ACTOR

Stellan Skarsgård

1951 - Today

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Stellan John Skarsgård (, Swedish: [ˈstɛ̂lːan ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stellan Skarsgård has received more than 23,143,904 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Stellan Skarsgård is the 175th most popular actor (up from 239th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 60th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Actor.

Stellan Skarsgård is most famous for his role as Dr. Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Stellan Skarsgårds by language

Over the past year Stellan Skarsgård has had the most page views in the with 3,192,970 views, followed by German (372,922), and Swedish (357,055). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (283.73%), Uzbek (129.06%), and Esperanto (109.85%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Stellan Skarsgård ranks 175 out of 13,578. Before him are Geraldine Chaplin, Christoph Waltz, Sharon Stone, Max von Sydow, Julia Roberts, and Fred Astaire. After him are Ornella Muti, Peter Ustinov, Gary Oldman, Franco Nero, Olivia Newton-John, and Jack Lemmon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Stellan Skarsgård ranks 11. Before him are Sting, Santiago Calatrava, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Phil Collins, Anatoly Karpov, and Mohamed Morsi. After him are John Deacon, Romina Power, Geoffrey Rush, Claudio Ranieri, Bonnie Tyler, and Michelle Bachelet.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stellan Skarsgård ranks 55 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Larsson (1853), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Benny Andersson (1946), Gustaf Dalén (1869), and Max von Sydow (1929). After him are Astrid of Sweden (1905), Anita Ekberg (1931), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Folke Bernadotte (1895), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Stellan Skarsgård ranks 4. Before him are Ingrid Bergman (1915), Greta Garbo (1905), and Max von Sydow (1929). After him are Anita Ekberg (1931), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Bibi Andersson (1935), Peter Stormare (1953), Ingrid Thulin (1926), Harriet Andersson (1932), Erland Josephson (1923), and Björn Andrésen (1955).

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Television and Movie Roles

Thor
Erik Selvig
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Apr 21o 20116.766 / 10
Good Will Hunting
Gerald Lambeau
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
Dec 5o 19978.151 / 10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid eternal damnation.
Jul 6o 20067.35 / 10