Stellan Skarsgård
☼ Born on13 enero (year unknown), in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Biography: Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where he participated in "Vita rum" (1988), August Strindberg's "Ett drömspel" (1986) and "Mäster Olof" (1988). Simultaneously Skarsgård did outstanding film roles, notably in El asesino cándido (1982) by Hans Alfredson and with Fred Ward in Noon Wine (1985). The fantastic performance gave him both a well-earned Guldbagge and Silver Berlin Bear. He portrayed the Skagen-painter Sören Kröyer in Hip hip hurra! (1987) and the Swedish ambassador Raoul Wallenberg in God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990), b  (see all) oth directed by Kjell Grede. Coq Rouge (1989) and Den demokratiske terroristen (1992) he played Jan Guillou's Swedish superagent Carl Hamilton. He also had the leading part in the Oscar nominated Oxen (1991) directed by the world-famous cinematographer Sven Nykvist. Skarsgård did his first (but small) role in an big American film with La insoportable levedad del ser (1988). The role of Captain Tupolev in La caza del Octubre Rojo (1990) was at supposed to be biggest part in a Hollywood-film, but unfortunately it was cut down. His breakthrough instead came with Lars von Trier's Rompiendo las olas (1996) opposite newcomer Emily Watson. After that Skarsgård got several supporting roles in American films, such as in My Son the Fanatic (1997), Gus Van Sant's El indomable Will Hunting (1997) and Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997).


In the role of actor

Deep Blue Sea (1999) (19/05/2025)

Cuando los Tiburones Inteligentes se Vuelven el Depredador Alfa de tus Pesadillas En el año 1999, justo cuando el subgénero de “monstruos marinos” parecía haber agotado sus ideas, Renny Harlin nos sumergió en una pesadilla acuática con “Deep Blue Sea”. Esta película no solo revitalizó el terror de tiburones con un toque de ciencia ficción […]
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