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Bill Skarsgård

Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films ''It'' (2017) and ''It Chapter Two'' (2019) and the television series ''It: Welcome to Derry'' (2025–present) and Count Orlok in ''Nosferatu'' (2024). Skarsgård's roles as monsters and other non-human characters have led him to be described as a creature actor by media sources. He has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Satellite Award and a Berlinale Award. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide.

Skarsgård started his career as a child actor, starring in ''White Water Fury'' (2000), alongside his brother Alexander. After pursuing an education at Södra Latin, he landed his first major role in ''Simple Simon'' (2010). He gained international recognition as main role in ''Hemlock Grove'' (2013–2015). His first major American role was in the Robert Schwentke-directed dystopian ''The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' (2016).

Skarsgård won multiple nominations for his role as Pennywise in ''It'' (2017), including a nominated Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, a nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, and a nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain.

Skarsgård has starred in two films produced by Sam Raimi: ''Boy Kills World'' (2023) and ''Locked'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia