Stellan John SkarsgÃ¥rd (/ˈstÉ›lÉ™n ˈskÉ'Ë rsÉ¡É'Ë rd/; Swedish
pronunciation: [ˈstɛ̂lË an ˈskÉ'ÌŒË Ê‚É¡oË É–] (listen) 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).
He is set to star in the untitled Cassian Andor series
(2021).Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Gudrun
(née Larsson; born 1930) and Jan SkarsgÃ¥rd (1920â€"1998). He moved
often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in
Helsingborg, Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund and Uppsala.Skarsgård started
his acting career early; and, by the age of 21, his experience in
film, TV and stage was considerable. Most of his early roles were in
Swedish television (such as Bombi Bitt) and films. Of Skarsgård's
work in Swedish film, he is perhaps best known for Good Evening, Mr.
Wallenberg, where he portrays Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who
worked to save Holocaust victims.
pronunciation: [ˈstɛ̂lË an ˈskÉ'ÌŒË Ê‚É¡oË É–] (listen) 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).
He is set to star in the untitled Cassian Andor series
(2021).Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Gudrun
(née Larsson; born 1930) and Jan SkarsgÃ¥rd (1920â€"1998). He moved
often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in
Helsingborg, Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund and Uppsala.Skarsgård started
his acting career early; and, by the age of 21, his experience in
film, TV and stage was considerable. Most of his early roles were in
Swedish television (such as Bombi Bitt) and films. Of Skarsgård's
work in Swedish film, he is perhaps best known for Good Evening, Mr.
Wallenberg, where he portrays Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who
worked to save Holocaust victims.
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