Acting career Stellan Skarsgård

stellan skarsgård @ 2017 berlin film festival

skarsgård started acting career early; and, age of 21, experience in film, tv , stage considerable. of roles in swedish television (such bombi bitt) , films. of skarsgård’s work in swedish film, perhaps best known portrayal of swedish diplomat raoul wallenberg, worked save holocaust victims.

skarsgård particularly associated director lars von trier , has appeared in 6 of danish auteur s features: kingdom, breaking waves, dancer in dark, dogville, melancholia , nymphomaniac. personal working relationship, however, norwegian director hans petter moland, has directed actor in kjærlighetens kjøtere, aberdeen, in order of disappearance , gentle man. skarsgård considers moland close friend and, in 2009, said of relationship: re old married couple , separation anxiety. scandinavian work known 1997 norwegian film insomnia, in plays guilt-ridden policeman jonas engström.

skarsgård’s first american film 1985 film noon wine, directed michael fields, in skarsgård played mentally-disturbed immigrant farmhand being chased bounty hunter. acted opposite fred ward, portrayed farmer. in 1990, starred in american film, hunt red october, playing character of captain tupolev, soviet submarine commander.

he considered role of oskar schindler in schindler s list. skarsgård reported people mistook him liam neeson portrayed schindler in film. skarsgård would, in fact, replace neeson in 2004 film exorcist: beginning. appeared guest star on hbo tv series entourage, verner vollstedt, german director of fictional film smokejumpers, has bias against main character vincent chase, 1 of stars of film.

skarsgård played dr. erik selvig in marvel s 2011 film thor, , reprised role in 2013 sequel thor: dark world, 2012 s avengers , 2015 s avengers: age of ultron. skarsgård reteamed thor director kenneth branagh 2015 film cinderella, in played grand duke.

skarsgård has appeared in music videos alongside fellow swedes. in eva dahlgren s vem tänder stjärnorna (who lights stars) in 2009 , lykke li s 2011 music video, sadness blessing .