Sides Taking Sides (film) Taking Sides is a 2001 German-French-Austrian-British co-production starring Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World War... |
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| European Film Academy European Film Academy The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.- European Film Academy :... |
Best European Actor | Wilhelm Furtwängler Wilhelm Furtwängler Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to have been one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. By the 1930s he had built a reputation as one of the leading conductors in Europe, and he was the leading conductor who remained... |
Taking Sides Taking Sides (film) Taking Sides is a 2001 German-French-Austrian-British co-production starring Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World War... |