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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.*