
Stellan Skarsgård
Birthday: 13 June 1951, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Birth Name: John Stellan Skarsgård
Height: 191 cm
Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och ...Show More

I'm not religious or anything, but to me it's great fun and it's nice to have a lot of kids. They ta Show more
I'm not religious or anything, but to me it's great fun and it's nice to have a lot of kids. They take care of each other. Hide
[on his first time on stage] I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and craw Show more
[on his first time on stage] I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again. Hide
It takes a long time to make me beautiful, but it goes fast to make me ugly.
It takes a long time to make me beautiful, but it goes fast to make me ugly.
Th main pleasure of working with Lars [von Trier] is that you feel absolutely free and safe, and you Show more
Th main pleasure of working with Lars [von Trier] is that you feel absolutely free and safe, and you can't fail because if you fuck up it's considered good...We've matured a little, hopefully, but hopefully not too much. Hide
[on shooting Return to Montauk (2017)] It won't sell a lot of popcorn, but it's right up my alley.
[on shooting Return to Montauk (2017)] It won't sell a lot of popcorn, but it's right up my alley.
In Hollywood you got work around you all the time. You can't get a taxi without that the driver hand Show more
In Hollywood you got work around you all the time. You can't get a taxi without that the driver hands you a script. Where I live [in Sweden] people still read books that can't be made into film. Hide
There is no overacting, only untrue acting.
There is no overacting, only untrue acting.
[on any potential sexual awareness emanating from making "Nymphomaniac'I and II] Well, it's not only Show more
[on any potential sexual awareness emanating from making "Nymphomaniac'I and II] Well, it's not only about that, but if you get a chance to learn about something that's good, isn't it? I'd never heard about the 'silent duck' before. I have a lot of female friends who consider me one of their girlfriends because they talk very openly in front of me, so I've heard quite a lot. Hide
[on Robin Williams] It was as though he had three brains going at full speed all the time.
[on Robin Williams] It was as though he had three brains going at full speed all the time.
I was born naked and walk around naked at home. My parents walked around naked and when my friends i Show more
I was born naked and walk around naked at home. My parents walked around naked and when my friends in school still thought babies were brought by storks I could tell them how they were really made. I have a very relaxed relationship[p with my genitals. Hide
Stellan Skarsgård's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (120)


Tappan

Bill

Cerdic

'Bootstrap' Bill Turner

King Hrothgar

Prince of Verona
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