Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

actor, producer, writer

Stellan Skarsgård was born on Jun 13, 1951 in Sweden. Stellan Skarsgård's big-screen debut came with Bombi Bitt och jag - Season 1 directed by Bengt Lagerkvist in 1968, strarring Bombi Bitt. Stellan Skarsgård is known for Andor directed by Toby Haynes, Diego Luna stars as Cassian Andor and Kyle Soller as Syril Karn. Stellan Skarsgård has got 17 awards and 26 nominations so far. The most recent award Stellan Skarsgård achieved is Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards. The upcoming new movie Stellan Skarsgård plays is Dune: Part Two which will be released on Nov 03, 2023.

Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where he participated in "Vita rum" (1988), August Strindberg's "Ett drömspel" (1986) and "Mäster Olof" (1988). Simultaneously Skarsgård did outstanding film roles, notably in L'assassin candide (1982) by Hans Alfredson and with Fred Ward in American Playhouse: Noon Wine (1985). The fantastic performance gave him both a well-earned Guldbagge and Silver Berlin Bear. He portrayed the Skagen-painter Sören Kröyer in Hip hip hurra! (1987) and the Swedish ambassador Raoul Wallenberg in God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990), both directed by Kjell Grede. Täcknamn Coq Rouge (1989) and Den demokratiske terroristen (1992) he played Jan Guillou's Swedish superagent Carl Hamilton. He also had the leading part in the Oscar nominated Oxen (1991) directed by the world-famous cinematographer Sven Nykvist. Skarsgård did his first (but small) role in an big American film with L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être (1988). The role of Captain Tupolev in À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge (1990) was at supposed to be biggest part in a Hollywood-film, but unfortunately it was cut down. His breakthrough instead came with Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) opposite newcomer Emily Watson. After that Skarsgård got several supporting roles in American films, such as in My Son the Fanatic (1997), Gus Van Sant's Will Hunting (1997) and Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997).

  • Birthday

    Jun 13, 1951
  • Place of Birth

    Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
  • Also known

    Стеллан Скарсгард, Stellan John Skarsgård, Στέλαν Σκάρσγκαρντ, 스텔란 스카스가드, 斯特兰·斯卡斯加德

Known For

Awards

17 wins & 26 nominations

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2020
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Winner - Critics Choice Award
CinEuphoria Awards
2020
Merit - Honorary Award
Winner - CinEuphoria
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