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Stellan Skarsgård
Birth at
13 June 1951
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Stellan Skarsgård was born on June 13, 1951 in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. He is a Swedish theatre and film actor. Acting began for him very early when he was still a child. His debut was the main role in the television series “Bombi Bitt och jag”, after the release of which the young actor became famous and famous in his homeland. At the age of 20, he joined the Stockholm Royal Drama Theatre, where he remained for 16 years. He continued to act in films only if it did not go against the schedule
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Stellan Skarsgård was born on June 13, 1951 in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. He is a Swedish theatre and film actor. Acting began for him very early when he was still a child.
His debut was the main role in the television series “Bombi Bitt och jag”, after the release of which the young actor became famous and famous in his homeland. At the age of 20, he joined the Stockholm Royal Drama Theatre, where he remained for 16 years. He continued to act in films only if it did not go against the schedule of performances and rehearsals in the theater.
One of the first serious main roles in the film was the erotic drama Anita: the diary of a teenage girl. Then there was a role in the film “Schoolless Murder”, for which he received the main prize of the national film award “Golden Beetle”, as well as “Silver Bear” at the film festival in Berlin in 1980. In total, for his entire life 9 times nominated for various film awards and five times became a prize-winner.
Despite the fact that the actor had great fame and popularity in his homeland, Hollywood seriously drew attention to him after the scandalous film was released.
Breaking the waves .
However, despite everything, Skarsgard continues to be one of the rare actors in Europe, who successfully combines work in American blockbusters with projects of "independent" directors. The filmography of Skarsgård is filled not only with such American hits as
Ronin "Deep Blue Sea", "Amistad", "Good Will Hunting", but also experimental films such as the picture of Mike Figgis.
Timecode . Currently, the filmography of the actor has more than 100 films.
His premiere films include Thor (2011, Kenneth Branagh), Melancholia (2011, Lars von Trier), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
