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Stellan Skarsgård Biography

Birth Name:John Stellan Skarsgård

Birth Place:Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Stunts

Fast Facts

Won a Career Achievement Award at the 2012 Dublin International Film Festival for his work in Scandinavian and English language films
Is the father of actors Alexander, Bill and Gustaf Skarsgard
Most of his early acting work was in Swedish television and film
Quote: "The only respect you should have is the one you earn․"
Quote: "I have a couple of favorite directors who are good friends and when you come back it's like you are children in a sandbox․ It's the ideal environment to be creative․"
Appears in many films by director Lars von Trier and director Hans Petter Moland
Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly's son Stellan is named after him

Awards

1982Silver Berlin Bear-Best Actor: winner
1982Guldbagge-Best Actor (Bästa manliga huvudroll): winner
1990Guldbagge-Best Actor (Bästa manliga huvudroll): winner
1996Amanda-Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller): nominated
1997Amanda-Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller): nominated
1998Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
1998Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema-: winner
2000European Film Award-European Actor: nominated
2001European Film Award-European Actor: nominated
2002Best Actor-: winner
2003Chlotrudis Award-Best Actor: nominated
2004Bodil-Best Supporting Actor (Bedste mandlige birolle): nominated
2004Robert-Best Supporting Actor (Årets mandlige birolle): nominated
2005INOCA-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
2005Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Scary Scene: nominated
2006Chainsaw Award-Best Actor: nominated
2008Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
2009People's Choice Award-Favorite Cast: nominated
2010Amanda-Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller): winner
2010EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Actor: winner
2011ICP Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2011Kanonprisen-Best Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
2012Chlotrudis Award-Best Actor: nominated
2014Bodil-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
2014European Film Award-European Actor: nominated
2014Ole-Best Actor (Bedste mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
2015Robert-Best Actor (Årets mandlige hovedrolle): nominated
2018Guldbagge-Best Supporting Actor (Bästa manliga biroll): winner
2019Gold Derby TV Award-Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actor: nominated
2019INOCA TV-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: winner
2019OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series: winner
2019OFTA Television Award-Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: nominated
2019Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
2020Amanda-Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller): nominated
2020BAFTA TV Award-Supporting Actor: nominated
2020Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Actor in a TV show (Mejor Actor en una serie): nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
2020Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: winner
2020Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
2020Kanonprisen-Best Male Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
2020Remi Award-Best Actor: nominated
2022SFCS Award-Best Villain: nominated
2023Peabody Award-Entertainment: winner
2024Astra TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Drama Series: nominated
2025BSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2025CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2025GAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2025GWNYFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025IFJA Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
2025Sierra Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2025LAFCA Award-Best Supporting Performance: winner
2025NYFCO Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025NTFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025OAFFC Award-Best Supporting Male: nominated
2025PCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025PCA Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
2025SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2025SFBAFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2025TFCA Award-Outstanding Supporting Performance: nominated
2025FCA Award-Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
2025WAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2026Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: nominated
2026EDA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2026Astra Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Drama: winner
2026BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026Windie-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026COFCA Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
2026Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026Dorian Award-Supporting Film Performance of the Year: nominated
2026Días de Cine Award-Best International Actor: winner
2026European Film Award-European Actor: winner
2026Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actor: nominated
2026Golden Globe-Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: winner
2026HFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026MNFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2026MCFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026NDFS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2026NDFS Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2026International Star Award-: winner
2026Sant Jordi-Best Actor in a Foreign Film (Millor actor en pel·lícula estrangera): winner
2026Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2026UFCA Award-Best Supporting Performance, Male: nominated