Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård 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! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. He also portrays Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has appeared as the character in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). 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.

Cast

Dancer in the Dark

(Doctor)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

(William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner)

Breaking the Waves

(Jan Nyman)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

(William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner)

Good Will Hunting

(Gerald Lambeau)

Dogville

(Chuck)

Savior

(Peter)

The Glass House

(Terence Glass)

Thor

(Erik Selvig)

The Hunt for Red October

(Captain Tupolev)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

(The Engineer)

No Good Deed

(Tyrone)

Exorcist: The Beginning

(Father Lankester Merrin)

Beowulf & Grendel

(Hrothgar)

Goya's Ghosts

(Francisco Goya)

A Somewhat Gentle Man

(Ulrik)

Taking Sides

(Wilhelm Furtwängler)

The Simple-Minded Murderer

(Sven)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

(Felix)

Mamma Mia!

(Bill Anderson)

Amistad

(Tappan)

Code Name Coq Rouge

(Carl Hamilton)

God on Trial

(Baumgarten)

Ronin

(Gregor)

City of Ghosts

(Joseph Kaspar)

The Avengers

(Selvig)

King Arthur

(Cerdic)

Insomnia

(Jonas Engström)

Aberdeen

(Tomas)

Kill Your Darlings

(Erik's Father)

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

(Father Lankester Merrin)

Angels & Demons

(Commander Richter)

Arn: The Knight Templar

(Birger Brosa)

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

(Birger Brosa)

The Slingshot

(Fritiof Schütt)

Metropia

(Ralph Parker (voice))

WΔZ

(Eddie Argo)

The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery

(Herman Melvin)

Melancholia

(Jack)

Det är din boll, Jim

(Journalist)

Peter-No-Tail in Americat

(Pelle Swanson)

What Remains

(Sören Rank)

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

(Erik)

Signs & Wonders

(Alec)

The Democratic Terrorist

(Carl Hamilton)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

(Martin Vanger)

Guilty Hearts

(Stangl)

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg

(Raoul Wallenberg)

King of Devil's Island

(Bestyrer Håkon)

Frankie & Alice

(Oz)

Jim and the Pirates Blom

(Gustav, Jim's father)

Light Keeps Me Company

(Self)

The Glass-Blower's Children

(Albert)

Soul of a Man

(Bon-Bon)

Förhöret

(Carl Hamilton)

Zero Kelvin

(Randbæk)

Raid in the Summer

(Erik)

Thor: The Dark World

(Erik Selvig)

Wrath of Gods

(Self)

P & B

(Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson)

False as Water

(Stig)

Schrader's Exorcism

(Himself)

Åke and His World

(Ebenholtz)

The Railway Man

(Finlay)

Hip Hip Hurrah!

(Sören Kröyer)

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

(Self)

The Serpent's Way

(Karl Orsa Markström)

The Last Dance

(Host in Norrköping)

The Making of King Arthur

(Self)

The Office Party

(Peter)

Tabu

(Jan-Erik)

The Women on the Roof

(Willy)

Noon Wine

(Olaf Helton)

The Physician

(Barber)

Harlan County War

(Warren Jakopovich)

S/Y Joy

(Klas Larsson)

Hemåt i natten

(Kurt Sjöberg)

In Order of Disappearance

(Nils)

Harry & Sonja

(Harry Olsson)

Friends

(Matt)

Hector and the Search for Happiness

(Edward)

The Dogs of Riga

(Magnus Björk)

Our Kind of Traitor

(Dima)

My Son the Fanatic

(Schitz)

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

(Seligman)

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

(Seligman)

Wind

(Joe Heiser)

Thor: Love and Thunder

(Selvig)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

(Self)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

(Self)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy

The Perfect Murder

(Axel Svensson)

Boogie Woogie

(Bob Maclestone)

Birthing Mamma Mia!

(Self)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

(Erik Selvig)

Five Days in August

(Christer)

Timecode

(Alex Green)

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

(Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited))

The Ox

(Helge Roos)

Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten

(Narrator (voice))

Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga

Deep Blue Sea

(Jim Whitlock)

Romeo & Juliet

(Prince of Verona)

Powder Keg

(Harvey Jacobs)

Dogville Confessions

(Self)

Parker Kane

(Nathan Van Adams)

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

The School of Wives

(Horace)

Who's who?

(Narrator)

Sentimental Value

(Gustav)

Borg vs McEnroe

(Lennart Bergelin)

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

(The Boss)

Polis polis potatismos

(Security Manager)

Passion of Mind

(William Granther)

D-Day

(Lise's Mand)

Room 1112

Return to Montauk

(Max Zorn)

The Hotel

(Self)

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

(Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson)

The Kingdom II

(Stig Helmers advokat)

The Painted Bird

(Hans)

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

(Hamlet)

Our Need for Consolation

(Narrator)

The Intruders

(Peter Delaney)

Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt

(Self)

Den byxlöse äventyraren

Gordon & Paddy

(Gordon (voice))

Out Stealing Horses

(Trond)

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Filmworker

(Self)

The Volcano Man

(English voice (voice))

Thor: Assembling the Troupe

(Himself)

Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'

(Himself)

The Wedding

(Roffe Eriksson)

Dune

(Baron Vladimir Harkonnen)

Eiffel Tower

(Jakob)

I'll Find You

(Benno Moser)

To Kill a Child

(Narrator)

Hope

(Tomas)

Dimension

Svenska ord i bild och tal

(Self)

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

(Self)

I Remember Lena Svedberg

(Narrator (Eng))

Behind the Moomins

(Self)

Moomins and the Winter Wonderland

(Moomin Pappa (Swedish version) (voice))

Time of the Wolf

(Peder Ulfstand)

Last Words

(Zyberski)

Dune: Part Two

(Baron Harkonnen)

The Ape Star

(Tord Fjordmark (voice))

11 Colours of the Bird

(Self)

Cinderella

(Grand Duke)

As If I Am Not There

(Doctor)

Entourage

Smash

(Finansministerns sekreterare)

American Playhouse

Report to Heaven

(Gary)

Playhouse Presents

August Strindberg: Ett liv

(Verner von Heidenstam)

Marvel Studios Legends

(Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited))

River

(John River)

Skavlan

(Self - Guest)

Bombi Bitt och jag

(Bombi Bitt)

Hundarna i Riga

(Magnus Björk)

The Hire

(Harvey Jacobs)

Rouge Brésil

(Villegagnon)

Helen of Troy

(King Theseus of Athens)

Vildanden

(Gregers Werle)

Chernobyl

(Boris Shcherbina)

Honest Trailers

(Erik Selvig (archive footage))

Arn: The Knight Templar

(Birger Brosa)

The Guldbagge Awards

(Self - Best Actor winner)

Kulturplatz

(Self)

The Kingdom

(Stig Helmers advokat)

Star Wars: Andor

(Luthen Rael)

The Simpsons

(Stellan Skarsgård (voice))