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Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan John 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 early 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). His accolades include two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award.

Skarsgård has since starred in 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 the musical ''Mamma Mia!'' (2008), the thriller ''Angels and Demons'' (2009), and the neo-noir thriller ''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011). He played Dr. Erik Selvig in five Marvel Cinematic Universe films, starting with ''Thor'' (2011), and portrayed Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve's two-part ''Dune'' adaptation, ''Dune'' (2021) and ''Dune: Part Two'' (2024). For his performance as an aging, once-celebrated filmmaker in ''Sentimental Value'' (2025), Skarsgård won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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, and Luthen Rael in the ''Star Wars'' political spy thriller series ''Andor'' (2022–2025). Provided by Wikipedia