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.
Known For
Dune: Part Two
(2024)
Baron Harkonnen
Dune
(2021)
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Melancholia
(2011)
Jack
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Gerald Lambeau
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Erik Selvig
The Avengers
(2012)
Erik Selvig
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Erik Selvig
Cinderella
(2015)
Grand Duke
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Thor
(2011)
Erik Selvig
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Erik Selvig
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
(2013)
Seligman
The Hunt for Red October
(1990)
Captain Tupolev
What Remains
(2022)
Sören Rank
King Arthur
(2004)
Cerdic
Full Filmography
Acting
Den byxlöse äventyraren
(1971)
The Office Party
(1972)
Peter
Raid in the Summer
(1972)
Erik
Five Days in August
(1973)
Christer
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
(1973)
Erik
The Wedding
(1973)
Roffe Eriksson
The Intruders
(1975)
Peter Delaney
Tabu
(1977)
Jan-Erik
Hemåt i natten
(1977)
Kurt Sjöberg
Det är din boll, Jim
(1978)
Journalist
The Simple-Minded Murderer
(1982)
Sven
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
(1983)
P & B
(1983)
Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson
The School of Wives
(1983)
Horace
Åke and His World
(1984)
Ebenholtz
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
(1985)
Hamlet
Peter-No-Tail in Americat
(1985)
Pelle Swanson
Noon Wine
(1985)
False as Water
(1985)
Stig
The Serpent's Way
(1986)
Karl Orsa Markström
Friends
(1987)
Matt
Jim and the Pirates Blom
(1987)
Gustav
Hip Hip Hurrah!
(1987)
Sören Kröyer
Time of the Wolf
(1988)
Peder Ulfstand
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
(1988)
The Engineer
The Perfect Murder
(1988)
Axel Svensson
The Women on the Roof
(1989)
Willy
Code Name Coq Rouge
(1989)
Carl Hamilton
S/Y Joy
(1989)
Klas Larsson
Förhöret
(1989)
Carl Hamilton
Parker Kane
(1990)
Nathan Van Adams
The Hunt for Red October
(1990)
Captain Tupolev
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
(1990)
Raoul Wallenberg
The Ox
(1991)
Helge Roos
Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
(1992)
Narrator (voice)
Wind
(1992)
Joe Heiser
The Democratic Terrorist
(1992)
Carl Hamilton
Polis polis potatismos
(1993)
Security Manager
The Last Dance
(1993)
Host in Norrköping
The Slingshot
(1993)
Fritiof Schütt
The Dogs of Riga
(1995)
Magnus Björk
The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery
(1995)
Herman Melvin
Zero Kelvin
(1995)
Randbæk
Harry & Sonja
(1996)
Harry Olsson
Breaking the Waves
(1996)
Jan Nyman
The Volcano Man
(1997)
English voice (voice)
My Son the Fanatic
(1997)
Schitz
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
(1997)
The Kingdom II
(1997)
Stig Helmers advokat
Insomnia
(1997)
Jonas Engström
Amistad
(1997)
Tappan
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Gerald Lambeau
The Glass-Blower's Children
(1998)
Albert
Ronin
(1998)
Gregor
Savior
(1998)
Peter
Deep Blue Sea
(1999)
Jim Whitlock
Aberdeen
(2000)
Tomas
Timecode
(2000)
Alex Green
Light Keeps Me Company
(2000)
Self
I Remember Lena Svedberg
(2000)
Narrator (Eng)
Passion of Mind
(2000)
William Granther
Dancer in the Dark
(2000)
Doctor
Harlan County War
(2000)
Warren Jakopovich
Signs & Wonders
(2001)
Alec
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
(2001)
Felix
D-Day
(2001)
Lise's Mand
The Glass House
(2001)
Terence Glass
Powder Keg
(2001)
Harvey Jacobs
City of Ghosts
(2002)
Joseph Kaspar
Taking Sides
(2002)
Wilhelm Furtwängler
No Good Deed
(2002)
Tyrone
Dogville
(2003)
Chuck
Helen of Troy
(2003)
Theseus
To Kill a Child
(2003)
Narrator
Eiffel Tower
(2004)
Jakob
Dogville Confessions
(2004)
Himself
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
(2004)
Self
King Arthur
(2004)
Cerdic
Exorcist: The Beginning
(2004)
Father Lankester Merrin
The Making of King Arthur
(2004)
Self
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
(2005)
Father Lankester Merrin
Beowulf & Grendel
(2005)
Hrothgar
Svenska ord i bild och tal
(2006)
Self
Kill Your Darlings
(2006)
Erik's Father
Goya's Ghosts
(2006)
Francisco Goya
Guilty Hearts
(2006)
Stangl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Wrath of Gods
(2007)
Self
WΔZ
(2007)
Eddie Argo
Arn: The Knight Templar
(2007)
Birger Brosa
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Schrader's Exorcism
(2008)
Himself
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
(2008)
Birger Brosa
God on Trial
(2008)
Baumgarten
Mamma Mia!
(2008)
Bill Anderson
Birthing Mamma Mia!
(2008)
Self
Angels & Demons
(2009)
Commander Richter
Metropia
(2009)
Ralph Parker (voice)
Boogie Woogie
(2009)
Bob Maclestone
Dimension
(2010)
As If I Am Not There
(2010)
Docteur
King of Devil's Island
(2010)
Bestyrer Håkon
Frankie & Alice
(2010)
Oz
Behind the Moomins
(2010)
Self
A Somewhat Gentle Man
(2010)
Ulrik
Melancholia
(2011)
Jack
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(2011)
Martin Vanger
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
(2011)
Himself
Thor
(2011)
Erik Selvig
Our Need for Consolation
(2012)
Narrator
Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga
(2012)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
(2012)
Self
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
(2012)
Self
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy
(2012)
The Avengers
(2012)
Erik Selvig
Romeo & Juliet
(2013)
Prince of Verona
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
(2013)
Seligman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
(2013)
Seligman
The Railway Man
(2013)
Finlay
The Physician
(2013)
Barber
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Erik Selvig
Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'
(2014)
Himself
Hector and the Search for Happiness
(2014)
Edward
In Order of Disappearance
(2014)
Nils
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Erik Selvig
Cinderella
(2015)
Grand Duke
The Hotel
(2016)
Self
Our Kind of Traitor
(2016)
Dima
Hasse Alfredson - Ett porträtt
(2017)
Self
Return to Montauk
(2017)
Max Zorn
Gordon & Paddy
(2017)
Gordon (voice)
Borg vs McEnroe
(2017)
Lennart Bergelin
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
(2017)
Moomin Pappa (voice)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
(2018)
Bill Anderson / Kurt Anderson
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
(2018)
The Boss
Filmworker
(2018)
Self
The Painted Bird
(2019)
Hans
Out Stealing Horses
(2019)
Trond
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
(2019)
Himself
Hope
(2019)
Tomas
11 Colours of the Bird
(2020)
Self
Last Words
(2020)
Zyberski
The Ape Star
(2021)
Tord Fjordmark (voice)
Dune
(2021)
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
What Remains
(2022)
Sören Rank
Soul of a Man
(2022)
Bon-Bon
I'll Find You
(2022)
Benno Moser
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
(2022)
Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Erik Selvig
Dune: Part Two
(2024)
Baron Harkonnen
Writing
Production
Aberdeen
(2000)
Associate Producer
King of Devil's Island
(2010)
Executive Producer
In Order of Disappearance
(2014)
Executive Producer
Crew