Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård | |
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Stellan Skarsgård at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival | |
Born |
Stellan John Skarsgård 13 June 1951 Gothenburg, Sweden |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–present |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 8, including Alexander, Gustaf, Bill and Valter |
Stellan John Skarsgård (/ˈstɛlən
Early life
Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Gudrun (née Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård.[1][2] He moved often in his childhood and lived, amongst other places, in Helsingborg, Totebo, Kalmar, Marielund and Uppsala.[3]
Acting career
Skarsgård started his acting career early; and, by the age of 21, his experience in film, TV and stage was considerable.[4] 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.[5]
Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia and Nymphomaniac. His most personal working relationship, however, is with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland, who has directed the actor in Zero Kelvin, Aberdeen, In Order of Disappearance, and A Somewhat Gentle Man. Skarsgård considers Moland a close friend and, in 2009, he said of their relationship: "We're like an old married couple and I get separation anxiety."[6] Another Scandinavian work that he is known for is the 1997 Norwegian film Insomnia, in which he plays the guilt-ridden policeman Jonas Engström.[7]
Skarsgård’s first American film was the 1985 film Noon Wine, directed by Michael Fields, in which Skarsgård played a mentally-disturbed immigrant farmhand being chased by a bounty hunter. He acted opposite Fred Ward, who portrayed the farmer.[5] In 1990, he starred in another American film, The Hunt for Red October, playing the character of Captain Tupolev, a Soviet submarine commander.
He was considered for the role of Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List. Skarsgård reported that people often mistook him for Liam Neeson who portrayed Schindler in the film. Skarsgård would, in fact, replace Neeson in the 2004 film Exorcist: The Beginning. He appeared as a guest star on the HBO TV Series Entourage, as Verner Vollstedt, the German director of the fictional film Smokejumpers, who has a bias against the main character Vincent Chase, one of the stars of the film.[8] Skarsgård appeared as Bootstrap Bill Turner in both Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. In 2008, he starred as Bill Anderson in Universal Pictures' Mamma Mia! and reprised the role 10 years later in its sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
Skarsgård played Dr. Erik Selvig in Marvel's 2011 film Thor, and then reprised the role in the 2013 sequel Thor: The Dark World,[9] as well as 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron. Skarsgård reteamed with Thor director Kenneth Branagh for the 2015 film Cinderella, in which he played The Grand Duke.[10]
Skarsgård has also appeared in music videos alongside fellow Swedes. He was in Eva Dahlgren's "Vem Tänder stjärnorna" (Who Lights the Stars) in 2009[11] and Lykke Li's 2011 music video, "Sadness Is a Blessing".[12]
Personal life
He married My Skarsgård,[13] a physician, in April 1975 and together they had six children: Alexander (b. 1976), Gustaf (b. 1980), Sam (b. 1982), Bill (b. 1990), Eija (b. 1992) and Valter (b. 1995). Alexander, Gustaf, Bill and Valter are also actors, while Eija is a former model.[14] Skarsgård and My divorced in May 2007. Stellan married Megan Everett in January 2009.[15] The couple has two sons together Ossian and Kolbjörn.[16][17] Skarsgård has had a vasectomy, stating that he felt eight children was enough.[18][19][20]
Actors Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly named their son Stellan after Skarsgård.[21]
Views on religion
Skarsgård was brought up by humanist, atheist[22] parents and had an atheist grandfather and a deeply religious grandmother. According to Skarsgård, this never led to any problems because of the family's mutual respect for each other's opinions.[23] After the September 11 attacks, Skarsgård set out to read the Bible and the Quran, both of which he condemns as violent.[23] Skarsgård is also a critic of religious independent schools in the Swedish educational system.[23] Skarsgård has said he considers the notion of God absurd and that if a real God were actually so vain as to constantly demand worship, then he would not be worthy of it.[23]
In 2009, Skarsgård, along with other non-religious artists, authors and entrepreneurs including Christer Sturmark, Björn Ulvaeus and Christer Fuglesang, wrote an article in Dagens Nyheter stressing the importance of secularity.[24] The group also criticised the UN for its stance on blasphemy laws.[24]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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1968 | Bombi Bitt och jag | Bombi Bitt | TV series (5 episodes) |
1972 | Magnetisören | Soldier | TV film |
1981 | Skärp dig, älskling | Georg | TV mini-series |
1981 | Babels hus | Dr. Mattsson | TV mini-series |
1981 | Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro | The tardy one | TV film |
1983 | Farmor och vår herre | Nathan | TV mini-series |
1983 | Hustruskolan | Horace | TV film |
1985 | Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark | Hamlet | TV film |
1985 | August Strindberg: Ett liv | Verner von Heidenstam | TV mini-series |
1989 | The Wild Duck | Gregers Werle | TV film |
1989 | Förhöret | Carl Hamilton | TV film |
1990 | S*M*A*S*H | Statssekreteraren | TV mini-series (1 episode: "Wow, håll käften!") |
1990 | Parker Kane | Nathan Van Adams | TV film |
1994 | Rapport till himlen | Gary | TV mini-series |
1997 | The Kingdom II | Stig Helmers advokat | TV mini-series (1 episode: "Gargantua") |
2000 | Harlan County War | Warren Jakopovich | TV film |
2001 | D-dag - Den færdige film | Lise's Mand | TV film |
2003 | Helen of Troy | Theseus | TV film |
2008 | Masterpiece Contemporary | Baumgarten | TV series (1 episode: "God on Trial") |
2008 | Entourage | Verner Vollstedt | TV series (3 episodes) |
2010 | Arn | Birger Brosa | TV mini-series |
2012 | Rouge Brésil | Villegagnon | TV series |
2012 | Playhouse Presents | The Man | TV series (1 episode "The Man") |
2014 | Quarry | The Broker | TV film |
2015 | River | John River | TV series (6 episodes) |
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
- ↑ "Stellan Skarsgaard Biography". Filmreference.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ↑ Thyselius, Erik; Lindblad, Göran (1999). Vem är det?: Svensk biografisk handbok: Volume 44. Norstedt. p. 1004.
- ↑ "Hollywood's Lonely Hero". Stellanonline.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ↑ "Stellan Skarsgard (Bootstrap Bill) Biography". Starsontop.com. 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- 1 2 Gross, Larry (1998). "Stellan Skarsgård". BOMB Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ Stiller opp for Moland Archived 26 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. www.dagsavisen.no
- ↑ Brad Brevet (10 December 2012). "RopeofSilicon Movie Club: 'Insomnia' (1997)". Rope of Silicon. RopeofSilicon.com LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Mike Ryan (21 December 2011). "Stellan Skarsgard on 'Dragon Tattoo', Not Being Satisfied with 'The Avengers' and His 'Good Will Hunting' Scarf". Moviefone. Aol Inc. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Rappe, Elisabeth (5 October 2009). "Stellan Skarsgard Joins 'Thor'". Cinematical. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ Stellan Skarsgard in Talks to Join 'Cinderella' (Exclusive) Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Hollywood Reporter, Retrieved July 12, 2013
- ↑ Dahlgren, Eva (2009). "Vem Tänder stjärnorna". www.youtube.com. VEVO. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Lykke Li (26 April 2011). "Lykke Li - 'Sadness Is a Blessing' (Director Tarik Saleh)" (Video upload). YouTube. Google Inc. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Behdjou, Behrang. "My Skarsgård: "Till slut handlade det om att välja livet eller döden"". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ↑ Enfield, Interview by Lizzie (27 November 2015). "Stellan Skarsgård: my family values". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Stellan Skarsgård: Nymphomaniac's off-centred everyman". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ Gilbey, Ryan (5 April 2012). "Stellan Skarsgård: 'I'm a castrated bull'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (24 August 2012). "Stellan Skarsgard, 61, Welcomes Baby Number 8". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Stellan Skarsgård har steriliserat sig: "Det räcker med åtta barn"". hant.se. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "Stellan Skarsgård: För att bli bra måste du vara ömtålig - DN.SE". dn.se. 2 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "Skarsgård: 'Jag har steriliserat mig'". aftonbladet.se. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ Hewett, Emily (8 September 2015). "Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany hold hands with their precious children Agnes and Stellan on low-key family stroll". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Skarsgård, Stellan (27 November 2015). "Stellan Skarsgård: my family values". The Guardian. Interviewed by Lizzie Enfield. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Skarsgård, Stellan (14 December 2008). "Stellan Skarsgård: Bibeln och Koranen får inte styra skolan" [Stellan Skarsgård: The Bible and the Quran can not control the school]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Därför är det viktigt med ett sekulärt samhälle" [Therefore, it is important to have a secular society]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1982 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "2004 Bodil Awards". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "1998 European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "2000 European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "2001 European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "2006 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 "The Swedish Film Database". sfi.se. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ Haimi, Rebecca (4 January 2018). "Flest nomineringar till Borg – Östlund: "Det känns okej"". SVT (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Pettersson, Leo (22 January 2018). "Glädjetårar efter Sameblods succé". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "2008 Satellite Awards". pressacademy.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Jameson Dublin International Film Festival: Audience Awards". jdiff.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "2002 Mar del Plata Film Festival". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "2010 Amanda Awards". filmweb.no/filmfestivalen/. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ↑ "2009 People's Choice Awards". peopleschoice.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "2004 Robert Awards". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". sagawards.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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