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| 3 | ->''"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."'' |
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| 5 | Stellan John Skarsgård (born June 13, 1951 in Göteborg, Sweden) is a UsefulNotes/{{Swed|en}}ish actor and the patriarch of a whole clan of actors. |
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| 7 | He's had a distinguished career in European films, being a frequent collaborator of Creator/LarsVonTrier among others. In Hollywood, he's known for playing supporting character parts and often being the [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously best thing in some otherwise crappy or underwhelming movies]]. |
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| 9 | Skarsgård is a father of eight, including Creator/{{Alexander|Skarsgard}}, Creator/{{Gustaf|Skarsgard}}, Creator/{{Bill|Skarsgard}} and Valter, who all became actors. Despite the similar name and common misconception, however, there is no relation to the actor Creator/PeterSarsgaard. |
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| 11 | He also [[CelebrityResemblance gets mistaken]] for Creator/LiamNeeson quite a bit. |
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| 13 | !!Films and series he has appeared in include: |
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| 15 | * ''Series/{{Riget}}'' as Dr. Helmer's lawyer |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Insomnia}}''[[note]]The 1997 Norwegian film the Christopher Nolan film is a remake of[[/note]] as Jonas Engström |
| 17 | * ''Film/TheOx'' as Helge Roos |
| 18 | * ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' as Captain Viktor Tupolev |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Amistad}}'' as Tappan |
| 20 | * ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' as Prof. Gerald Lambeau |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheGlassHouse'' as Terrence "Terry" Glass |
| 22 | * ''Film/HelenOfTroy (2003)'' as Theseus |
| 23 | * ''Film/GoyasGhosts'' (2006) as Creator/FranciscoDeGoya |
| 24 | * ''Film/MammaMia'' as Bill Anderson |
| 25 | ** ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' |
| 26 | * ''Literature/PeterNoTail in America(t)'' as Pelle Swanson |
| 27 | * ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner |
| 28 | ** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'' |
| 29 | ** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' |
| 30 | * ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' as Dr. Erik Selvig |
| 31 | ** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' |
| 32 | ** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' |
| 33 | ** ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' |
| 34 | ** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' |
| 35 | ** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' |
| 36 | * ''Film/{{Dogville}}'' as Chuck |
| 37 | * ''Film/{{Melancholia}}'' as Jack |
| 38 | * ''Film/Ronin1998'' as Gregor |
| 39 | * ''Film/KingArthur2004'' as Cerdic |
| 40 | * ''Film/KingOfDevilsIsland'' as Bestyreren |
| 41 | * ''Film/InOrderOfDisappearance'' as Nils |
| 42 | * ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet2013'' as Prince Escalus |
| 43 | * ''Film/Cinderella2015'' as the Grand Duke |
| 44 | * ''Series/{{River}}'' as John River |
| 45 | * ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo2011'' as Martin Vanger |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheManWhoKilledDonQuixote'' as the Boss |
| 47 | * ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' as Boris Shcherbina |
| 48 | * ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen |
| 49 | ** ''[[Film/Dune2021 Dune: Part One]]'' (2021) |
| 50 | ** ''Film/DunePartTwo'' (2024) |
| 51 | * ''Series/{{Andor}}'' as Luthen Rael |
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| 53 | !!Tropes applying to Skarsgård: |
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| 55 | * FakeNationality: He's played a Norwegian (Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse), a Scottish pirate (''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''), 18th century Spanish {{romantic|ism}} painter Creator/FranciscoDeGoya, German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and several Soviet characters (''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'', ''Film/Ronin1998'', ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}''). |
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