Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden on June 13th, 1951 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 72, Stellan Skarsgård biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Stellan John Skarsgård (born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor.
He is known for his roles as Jan Nyman in Breaking the Waves (1996), Captain Tupolev in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Professor Gerald Lambeau in Good Will Hunting (1997), Bootstrap Bill Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Bill Anderson in Mamma Mia! (2008) and the sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Commander Maximilian Richter in Angels and Demons (2009), Martin Vanger in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Dr.
Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), The Grand Duke in Cinderella (2015), and Boris Shcherbina in the HBO/Sky UK television miniseries Chernobyl (2019).
Early life
Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, the son of Gudrun (née Larsson; born 1930) and Jan Skarsgård (1920–1998). He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in Helsingborg, Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund, and Uppsala.
Personal life
He married My Skarsgård (b. 1956), a physician, in April 1975; together they have six children: Alexander (b. 1976); Gustaf (b. 1980); Sam (b. 1982); Bill (b. 1990); Eija (b. 1992); and Valter (b. 1995). Alexander, Gustaf, Bill, and Valter are also actors, while Eija is a former model. Skarsgård and My divorced in May 2007. Stellan married Megan Everett in January 2009. The couple have two sons: Ossian (b. 2009); and Kolbjörn (b. 2012). Skarsgård has had a vasectomy, stating that he felt eight children was enough.
Skarsgård was brought up by humanist, atheist 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 opinions. After the 11 September attacks, Skarsgård set out to read the Bible and the Quran, both of which he condemns as violent. Skarsgård is also a critic of religious independent schools in the Swedish educational system. He 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 worthy of 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 criticised the UN for its stance on blasphemy laws.
Acting career
Skarsgrd began his acting career early and, by the age of 21, he had worked in film, television, and stage. The bulk of his early roles appeared in Swedish television (such as Bombi Bitt) and films. Of Skarsgrd's films, he is perhaps best known for his role as Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg, where he portrays Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who worked to protect Holocaust victims.
Skarsgrd is best known for his film The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac. However, Hans Petter Moland, the actor who has directed Zero Kelvin, Aberdeen, In Order of Disappearance and A Somewhat Gentleman, has his best personal working relationship. Moland is a close friend, and he says of their friendship: "We're like an old married couple and I get separation anxiety." In 1997 Norwegian film Insomnia, which portrays guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström, he was another Scandinavian work for which he is best known.
Skarsgrd's first American film was 1985 film Noon Wine, directed by Michael Fields, in which Skarsgrd played a physically ill immigrant farmhand being chased by a bounty hunter. He acted opposite Fred Ward, who portrayed the farmer. In 1990, he appeared in another American film, The Hunt for Red October, portraying Captain Tupolev, a Soviet submarine commander.
In Schindler's List, he was considered for the role of Oskar Schindler. People often mistook him for Liam Neeson, who played Schindler in the film, and Skarsghrd later replaced Neeson in the 2004 film Exorcist: The Beginning. Verner Vollstedt, the German director of the fictional film Smokejumpers, who is hostile to main protagonist Vincent Chase, appeared on Entourage as a guest star. In both Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean, Skarsgrd appeared as Bootstrap Bill Turner. At World's End. Bill Anderson appeared in Universal Pictures' Mamma Mia in 2008. In its sequel Mamma Mia, the actor reprised the role ten years later. Here We Go Again.
Skarsgrd appeared in Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Love and Fire (2022), as well as Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Skarsgrd appeared in the 2015 live-action adaptation of Disney's Cinderella, in which he appeared as The Grand Duke. He appeared in Denis Villeneuve's Dune in 2021 as Vladimir Harkonnen.
Skarsgrd has appeared in music videos with Swedes. In 1991 and Lykke Li's 2011 music video, "Sadness Is a Blessing" was in Eva Dahlgren's "Vem tiger stjärnorna (Who Lights the Stars) (Who Lights the Stars).