Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (Swedish pronunciation: ⓘ; 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), based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Other horror appearances were in the film Barbarian (2022) and the series Hemlock Grove (2013–2015) and Castle Rock (2018–2019).
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Born | Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård 9 August 1990 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Partner | Alida Morberg |
Children | 1 |
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Skarsgård has also appeared in the comedy Simple Simon (2010), the thrillers The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) and Atomic Blonde (2017), the drama Nine Days (2020), and the action sequel John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).
Skarsgård was born on 9 August 1990 in Vällingby, Sweden, the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and doctor My Skarsgård. He has seven siblings: Alexander, Gustaf, Valter (all actors), as well as Sam, Eija, Ossian and Kolbjörn. Ossian and Kolbjörn are half-brothers from Stellan Skarsgård's remarriage to Megan Everett.
In 2011, Skarsgård was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for his leading role as Simon in Simple Simon. At the age of 21, he won the European Film Academy's Shooting Stars Award in 2012. Beginning in 2013, Skarsgård played the role of Roman Godfrey in the Netflix original Hemlock Grove.
In April 2014, Skarsgård featured on the cover of Hero – a bi-annual men's fashion and culture magazine, shot by Hedi Slimane. In the issue, he is interviewed by his father.
Skarsgård played Matthew in the science fiction thriller The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), his first major American film. He played horror villain Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 2017 film It and reprised the role in the 2019 sequel.
Skarsgård was a series regular on 2018's Castle Rock, as a young man with an unusual legal problem. That same year, he portrayed Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2. In 2020, he played Mateo in episode 4 of AMC's anthology series Soulmates. In 2021, he voiced the main antagonist Kro in Eternals.
In the 2022 Netflix miniseries Clark, Skarsgård portrayed Clark Olofsson, the notorious Swedish criminal whose involvement in the Norrmalmstorg robbery gave rise to the term Stockholm syndrome.
Skarsgård played the Marquis de Gramont in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He is set to lead the reboot of The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders. He has been cast as Count Orlok in the upcoming remake of Nosferatu.
Skarsgård is in a relationship with actress Alida Morberg. In October 2018, their daughter was born.
In February 2024, Skarsgård was arrested and fined for marijuana possession in Sweden.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | White Water Fury | Klasse | |
2007 | Spending the Night | Victor | Short film |
2008 | Pigan brinner! | Tonårs-Nosferatu | Short film |
Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End | Erik | ||
2009 | Kenny Begins | Pontus | |
2010 | Simple Simon | Simon | |
Behind Blue Skies | Martin | ||
2011 | The Crown Jewels | Richard Persson | |
Simon & the Oaks | Simon | ||
2012 | Anna Karenina | Captain Makhotin | |
2013 | Victoria | Otto | |
2016 | Allegiant | Matthew | |
A Stone Appears | Man | Short Film | |
2017 | Atomic Blonde | Merkel | |
Alteration | Alejandro | Short film | |
Do You Like the Taste of Beer | Man | Short Film | |
It | Pennywise the Dancing Clown | ||
Battlecreek | Henry | ||
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland | Moomintroll (voice) | ||
2018 | Assassination Nation | Mark | |
Deadpool 2 | Axel Cluney / Zeitgeist | ||
2019 | Villains | Mickey | |
It Chapter Two | Pennywise the Dancing Clown | ||
2020 | Nine Days | Kane | |
The Devil All the Time | Willard Russell | ||
2021 | Naked Singularity | Dane | |
Eternals | Kro | ||
2022 | Barbarian | Keith Toshko | Also executive producer |
2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Marquis Vincent de Gramont | |
Boy Kills World | Boy | ||
2024 | The Crow | Eric Draven / The Crow | Post-production |
Nosferatu | Count Orlok | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Laura Trenter – Dad, the Policeman | Tony | 2 episodes |
2009 | Livet i Fagervik | Mårten | 1 episode |
2013–2015 | Hemlock Grove | Roman Godfrey | Main role |
2018–2019 | Castle Rock | Henry Deaver / The Kid (season 1) The Angel (season 2) | |
2020 | Soulmates | Mateo | Episode: "Layover" |
2022 | Clark | Clark Olofsson | Main role |
Year | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Simple Simon | Guldbagge Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Nominated | |||
2012 | Himself | Berlin International Film Festival | Shooting Stars Award | Won | |
2017 | It | Fright Meter Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
Seattle Film Critics Awards | Best Villain | Nominated | |||
2018 | It | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Villain | Nominated | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | Nominated | |||
2020 | It Chapter Two | Fright Meter Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
Best Ensemble Cast | Won |
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