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'' (2003), ''Melancholia'' (2011), and ''Nymphomaniac'' (2013). Skarsgård's English-speaking film roles include ''The Unbearable Lightness of Being'' (1988), ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), ''Good Will Hunting'' (1997), ''Ronin'' (1998), and ''King Arthur'' (2004).

Skarsgård has since starred in various blockbusters such as ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) and ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007). He also starred in ''Mamma Mia!'' (2008), ''Angels and Demons'' (2009), David Fincher's thriller ''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011) and ''Dune'' (2021). Since 2011, he has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portraying Dr. Erik Selvig in ''Thor'' (2011), ''The Avengers'' (2012), ''Thor: The Dark World'' (2013), ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), and ''Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022).

He is also known for his work in television portraying Boris Shcherbina in the HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl'' (2019) for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He stars in the ''Star Wars'' prequel series ''Andor'' (2022) on Disney+. Provided by Wikipedia