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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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