Stellan Skarsgard Biography (1951-)

Born June 13, 1951, in Goeteborg, Sweden; son of J. Skarsgard and Gudrun Skarsgard; married My Guenther, 1976; children: six. Career: Actor and screenwriter. Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, member, 1972-87. Awards, Honors: Silver Berlin Bear, Berlin Film Festival, and Guldbagge Award, bestactor, 1982, both for The Simpleminded Murder; Rouen Film Festival, best actor, 1987; Guldbagge Award, best actor, 1990, for Taecknamn Coq Rouges; Chicago Film Festival, best actor, 1991; European Film Award, outstanding European actor in world cinema, 1998, for Amistad and Good WillHunting. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Jeri Scott Management, 211 South Beverly Dr., Suite 112, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: Hoegbergsgatan 40, 11826 Stockholm, Sweden.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, Screenwriter
Birth Details
June 13, 1951
Goeteborg, Sweden

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Christer, Fem dogn I august, 1972
  • Erik, Raid in the Summer (also known as Strandhugg I somras), 1972
  • Peter, The Office Party (also known as Firmafesten), 1972
  • Roffe Erikson, Broellopet, 1973
  • Erik, Anita (also known as Swedish Nymphet and Anita-uren tonarsflickas dagbok), Swedish Film Production, 1973
  • Peter Dalancy, The Intruders (also known as Let Us Play Sexand Swedish Sex Games), 1974
  • Jan-Erik, Taboo (also known as Tabu), 1977
  • Kurt, Homeward in the Night (also known as Hemat I natten),1977
  • Sven-The Idiot, The Simpleminded Murderer (also known as Den enfaldige moerdaren), 1982
  • Pettersson, P&B , Svensk Filmindustri, 1983
  • Ebenholtz, the murder's son, Ake and his World (also known as Ake och hans vaerld), Svensk Filmindustri, 1984
  • Stig, False as Water (also known as Falsk som vatten), Svensk Filmindustri, 1985
  • Voice of Pelle Swanson, Peter-No-Tail in America (also known as Pelle Svansloes I Amerikatt), 1985
  • Karl Orsa, The Serpent's Way (also known as Ormens vaeg pa haelleberget), Svensk Filmindustri, 1986
  • Gustav, Jim and the Pirates (also known as Jim and piraterna Blom), Svensk Filmindustri, 1987
  • Soeren Kroeyer, Hip Hip Hurrah! (also known as Hip hip harra!), Sandrews, 1987
  • The Engineer, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Orion, 1988
  • Peder Ulfstand, Time of the Wolf (also known as Vargens tid), 1988
  • Matt, Friends, 1988
  • Axel Svensson, The Perfect Murder, Merchant Ivory Productions, 1988
  • Klas Larsson, S/Y Joy (also known as S/Y Glaejen), 1989
  • Carl Hamilton, Code Name Coq Rouge (also known as Taecknamn CoqRouge), Sandrews, 1989
  • Willy, The Women on the Roof (also known as Kvinnorna pa taket), Svensk Filmindustri, 1989
  • Captain Tupolev, The Hunt for Red October, Paramount, 1990
  • Raoul Wallenberg, Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (also known as Godafton, Herr Wallenberg), Svenska Filminstitutet, 1990
  • Helge Roos, The Ox (also known as Oxen), First Run Features, 1991
  • Joe Heiser, Wind, TriStar, 1992
  • Carl Hamilton, The Democratic Terrorist (also known as Den demokrastiske terroristen), 1992
  • Host in Norrkoeping, The Last Dance (also known as Sista dansen), 1993
  • Fritiof Schuett, The Slingshot (also known as Kadisbellan),Sony Pictures Classics, 1993
  • Herman Melvin, Joensson Gang's Greatest Robbery (also known as Joenssonligans stoersta kupp), Sandrews, 1995
  • Randbaek, Zero Kelvin (also known as Kjilightens kjotere),Kino International, 1995
  • Magnus Bjoerk, Hundarna I Riga, 1995
  • Harry, Harry and Sonja (also known as Harry och Sonja), 1995
  • Jan, Breaking the Waves, October Films, 1996
  • Schitz, My Son the Fanatic, Zephyr Films, 1997
  • Lewis Tappan, Amistad, DreamWorks, 1997
  • Professor Gerard Lambeau, Good Will Hunting, Miramax, 1997
  • Himself, Tranceformer-A Portrait of Lars von Trier, Svenska Filminstitutet, 1997
  • Jonas Engstroem, Insomnia, First Run Features, 1998
  • Albert, The Glassblower's Children (also known as Glasblasarnsbarn), Svenska Filminstitutet, 1998
  • Dominic, Savior, Lion's Gate Films, 1998
  • Gregor, Ronin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1998
  • Dr. Jim Whitlock, Deep Blue Sea, Warner Bros., 1999
  • Passion of Mind, Paramount, 1999
  • Dancer in the Dark, Zentropa Entertainment, forthcoming.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Bombi Bitt, Bombi Bitt and Me (also known as Bombi Bit och jag), 1968
  • Movies
  • Hustruskolan, 1983
  • Hamlet, Den Tragiska Historien om Hamlet, Prinz ar Danmark, 1984
  • Olaf Helton, Noon Wine, 1985
  • Gregers Werle, Vildanden, 1989
  • Carl Hamilton, Foerhoeret, 1989
  • Van Adams, Parker Kane, 1990
  • Miniseries
  • Undersecretary of State, S*M*A*S*H, 1990
  • Gary, Report to Heaven (also known as Rapport till himlen),1994
  • Stig Helmer's lawyer, The Kingdom II (also known as Riget II), [The Netherlands], 1997
  • Stage Appearances
  • Ett droemspel (also known as A Dreamplay), The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden, 1986
  • Vita rum, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988
  • Maester Olof, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Jim and the Pirates (also known as Jim and piraterna Blom),Svensk Filmindustri, 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • The Guardian, April 17, 1998, p. T10.
    • Variety, November 10, 1997, p. 32.*