Stellan Skarsgård

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Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård, January 2004

Born

June 13, 1951 (age 56)
Göteborg, Sweden

Awards won
Other Awards
Silver Bear for Best Actor 1982 Den Enfaldige mördaren

Stellan Skarsgård (help·info) (pronounced [ˈstɛlːan ˈskɒːʂgɔɖ] in Swedish), or "Ska(r)shgord"; born June 13, 1951) is a Swedish film actor, known for his roles in Breaking the Waves, Ronin, Good Will Hunting and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy.

1 Personal life
2 Acting career
3 Filmography
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Personal life

Skarsgård was born in Göteborg, Sweden, the son of Gudrun and J. Skarsgård.^[1] He moved often in his childhood and he lived, amongst other places, in Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund and Uppsala.^[2]

He is the father of Alexander Skarsgård and Gustaf Skarsgård, also actors. Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly named their son Stellan (born August 5, 2003) after him.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Acting career

Skarsgård started his acting career early, at age of 20 he already had a great experience in film, TV, and stage.^[3] Most of his early roles were in Swedish TV and movies.

Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier, having starred in three of the Danish auteur's features, including The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, and Dogville. Aside from these, his best-known Scandinavian work is probably his leading role as the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström in the original Insomnia.

Among his English-language film roles are:

Russian submarine captain Tupolov in The Hunt for Red October,
an engineer in The Unbearable Lightness of Being,
an MIT professor of mathematics in Good Will Hunting,
a young Lankester Merrin in Exorcist: The Beginning (and in Paul Schrader's version, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist),
Gregor in Ronin,
the Saxon warlord Cerdic in King Arthur,
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and
Joe Heiser in Wind.

He was considered for the role of Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List. Interestingly, Skarsgård reports that people often mistake him for Liam Neeson, who portrayed Schindler in the film. Skarsgård would in fact replace Neeson in Exorcist: The Beginning (2004).

[edit] Filmography

This filmography is not full but rather a representative one.

Year	Title	Role
1968	Bombi Bitt och jag a.k.a. Bombi Bitt and Me, mini TV series	Bombi Bitt
1972	Firmafesten a.k.a. The Office Party	Peter
1972	Strandhugg i somras a.k.a. Raid in the Summer	Erik
1972	Magnetisören, TV	Soldier
1973	Fem døgn i August a.k.a. Five days in August	Christer
1973	Bröllopet a.k.a. The Wedding	Roffe Eriksson
1974	Anita - ur en tonårsflickas dagbok a.k.a. Anita: Swedish Nymphet	Erik
1974	The Intruders a.k.a. Inkräktarna/Let Us Play Sex/Swedish Sex Games/Fait acompli	Peter Delaney, their son
1977	Tabu a.k.a. Taboo	Jan-Erik
1977	Hemåt i natten a.k.a. Homeward in the Night	Kurt Sjöberg
1982	Den enfaldige mördaren a.k.a. The Simple-Minded Murder	Sven
1983	P & B	Karl-Johan 'Charlie' Pettersson
1984	Åke och hans värld a.k.a. Åke and His World	Ebenholtz
1985	Falsk som vatten a.k.a. False as Water	Stig
1985	Noon Wine	Olaf Helton
1985	Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt a.k.a. Peter-No-Tail in Americat	Pelle Swanson, voice
1986	Ormens väg på hälleberget a.k.a. The Serpent's Way	Karl Orsa Markström
1987	Jim & piraterna Blom a.k.a. Jim and the Pirates	Gustav, Jim's Father
1987	Hip hip hurra! a.k.a. Hip Hip Hurrah!	Sören Kröyer
1988	The Unbearable Lightness of Being	The Engineer
1988	Vargens tid a.k.a. Arilds tid/Time of the Wolf	Peder Ulfstand
1988	Friends	Matt
1988	The Perfect Murder	Axel Svensson
1989	S/Y Glädjen a.k.a. S/Y Joy	Klas Larsson
1989	Täcknamn Coq Rouge a.k.a. Code Name Coq Rouge	Carl Hamilton
1989	Vildanden a.k.a. The Wild Duck	Gregers Werle
1989	Kvinnorna på taket a.k.a. The Women on the Roof	Willy
1989	Förhöret a.k.a.	Carl Hamilton
1990	The Hunt for Red October a.k.a.	Capt. Tupolev
1990	God afton, Herr Wallenberg a.k.a. Good Evening	Raoul Wallenberg
1991	Oxen a.k.a. The Ox	Helge Roos
1992	Den demokratiske terroristen a.k.a. The Democratic Terrorist	Carl Hamilton
1992	Wind	Joe Heiser
1993	Kådisbellan a.k.a. Innocent Life	Fritiof Schütt
1993	Sista dansen a.k.a. The Last Dance	Host in Norrköping
1995	Jönssonligans största kupp a.k.a. The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery	Herman Melvin

Kjærlighetens kjøtere (1995)
Hundarna i Riga (The Hound of Riga, 1995)
Harry och Sonja (1996) ("Harry and Sonja")
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Insomnia (1997)
My Son the Fanatic (film) (1997)
Amistad (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Riket II (1997)
Glasblåsarns barn (The Glass-blower's Children, 1997)
Savior (1998)
Ronin (1998)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Passion of Mind (2000)
Signs & Wonders (2000)
Timecode (2000)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Aberdeen (2000)
The Hire: Powder Keg (2000)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2000)
Taking Sides (2001)
The Glass House (2001)
City of Ghosts (2002)
No Good Deed, (2003)
Att döda ett barn (To Kill a Child, 2003, voice)
Helen of Troy, (2003)
Dogville (2003)
King Arthur (2004)
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Arn – The Knight Templar (2007)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
WΔZ (2008)
Boogie Woogie (2008)

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Award or nomination		Category	For a Role in Movie
1982	Nominated	Berlin International Film Festival	Best Actor
1982	Won	Berlin International Film Festival	Silver Bear for Best Actor	Sven in Den Enfaldige Mördaren
2001	Nominated	European Film Academy	Best Actor	Wilhelm Furtwangler in Taking Sides
2001	Nominated	European Film Academy	Best European Actor	Wilhelm Furtwangler in Taking Sides