Stellan Skarsgard

Stellan Skarsgard in Warner Brothers' Exorcist: The Beginning - 2004.

Biography

Born 06/13/1951

As one of the most prominent film actors to have emerged from the frosty tundra of Sweden, Stellan Skarsgard drew favorable comparisons to the likes of fellow Swedish thespians Max von Sydow and Erland Josephson. Though relatively unknown in the United States for the first half of his career...
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Awards

  • In 1998, received European Film Award for Achievement in World Cinema
  • In 1982, received Berlin International Film Festival Award for Best Actor

Highlights

  • In 2009, Played head of the Swiss Guard in Ron Howard's "Angels and Demons," a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"
  • In 2008, Cast as one of the potential fathers in the film version of the ABBA musical, "Mamma Mia!"
  • In 2007, Portrayed Spanish grand master Francisco de Goya in Milos Forman's "Goya's Ghosts"

Family & Companions

  • Alexander Skarsgard: son (Born Aug. 25, 1976; mother, My Skarsgard)
  • Gustaf Skarsgard: son (Born Nov. 12, 1980; mother, My Skarsgard )

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