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Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Actor and producer · Born November 12, 1980 (45) · Maria Magdalena församling, Stockholm, Sverige

Berlinale award winner

Gustaf Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish film and television actor, best known for playing Floki on History Channel's television series "Vikings". He's the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and brother of actors Bill, Valter and Alexander Skarsgård.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1980 (45)
From
Maria Magdalena församling, Stockholm, Sverige
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 56 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 Gustaf Skarsgård's films like?

Usually the Hero: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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.

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles
Hero
5 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Mentor
2 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

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 Gustaf Skarsgård's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gustaf 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

56 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Fårö Cannibal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director

  • Wallander - Steget efter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Kurt Wallander

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Filip

  • Arkipelag(2026)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • To Cook a Bear(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as The Priest

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Black Bag(2025)

    as Philip Meacham

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Your Mirror(2022)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • What Remains(2022)

    as Sigge Storm / Mads Lake

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • La Snob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Brute

  • Last Ride(2023)

    as Adult Syd

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Åke Ponti

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Hans Bethe

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Air(2023)

    as Horst Dassler

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Emigrants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karl Oskar

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

    as His Majesty

  • The Emigrants(2021)

    as Karl-Oskar

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cursed(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Merlin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • 438 Days(2019)

    as Martin Schibbye

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Little Match Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Father

  • Darling(2017)

    as Frans

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Karl Strand

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Floki (archive footage)

  • The Wizard's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Trollkarlen

  • The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden(2013)

    as Rolf Blomberg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Fat and the Angry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Karl

  • The Fat and the Angry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Karl

  • Autumn Blood(2013)

    as The Butcher

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Vi(2013)

    Producer · as Krister

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 71 episodes · as Floki

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kon-Tiki(2012)

    as Bengt Danielsson

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Happy End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Peter

  • People with No Significance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bibliotekstjuven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as John

  • The Way Back(2010)

    as Andrejs Voss

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jon

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Knut

  • Uppsala Doctor's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Elias Lindberg

  • Patrik, Age 1.5(2008)

    as Göran Skoogh

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    as Kung Knut

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Iscariot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Adam

  • Between 11 and 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jonas

  • Arn: The Knight Templar(2007)

    as Knut Eriksson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Wallander 24

  • Snapphanar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karl XI

  • Förortsungar(2006)

    as Johan

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Babylon Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Olle

  • The Color of Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The Stranger

  • Swedenhielms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bo Swedenhielm

  • Details (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Daniel (old)

  • Evil(2003)

    as Otto Silverhielm

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Nicklas

  • The House of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as JB

  • Between Summers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Steffe

  • Prima ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Spinken

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

    as Erik Hamilton

  • Exit to the Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Dado Levytskyy

Career shape

Biggest box office

Air (2023)

$90M worldwide

Highest rated

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19892025

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 27% of 15 roles
8909

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. 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

Won a Berlinale award in 2007.

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.