Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor, producer, director, writer, voice actor, and model. He is best known for portraying

Pennywise the Dancing Clown It is the titular main antagonist in Stephen King's 1986 horror novel '' It''. The character is an ancient, trans-dimensional evil entity which preys upon the children (and sometimes adults) of Derry, Maine, roughly every 27 years, using a va ...

in the supernatural horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''

It Chapter Two ''It Chapter Two'' is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, with a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. A follow-up to '' It'' (2017), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel '' It'' by Stephen King ...

'' (2019), based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Skarsgård has also appeared in the comedy '' Simple Simon'' (2010), the dystopian thriller '' The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' (2016), the espionage thriller ''

Atomic Blonde ''Atomic Blonde'' is a 2017 American action thriller film directed by David Leitch (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Kurt Johnstad, based on the 2012 graphic novel ''The Coldest City'' by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart. The ...

'' (2017), the comedy-horror ''

Villains A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ...

'' (2019), the drama ''

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'' (2020), the

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film '' Eternals'' (2021) and the horror film '' Barbarian'' (2022). He starred in the supernatural horror series ''

Hemlock Grove ''Hemlock Grove'' is a 2012 Horror-thriller debut novel by American author Brian McGreevy. The book was released on March 27, 2012 through Farrar, Straus and Giroux and is set in the fictional town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. A graphic nove ...

'' (2013–2015) and the anthology horror series '' Castle Rock'' (2018–2019). He played the lead role in the Netflix series ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

Skarsgård was born on 9 August 1990 in

Vällingby Vällingby () is a suburban district in Västerort in the western part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. History The agricultural land where the modern suburb now stands, has a history stretching some 2,000 years back (i.e. at least twi ...

, Sweden, the son of actor

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

and doctor My Skarsgård. He has seven siblings:

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, Gustaf, Valter (all actors), as well as Sam, Eija, Ossian, and Kolbjörn. Ossian and Kolbjörn are half-brothers from Stellan Skarsgård's remarriage to Megan Everett.

Career

In 2011, Skarsgård was nominated for a

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the nam ...

for his leading role as Simon in '' Simple Simon''. At the age of 21, he won the European Film Academy's

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in 2012. Beginning in 2013, Skarsgård played the role of Roman Godfrey in the Netflix original ''

''. In April 2014, Skarsgård featured on the cover of ''Hero'' – a bi-annual men's fashion and culture magazine, shot by

Hedi Slimane Hedi Slimane (; born July 5, 1968) is a French photographer and grand couturier. From 2000 to 2007, he held the position of creative director for Dior Homme (the menswear line of Christian Dior S.A., Christian Dior). From 2012 to 2016, he was the ...

. In the issue, he is interviewed by his father. Skarsgård played Matthew in the science fiction thriller '' The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' (2016), his first major American film. He played horror villain Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 2017 film '' It'' and reprised the role in the 2019 sequel. Skarsgård was a series regular on 2018's '' Castle Rock'', as a young man with an unusual legal problem. That same year, he portrayed

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in ''

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''. In 2020, he played Mateo in episode 4 of AMC's anthology series '' Soulmates''. In 2021, he voiced the main antagonist

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in '' Eternals.'' In the 2022 Netflix miniseries ''

'', Skarsgård portrayed

Clark Olofsson Clark Oderth Olofsson (later known as Daniel Demuynck; born 1 February 1947), is a Swedish criminal. He has received sentences for attempted murder, assault, robbery, and dealing narcotics and has spent more than half of his life in prison in Sw ...

, the notorious Swedish criminal whose involvement in the

Norrmalmstorg robbery The Norrmalmstorg robbery was a bank robbery and hostage crisis best known as the origin of the term ''Stockholm syndrome''. It occurred at the Norrmalmstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 1973 and was the first criminal event in Sweden ...

gave rise to the term Stockholm syndrome. Skarsgård will play an undisclosed role in '' John Wick: Chapter 4''. He is set to lead the reboot of ''

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'' directed by

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. He has been cast as

Count Orlok Count Orlok (german: Graf Orlok), commonly but erroneously known as Nosferatu, is the main antagonist and title character portrayed by German actor Max Schreck (1879–1936) in the silent film '' Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). H ...

in the upcoming remake of

Nosferatu ''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' (German: ''Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens'') is a 1922 silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife ...

Personal life

Skarsgård is in a relationship with actress Alida Morberg. Retrieved 9 September 2019. In October 2018, their daughter was born. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skarsgard, Bill 1990 births Living people 21st-century Swedish male actors Male actors from Stockholm

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