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Stellan Skarsgård

Actor, also producer and writer · Born June 13, 1951 (75) · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

2 Golden Globes · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Stellan Skarsgård (born June 13, 1951) is a Swedish actor, known internationally for The Hunt for Red October and Good Will Hunting, as well as his supporting roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Mamma Mia!, and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchises. Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 13, 1951 (75)
From
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
94 on MovieCove · 164 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Stellan Skarsgård's films like?

Across their 78 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Short2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Short movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Survival
18%
Bonds
17%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
8%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 75 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 19 · Dark 39

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 41 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 29 · Intense 34

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 29 · Shifting 39 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 53 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 39 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 38 · Full focus 15

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 37

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 39 · Open-ended 24 · Ambiguous 12

Roles they play

52 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 13 of 52 analyzed roles.

Mentor
13 of 52
Hero
12 of 52
Shadow
12 of 52
Ally
8 of 52
Threshold guardian
3 of 52
Herald
3 of 52
Shapeshifter
1 of 52
Show the 52 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
52
Melancholic
37
Dread
22
Contemplative
19
Warm
13
Other
70

How their films linger

Thought-provoking32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous18

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stellan Skarsgård's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 69 of their 94 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stellan Skarsgård's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

164 credits, 94 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Please (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Winston

  • Dante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Dante (voice)

  • Sentimental Value(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Gustav Borg

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Björn Frantzén - jakten på stjärnor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator

  • Who's Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator

  • What Remains(2022)

    as Sören Rank

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    as Baron Harkonnen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · as Luthen Rael

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Luthen Rael (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)

    as Selvig

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Soul of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bon-Bon

  • Dune(2021)

    as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Ape Star(2021)

    as Tord Fjordmark (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Erik Selvig (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Last Words(2020)

    as Zyberski

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hope(2019)

    as Tomas

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Painted Bird(2019)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I'll Find You(2019)

    as Benno Moser

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Chernobyl(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Boris Shcherbina

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Out Stealing Horses(2019)

    as Trond

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018)

    as Bill / Kurt

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote(2018)

    as The Boss

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Gordon & Paddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gordon (voice)

  • Borg vs. McEnroe(2017)

    as Lennart Bergelin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Wife(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Return to Montauk(2017)

    as Max Zorn

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Moomins and the Winter Wonderland(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Our Kind of Traitor(2016)

    as Dima

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • River(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as John River

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Erik Selvig

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2015)

    as Grand Duke

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Der Medicus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bader

  • Hector and the Search for Happiness(2014)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Rouge Brésil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon

  • In Order of Disappearance(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Nils

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I(2013)

    as Seligman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II(2013)

    as Seligman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Physician(2013)

    as Barber

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Railway Man(2013)

    as Finlay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    as Erik Selvig

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Romeo & Juliet(2013)

    as Prince of Verona

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rouge Brésil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Villegagnon

  • Liten Skär och alla små Brokiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as (voice)

  • Our Need for Consolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • The Avengers(2012)

    as Selvig

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as The Man

  • Room 1112 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    as Martin Vanger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Thor(2011)

    as Erik Selvig

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Melancholia(2011)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • King of Devil's Island(2010)

    Executive Producer · as Bestyrer Håkon

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Frankie & Alice(2010)

    as Oz

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dimension 1991-2024(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • As If I Am Not There(2010)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Boogie Woogie(2009)

    as Bob Maclestone

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Arn: The Knight Templar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Birger Brosa

  • A Somewhat Gentle Man(2010)

    as Ulrik

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Metropia(2009)

    as Ralph Parker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    as Commander Richter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • God on Trial(2008)

    as Baumgarten

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road(2008)

    as Birger Brosa

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mamma Mia!(2008)

    as Bill Anderson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Arn: The Knight Templar(2007)

    as Birger Brosa

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Guilty Hearts(2006)

    as Stangl

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    as Bootstrap Bill

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Killing Gene(2007)

    as Eddie Argo

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Goya's Ghosts(2006)

    as Francisco Goya

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

    as Bootstrap Bill

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kill Your Darlings(2006)

    as Erik's Father

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Beowulf & Grendel(2005)

    as Hrothgar

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Manderlay(2005)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist(2005)

    as Father Lankester Merrin

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Exorcist: The Beginning(2004)

    as Father Lankester Merrin

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Verner Vollstedt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • King Arthur(2004)

    as Cerdic

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Eiffel Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jakob

  • Dogville(2003)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Helen of Troy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as King Theseus of Athens

  • To Kill a Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • City of Ghosts(2002)

    as Joseph Kaspar

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • No Good Deed(2002)

    as Tyrone

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Taking Sides(2001)

    as Wilhelm Furtwängler

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2001)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Glass House(2001)

    as Terence Glass

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Powder Keg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Harvey Jacobs

  • The Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvey Jacobs

  • Signs & Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Alec

  • Aberdeen(2000)

    Associate Producer · as Tomas

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dancer in the Dark(2000)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Harlan County War(2000)

    as Warren Jakopovich

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Timecode(2000)

    as Alex Green

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Remember Lena Svedberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator (Eng)

  • Passion of Mind(2000)

    as William Granther

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • D-Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lise's Mand

  • Deep Blue Sea(1999)

    as Jim Whitlock

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ronin(1998)

    as Gregor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Stig Helmers advokat

  • Savior(1998)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Glass-Blower's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Albert

  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Amistad(1997)

    as Tappan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Good Will Hunting(1997)

    as Gerald Lambeau

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My Son the Fanatic(1997)

    as Schitz

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Volcano Man(1997)

    as English voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Insomnia(1997)

    as Jonas Engström

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hundarna i Riga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Magnus Björk

  • Breaking the Waves(1996)

    as Jan Nyman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Harry & Sonja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Harry Olsson

  • The Dogs of Riga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Magnus Björk

  • Zero Kelvin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Randbæk

  • The Jonsson Gang's Greatest Robbery(1995)

    as Herman Melvin

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Stig Helmers advokat

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Report to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gary

  • The Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Host in Norrköping

  • Murder at the Savoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Security Manager

  • The Slingshot(1993)

    as Fritiof Schütt

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wind(1992)

    as Joe Heiser

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Democratic Terrorist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Carl Hamilton

  • Den sanne lögnaren - Fritiof Nilsson Piraten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Ox(1991)

    as Helge Roos

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg(1990)

    as Raoul Wallenberg

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Parker Kane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Nathan Van Adams

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Smash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Finansministerns sekreterare

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Stellan Skarsgård (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Interrogation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Carl Hamilton

  • The Women on the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Willy

  • Vildanden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gregers Werle

  • Code Name Coq Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Carl Hamilton

  • S/Y Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Klas Larsson

  • The Perfect Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Axel Svensson

  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988)

    as The Engineer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Time of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Peder Ulfstand

  • Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Matt

  • Hip Hip Hurrah! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sören Kröyer

  • Jim & Piraterna Blom(1987)

    Writer · as Gustav, Jim's Father

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Serpent's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Karl Orsa Markström

  • Peter-No-Tail in America(1985)

    as Pelle Swanson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • False as Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Stig

  • August Strindberg: A Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Verner von Heidenstam

  • Noon Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Olaf Helton

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Hamlet

  • The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hamlet

  • Åke and His World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ebenholtz

  • The School of Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Horace

  • Alf Sjöberg - mästaren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • P & B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Karl-Johan "Charlie" Pettersson

  • The Simple-Minded Murderer(1982)

    as Sven

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Olaf Helton

  • Det är din boll, Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Journalist

  • Hemåt i natten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Kurt Sjöberg

  • Taboo(1977)

    as Jan-Erik

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Intruders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Peter Delaney

  • Anita, Swedish Nymphet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Erik

  • The Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Roffe Eriksson

  • Five Days in August(1973)

    as Christer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Office Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Peter

  • Raid in the Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Erik

  • Bombi Bitt och jag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bombi Bitt

  • Olsson per sekund eller Det finns ingen anledning till oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as den långsamme

  • The Eighth Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Brant

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 163 titles, 159 of them dated from 1968 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Avengers (2012)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Avengers (2012)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19682026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 34 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting161 of 163: 156 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting1 of 163: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 163: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 163: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

163 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew1990s30 · acting2000s37 · 36 acting · 2 crew2010s42 · 41 acting · 3 crew2020s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 21% of 77 roles
73939803081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Golden Globes and 2 other major awards from 10 major nominations, 1982–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2020
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Supporting Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
  4. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  5. 1982
    • Berlinale award, won · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Stellan Skarsgård's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 87; across their 74 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 74

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 74

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 74

Midcredits score across 94 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up43
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 94 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser44
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

Guilty Hearts (2006)

87th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Stellan Skarsgård's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore36 titles18–90 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles14–79 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity35 titles16–75 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs33 titles25–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles23–91 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Stellan Skarsgård work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stellan Skarsgård's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Aalbæk Jensen shares the most, 8.

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