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 in the supernatural horror films '' It'' (2017) and '' It Chapter Two'' (2019), based on

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'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'' (2017), the comedy-horror '' Villains'' (2019), the drama ''

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'' (2020), the

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film '' Eternals'' (2021) and the horror film ''

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'' (2022). He starred in the supernatural horror series '' Hemlock Grove'' (2013–2015) and the anthology horror series ''

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'' (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

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, 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'' (20 ...

and doctor My Skarsgård. He has seven siblings:

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, 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

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for his leading role as Simon in '' Simple Simon''. At the age of 21, he won the European Film Academy's Shooting Stars Award in 2012. Beginning in 2013, Skarsgård played the role of Roman Godfrey in the Netflix original '' Hemlock Grove''. In April 2014, Skarsgård featured on the cover of ''Hero'' – a bi-annual men's fashion and culture magazine, shot by Hedi Slimane. 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 ''

'', as a young man with an unusual legal problem. That same year, he portrayed

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in '' Deadpool 2''. 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, the notorious Swedish criminal whose involvement in the Norrmalmstorg robbery gave rise to the term

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. 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

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in the upcoming remake of

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Personal life

Skarsgård is in a relationship with actress

Alida Morberg Alida Indra Jasmin Morberg (born 30 January 1985) is a Swedish actress. Personal life Alida Morberg is the daughter of actor Per Morberg and she grew up in Lilla Edet. She is in a relationship with actor Bill Skarsgård, Retrieved 9 Septembe ...

. 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 Bill Swedish male child actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Swedish male voice actors